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Unmanned

ISR network web created for French armed forces by Airbus Defence and Space - News

July 20, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Airbus Defence & Space

MUNICH, Germany. Airbus Defence and Space won a contract from French defense procurement agency, DGA, has to improve the interoperability of its intelligence systems, through the industrialization, deployment, and support of the DOPEC (system for optimizing the use of sensors) and coalition shared data (CSD) systems.

Comms

Cobham releases new rad-hard analog multiplexers - News

July 17, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Cobham

BOSTON. Cobham Semiconductor Solutions (formerly Aeroflex) released the RHD8541 64-Channel Analog Mux this week at the Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference in Boston this week. The device, part of Cobham's RadHard-by-Design Analog family, is now RHA certified and in QML production.

Radar/EW

ANSI/VITA 46.11 enables interoperability within the VPX ecosystem - News

July 16, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems VITA Standards Organization

SAN PEDRO, Calif. Officials at VITA Standards Organization (VSO) announce that VITA 46.11 System Management on VPX has reached American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognition as ANSI/VITA 46.11-2015 enables interoperability within a VPX ecosystem at Field Replaceable Unit (FRU), chassis, and system levels.

Comms

Risk-reduction flight test conducted with Rockwell Collins' CRIIS equipment - News

July 16, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Taking advantage of a previously planned range maintenance flight, Rockwell Collins and Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) Program Office (SPO) personnel worked with The Atlantic Test Range (ATR) personnel to perform a live, risk-reduction flight using production form, fit, and function F/A-18 airborne and ground equipment from the CRIIS program.

Comms

USS Iwo Jima to enter phased maintenance period with BAE Systems - News

July 14, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

ARLINTON, Va. BAE Systems has been selected to implement a phased maintenance contract for the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, which is scheduled to begin August 2015 and to conclude by July 2016. The contract’s value is estimated to be $26.8 million, however, if all options are exercise it could be worth up to $32.6 million.

Avionics

Initial test flight completed after integration of INTEGRITY-178 operating system in FlightPro mission computer - News

July 14, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y and AH-1Z aircrafts complete initial flight test after the integration of Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY-178 Time-Variant Unified Multi Processing (tuMP) operating system in Northrop Grumman’s FlightPro Gen III mission computer.

Unmanned

Missile flight tests demonstrates Lockheed Martin's JAGM capabilities - News

July 13, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. During a government led flight test at Eglin Air For Base, Lockheed Martin was able to demonstrate its multi-mode Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) by engaging two laser-designated stationary targets.

Unmanned

Multirotor drone market to reach $2.28 billion by 2020, market analysts say - News

July 13, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Markets and Markets

Analysts at Markets and Markets are estimating that multirotor drones market will be $840.21 million this year with a projected CAGR of 22.2 percent reaching $2.28 Billion by 2020.

Avionics

U.S. Marine Corps H-1 helicopters slated to receive mission computer upgrade - News

July 09, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. The Naval Air Systems Command has slated Lot 12 of the U.S. Marine Corps’ H-1 helicopters to upgrade to Northrop Grumman’s FlightPro Gen III mission computers. It integrates mission, weapons, and video processing capabilities into a conduction-cooled airborne computer that is able to drive four multi-function displays.

Comms

BAE Systems upgrades M88 recovery vehicles to HERCULES configuration - News

July 09, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems has been selected to convert 36 M88A1 recovery vehicles to the M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation Systems (HERCULES) configuration in a contract with the U.S. Army with an estimating value of $110.4 million.

Comms

RF Center of Excellence opened in Denver by Lockheed Martin for satellite and communication applications - News

July 08, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

DENVER. Officials at Lockheed Martin have carved out a niche in the Rocky Mountains for their new Radio Frequency (RF) Center of Excellence, which will focus on the development new RF payloads for satellite sensing and communication applications. It will be located at the company's Denver facility.

Comms

Harris reorganizes following Exelis acquisition - News

July 07, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. Harris Corp officials today announced it is reorganizing its business segments to enable the integration of Exelis, which it acquired earlier this year.

Comms

Virtual test bed to be developed for DARPA's Squad X Core technologies program - News

July 07, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cubic

SAN DIEGO. DARPA has selected Intific, a subsidiary of Cubic Global Defense, to develop a virtual test bed for the agency’s Tactical Technology Office (TTO), which is intended to provide a realistic training environment in order to evaluate the squad-level-focused technologies that will be developed by DARPA’S Squad X Core Technologies (SXCT) program.

Unmanned

Alien ocean submarines, asteroid satellite swarms among concepts receiving NASA research funding - News

July 06, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems NASA

WASHINGTON. NASA officials chose seven technology proposals to move forward under Phase II of the agency's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. The choices were based on the potential of each to transform future aerospace missions, present new capabilities, or substantially improve today's methods for building and operating aerospace systems.

Radar/EW

All-in-one electronic warfare pod being developed by Lockheed Martin - News

July 06, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

WASHINGTON. Lockheed Martin engineers are testing and developing an electronic warfare (EW) pod that they say is a self-contained electronic warfare package, comprising an entire suite of EW capabilities in one unit.