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Radar/EW

Dual 4GSPS transceiver card from Curtiss-Wright shipping for C4ISR applications - News

August 25, 2014

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

ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions began volume production shipment of its VPX3-530 dual channel ADC/DAC engine. The rugged low-latency transceiver module’s 12-bit ADC can be configured with either two 4 GSPS channels or four 2 GSPS channels. It also has two channels of 14-bit DAC data conversion at up to 5.6 GSPS on a single 3U OpenVPX card.

Unmanned

U.S. Air Force completes flight test of Raytheon's upgraded HARM Control Section Modification - News

August 22, 2014

Raytheon Company

TUCSON, Ariz. The U.S. Air Force has flight tested Raytheon’s upgraded High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM). The upgraded HARM Control Section Modification (HCSM) is more accurate, which reduces potential collateral damage.

Unmanned

Vicor announces new MIL-COTS PRM regulator - News

August 21, 2014

Vicor has released its new PRM regulator (MPRM48NF480M500A00), which provides power density gains over the previous generation.

A.I.

DARPA SyNAPSE program develops low-power, brain-like chip - News

August 20, 2014

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

WASHINGTON. Researchers funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have developed a computer chip with an architecture inspired by the neuronal structure of the brain that requires only a fraction of the electrical power of conventional chips. Defense applications where electrical power is limited such as mobile robots and remote sensors would benefit from the energy savings of the chip, which uses 100 times less power for complex processing than current devices.

Radar/EW

Navy uses maritime test bed from Lockheed Martin to demo analytical capabilities - News

August 19, 2014

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

SAN DIEGO. Lockheed Martin engineers used a new advanced maritime test bed to demonstrate how continually evolving technologies such as predictive analytics and data fusion can be used by the Navy to share intelligence quickly and securely – even in limited bandwidth naval settings.

Unmanned

Navy, Northrop Grumman demonstrate integrated manned & unmanned flight operations at sea - News

August 18, 2014

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

ATLANTIC OCEAN. Northrop Grumman engineers and the U.S. Navy personnel conducted a demonstration of manned, unmanned aircraft teaming during a a series of cooperative flights from the aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), using an X-47B Unmanned Air System (UCAS) and an F/A-18 Hornet.

Comms

3D Systems acquires American Precision Prototyping, Machining to expand aerospace presence - News

August 15, 2014

3D Systems

ROCK HILL, S.C. 3D Systems has acquired sister companies American Precision Prototyping (APP) and American Precision Machining (APM), providers of rapid prototyping and advanced manufacturing, engineering services, and product development.

Unmanned

Neya Systems introduces newest autonomy hardware and software stack for UGVs - News

August 14, 2014

Neya Systems

WEXFORD, Pa. Neya Systems has announced the release of its UxAB autonomy hardware and software stack.

Unmanned

Raytheon developing laser weapon technology for Marine Corps ground vehicles - News

August 13, 2014

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

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Raytheon won an $11 million contract to develop a laser weapon for use on Marine Corps. ground vehicles to defeat low-flying threats such as enemy unmanned aircraft. The work will be done under the Ground Based Air Defense (GBAD) Directed Energy On-the-Move Future Naval Capabilities program -- an Office of Naval Research program.

Avionics

NATO AWACS fleet to get avionics facelift - News

August 12, 2014

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

SEATTLE. Boeing won a contract from NATO worth about $250 million to integrate digital avionics and flight decks on 13 of the alliance’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, which are based on the Boeing 707 commercial airplane.

Avionics

Orion spacecraft recovery tested by joint industry government team - News

August 11, 2014

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

LOS ANGELES. Lockheed Martin, NASA, and U.S. Navy personnel participated in a simulated ocean recovery of an Orion spacecraft test article to practice recovery techniques for retrieving the crew module after it splashes down following its first test flight later in 2014. The test enabled the team to evaluate procedures, hardware, and personnel responsible for making the recovery.

Radar/EW

Arleigh Burke-Class destroyers to get upgraded bridge, navigation systems - News

August 08, 2014

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

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Northrop Grumman won contracts from the U.S. Navy, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, and Huntington Ingalls Industries to deliver integrated bridge and navigation systems and steering gear systems to upgrade Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers (DDGs).

Comms

General Dynamics Electric Boat's North Dakota attack submarine completes maiden voyage - News

August 08, 2014

General Dynamics Electric Boat

GROTON, Conn. The 11th Virginia-class advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine, the North Dakota, returned to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard after successfully completing its first voyage in open seas.

Radar/EW

Northrop Grumman receives contracts to modernize Arleigh Burke-class DDGs - News

August 07, 2014

Northrop Grumman

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Northrop Grumman has been awarded contracts from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Huntington Ingalls Industries, and the U.S. Navy to provide integrated bridge and navigation systems (IBNS) and steering gear systems to modernize Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers (DDGs).

Avionics

Lockheed Martin gets extension on human spaceflight contract - News

August 06, 2014

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

ROCKVILLE, Md. Lockheed Martin won a three-year contract extension to provide facilities development and operations support of human spaceflight missions at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston. The contract lasts through at least September 30, 2016 with the extension valued at $340 million. The total contract value is now more than $1 billion.