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Avionics

U.S. Navy tests software configuration for F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft - News

May 10, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

POINT MUGU, Calif. At the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division over the Point Magu Sea Range, the U.S. Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 completed a Large Force Exercise (LFE) with software configuration sets for the F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy's SEWIP Block 3 electronic warfare system completes CDR - News

May 09, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

LINTHICUM, Md. Engineers at Northrop Grumman completed the critical design review (CDR) for the U.S. Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 AN/SLQ-32(V)7 electronic warfare system.

Unmanned

MicroGram GPS receivers ordered for Navy's ordnance disposal robotics program - News

May 09, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Neya Systems and Northrop Grumman officials ordered up to 2,000 of Rockwell Collins? MicroGram GPS receivers. Engineers will integrate the receivers into Neya?s Autonomous Behavior Capability Module, in support of Increment 1 of the Naval Surface Warfare Center?s Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System (AEODRS).

Comms

U.S Army orders SATCOM terminals from Harris - News

May 06, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. U.S. Army officials placed an order for production, spare parts, depot, and installation of satellite communications terminals from Harris Corp. under the Modernization of Enterprise Terminals (MET) program. The contract is worth an estimated $41 million.

Radar/EW

Railgun system from General Atomics demonstrated at Army Maneuver and Fires Integration Experiment - News

May 05, 2016

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems

SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) officials demonstrated its Blitzer electromagnetic railgun system at the U.S. Army's Fires Center of Excellence annual Maneuver and Fires Integration Experiment (MFIX)last month at Ft. Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma.

Unmanned

Certifiable Predator B from GA-ASI finishes fuselage integrity testing - News

May 05, 2016

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA?ASI), officials announced that the company completed fuselage structural integrity testing of its Certifiable Predator B (CPB) unmanned aircraft system (UAS).

Unmanned

Data Transport System 1-Slot addresses security on unmanned systems - News

May 04, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Curtiss-Wright

NEW ORLEANS, La. Curtiss-Wright?s Defense Solutions officials announced at Xponential, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International?s (AUVSI) conference, a small form factor solution for storing large amounts of data on unmanned systems.

Unmanned

Inertial navigation system introduced by VectorNav Technologies at Xponential - News

May 04, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NEW ORLEANS. VectorNav Technologies officials introduced its Tactical Series, a next generation family of Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) at Xponential, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International?s (AUVSI) conference.

Unmanned

Oshkosh UGV tech featured at Xponential - News

May 03, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Oshkosh Defense

New Orleans, La. At Xponential, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International?s (AUVSI) conference, Oshkosh Defense is featuring its TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology integrated on the MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV).

Radar/EW

Harris to deliver additional 48 airborne electronic jammers - News

May 02, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. The U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft will continue to receive Harris' electronic jammers under a modified contract with Harris that came in during the company's third quarter in 2016.

Radar/EW

Air Force ARTS program contract won by Textron Systems - News

May 02, 2016

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

HUNT VALLEY, Maryland. Textron Systems Electronic Systems won an $11 million order from the U.S.Air Force for 12 Advanced Radar/Electronic Warfare Test Station (ARTS) Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) systems to support the B-1B Lancer strategic bomber fleet.

Avionics

OpenGL SC 2.0 for shader programmable safety critical graphics released by Khronos - News

April 29, 2016

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

MUNICH, Germany. Officials at the Khronos Group consortium announced the availability of the OpenGL SC 2.0 specification for bringing programmable graphics to systems that require system safety certification such as commercial and military avionics systems as well as automotive safety systems. Khronos officials made the announcement at the Aviation Electronics Europe show held last week in Munich.

Radar/EW

DDC to buy Maxwell Microelectronics, expanding rad-hard business - News

April 29, 2016

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Data Device Corporation (DDC)

BOHEMIA, New York. Officials at Data Device Corporation (DDC) announced that the company entered into an agreement to acquire the microelectronics group from Maxwell Technologies, Inc. in San Diego. DDC, already a player in the space electronic market, just increased their market share significantly by adding Maxwell?s space-qualified microelectronics solutions for satellites and spacecraft.

Cyber

Military training and simulation spending to increase, analysts say - News

April 29, 2016

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

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California. Industry analysts say that spending by the Department of Defense (DoD) on training and simulation is expected to increase throughout the fiscal years defense plan (FYDP) to make up for the previous years? training shortfalls. Frost & Sullivan researcher forecast a 1.7 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2020 for this sector. making it essentially a flat market once adjusted for inflation..

Avionics

USAF addresses ALQ-161 avionics systems testing requirements - News

April 28, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Textron

HUNT VALLEY, Md. U.S. Air Force officials ordered 12 Advanced Radar/Electronic Warfare Test Station (ARTS) Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) systems from Textron Systems Electronic Systems to support the B-1B Lancer strategic bomber fleet.