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Avionics

Navy F/A-18 mission computer contract won by General Dynamics - News

September 30, 2014

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

FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Advanced Information System won a $16.2 million U.S. Navy contract to produce Type-3 Advanced Mission Computers (AMC) for the F/A-18 E/A-18G Super Hornet aircraft. The F/A-18 AMC is the nerve center of the Super Hornet and provides situational awareness and combat systems control.

Radar/EW

Navy PBL contract won by Northrop Grumman - News

September 29, 2014

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

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Northrop Grumman won a $61 million performance based logistics (PBL) supply support contract for management of various company systems from the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support facility in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Radar/EW

OpenVPX server from Mercury offers teraflop performance for radar, EO/IR applications - News

September 26, 2014

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

CHELMSFORD, Mass. Mercury Systems, Inc. released a new high density server dubbed the Ensemble HDS6603 that delivers more than one Teraflop (TFLOP) of general processing power in one OpenVPX slot. This product enables cloud computing-at the tactical edge via emulation of similar but non-rugged data center capability.

Comms

Rockwell Collins releases enhanced Patrol Persistent Surveillance System - News

September 26, 2014

Rockwell Collins

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Rockwell Collins recently showcased new features to the Patrol Persistent Surveillance System (PPSS) at the Land Forces 2014 trade show in Brisbane, Australia.

Radar/EW

Northrop Grumman to deliver legacy radar F-16 replacement - News

September 25, 2014

Northrop Grumman

BALTIMORE. Northrop Grumman has successfully completed all engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) design reviews for the AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR).

Unmanned

Liquid Robotics and Boeing join hands for autonomous maritime solutions - News

September 24, 2014

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

SUNNYVALE, Calif. Officials at Boeing and Liquid Robotics agreed to collaborate on product development, maritime services, and operational deployments under a multi-year teaming agreement.

Radar/EW

Navy electronic warfare contract for deterring anti-ship missiles won by Lockheed Martin - News

September 23, 2014

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

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Lockheed Martin won an additional $147 million U.S. Navy contract to modernize the fleet's electronic warfare defenses against anti-ship missiles and other threats.

Avionics

New safety certifiable COTS module solutions released by Curtiss-Wright - News

September 19, 2014

Curtiss-Wright

ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions has introduced a new rug-ged commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) graphics display and video capture engine, the VPX3-718.

Unmanned

FAA grants Logos Technologies authorization to flight test UAS in New York - News

September 18, 2014

Logos Technologies

FAIRFAX, Va. The FAA has authorized Logos Technologies to begin flight-testing the Tactically Expandable Maritime Platform (TEMP) unmanned aerial system (UAS). The testing will be conducted in Rome, NY, at the Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR) FAA UAS test site at the Oneida County Griffiss International Airport.

Radar/EW

High-voltage HEMP filters from API protects sensitive electronic equipment - News

September 18, 2014

API Technologies

ORLANDO, Fla. API Technologies Corp. is now offering high-voltage High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) filters that are designed to protect sensitive electronic equipment for military and telecommunications applications.

Comms

Modernized ARC 210 Gen5 radio delivered to Navy Air Combat Electronics program - News

September 17, 2014

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

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins delivered their first Modernized Type I Cryptographic Airborne radio to the U.S. Navy. The AN/ARC-210, certified by the National Security Agency with Tactical Secure Voice (TSV) 2, replaces existing ARC-210 radios.

Comms

Air Force Talon HATE program design review completed by Boeing - News

September 16, 2014

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

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. Boeing engineers completed the final design review for the Air Force’s Talon HATE program, which is aimed at improving communication and information sharing among various platforms. The system combines data from fighter networks, national sources, and joint command and control assets.

Comms

Newport News Shipbuilding to use Paramarine Ship and Submersible design software from Qinetiq - News

September 15, 2014

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

PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom. Newport News Shipbuilding (NSS) officials selected the Paramarine Ship and Submersible Design Software from Qinetiq as NSS's primary naval architectural software. The software will be used for all ships designed and built at NSS shipyard, including the U.S. Navy’s latest class of aircraft carriers. It will also support submarine research and development.

Avionics

Safety-certifiable COTS modules released by Curtiss-Wright - News

September 12, 2014

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

ASHBURN, Va. Engineers at Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions released a new family of DO-254 DAL C and DO-178C DAL C safety-certifiable standard commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) processing modules targeted at military and civil aerospace applications. Curtiss-Wright engineers designed the Safety Certifiable COTS modules as an alternative to expensive custom designs.

Unmanned

TE Connectivity switches from cadmium plating to black zinc nickel for backshells and connectors - News

September 12, 2014

TE Connectivity

HARRISBURG, Pa. TE Connectivity is now providing RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)-compliant black zinc nickel plating for backshells and connectors to reduce the use of cadmium, per new environmental regulations.