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Turret Drive Control Unit for Bradley Fighting Vehicle gets upgrade from Curtiss-Wright Controls - News

June 12, 2013

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

CHARLOTTE, NC. Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. won a contract from BAE Systems for lifecycle management services under an obsolescence mitigation upgrade program for the Turret Drive Control Unit (TDCU) of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Engineers at the Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions business group will provide an obsolescence-free upgraded version of the Tech Data Pack (TDP) used in the TDCU.

Avionics

Army orders more than 170 CH-47F Chinooks from Boeing - News

June 11, 2013

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

RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, PA. U.S. Army officials ordered 177 CH-47F Chinook helicopters from Boeing under a $4 billion contract. The Army also is holding options that could raise its total purchase to 215 aircraft. Deliveries are schedule dot start in 2015.

Cyber

Trusted Mail System from Raytheon now available - News

June 10, 2013

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

HERNDON, VA. Officials at Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS) released their Trusted Mail System cross domain solution for securing policy-enforced email exchanges and attachments between users on different networks. The software eliminates the need for switching between systems at multiple levels.

Radar/EW

Intel 4th gen Core i7-based 3U VPX board released by Concurrent Technologies - News

June 07, 2013

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

WOBURN, MA. Engineers at Concurrent Technologies announced that their first processor board based on the new quad-core 4th generation Intel Core processor family -- aka Haswell. The TR B12/msd is a 3U VPX single-board computer that features the new i7-4700EQ device -- based on 22nm process technology -- and its associated mobile Intel QM87 Express chipset.

Radar/EW

3U VPX board first product from GE based on new Intel Core i7 - News

June 07, 2013

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.

HUNTSVILLE, AL. The first product based on Intel's 4th generation Core i7 processor will be in a rugged 3U VPX form factor and dubbed the SBC326. The single-board computer (SBC) is targeted at constrained-space applications such as manned- and unmanned air and ground vehicles. The product provides enhanced graphics performance, improved processor performance, and better security – all in the same power envelope as previous generations.

Radar/EW

CompactPCI, Com Express, & Mini-ITX from Kontron use new Intel processor - News

June 07, 2013

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

ECHING, Germany. Kontron's initial offering of products based on the 4th generation Intel® Core i7 processors includes Mini-ITX, COM Express, 6U CompactPCI, and the Kontron SYMKLOUD Media cloud platforms. Four intelligent platforms with improved processing and graphics performance as well as energy efficiency are available for evaluation with immediate effect. n developments on their preferred new target platform.

Comms

Bridge system from Sabtech connects legacy ATDS equipment via Ethernet - News

June 07, 2013

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design Sabtech

YORBA LINDA, CA. Sabtech engineers have extended Airborne Tactical Data Systems (ATDS) serial (MILSTD-188-203-1A, Appendix D2) data communications over a network using the PowerNet ATDS Bridge System. The PowerNet Bridge uses transparent hardware and protocol conversion that allows legacy cryptographic, Data Terminal Set (DTS), Tactical Data System (TDS) equipment to communicate via Ethernet without modification. ATDS is used in equipment supporting Tactical Digital Information Link-A (TADIL-A), designated as Link-11 by NATO.

Cyber

LynxOS 7.0 adds military-grade security for connected embedded devices - News

June 07, 2013

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design LynuxWorks

SAN JOSE, CA. LynuxWorks has released version 7.0 of the LynxOS Real Time Operating System (RTOS), which allows developers to add military-grade security functions to connected devices. LynxOS 7.0 is a deterministic RTOS that provides POSIX-conformant, open APIs in an embedded kernel. These include medium-assurance security via the General-Purpose Operating System Protection Profile (GPOSPP).

Radar/EW

Small and large form factor designs featuring new Intel Core i7 processor developed by X-ES - News

June 07, 2013

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES)

MIDDLETON, WI. Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc.'s (X-ES's) embedded product offering based on Intel's 4th generation Core i7-4700EQ processor -- a.k.a Haswell --includes 3U VPX, 6U VPX, XMC, 3U CompactPCI, 6U CompactPCI, 6U VME, and COM Express single-board computers (SBCs) versions.

Radar/EW

6U OpenVPX server based on new Intel Core i7 processor released by Mercury Systems - News

June 07, 2013

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

CHELMSFORD, MA. Engineers at Mercury Systems, Inc. have added a new server based on Intel's 4th generation Core i7 processor (formerly Haswell) -- the rugged Ensemble Series 6U OpenVPX HDS6502 High Density Server (HDS) that provides as much as 16GB of 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM. It has built-in Serial RapidIO and 10 Gigabit Ethernet fabric compatibility.

Radar/EW

DSP and OpenVPX boards based on new Intel 4th gen i7 processor released by Curtiss-Wright - News

June 06, 2013

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

ASHBURN, VA. Engineers at Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions introduced two new products -- the CHAMP-AV9 and the S/DVME-1908 VME single board computer (SBC) -- geared toward rugged, military embedded applications such as sensor processing that take advantage of the processing performance and power mitigation characteristics of the new Intel Core i7-4700EQ processor.

Avionics

Frost & Sullivan study forecasts spike in DoD spending on COTS Aircraft - News

June 06, 2013

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design Frost & Sullivan

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. Frost & Sullivan’s Aerospace and Defense practice has issued a study that forecasts a spike in spending on Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) aircraft by the Department of Defense (DoD). The report shows that COTS aircraft will be favored over new designs because they reduce long-term development costs and provide Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) by circumventing the Program Of Record (POR) procurement process.

Avionics

First F-35 JSF vertical landing completed for British Royal air force - News

June 05, 2013

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

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MD. A F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) from Lockheed Martin made the first vertical landing for the British Roal air force.

Radar/EW

Radio frequency threat simulator from Northrop Grumman to be used at Warner Robins ALS - News

June 04, 2013

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

BUFFALO, N.Y. Northrop Grumman Corp. will deliver its enhanced Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) system to officials at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC). The company won a task order from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) under the Alliant indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract.

Comms

SubNet Relay Technology from Rockwell Collins ratified as a NATA standard - News

June 03, 2013

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

OTTAWA, Ontario, IOWA. The SubNet Relay (SNR) from Rockwell Collins Canada is now a standard under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standard -- ratified as NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4691 for Mobile Ad Hoc Relay Line-of-Sight IP Networking (MARLIN).