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Unmanned

Navy announces imminent RFP plan for aircraft carrier-based UAS - News

November 16, 2012

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design U.S. Navy

SPRINGFIELD, VA. The U.S. Navy has announced a plan to release an RFP before the end of 2012 for the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aerial system. The RFP for the unmanned platform, which will launch from Navy aircraft carriers, was announced on November 8th by U.S. Navy Deputy Program Executive Officer Patrick Buckley.

Unmanned

Northrop Grumman begins production of Triton UAS fuselage - News

November 15, 2012

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design Northrop Grumman

Moss Point, Mississippi – Northrop Grumman began production on the fuselage of the newest line of Navy Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), the Triton high-altitude surveillance drone, on Tuesday at their Unmanned Systems Center in Moss Point, Mississippi. Upon completion, Triton platforms will be able to maintain flight times of up to 24 hours across distances of up to 2,000 miles.

Radar/EW

Space Fence radar proposal from Lockheed Martin submitted to Air Force - News

November 14, 2012

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

MOORESTOWN, N.J. Lockheed Martin officials have submitted the company’s final contract proposal to construct the Space Fence radar, which will enhance how the U.S. Air Force tracks and identifies orbital objects.

Comms

GPS receiver from Rockwell Collins to be used in Curtiss-Wright Controls Digital Beachhead solution - News

November 13, 2012

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

ASHBURN, VA. Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions (CWCDS) selected the SAASM based MPE-S GPS receiver module from Rockwell Collins for the U.S. Army standard embedded GPS receiver for use in rugged electronics subsystems that are compliant with the Army’s Vehicular Integration for C4ISR/EW Interoperability (VICTORY) initiative for interoperable digital network services.

Radar/EW

Mercury Computer Systems now called Mercury Systems - News

November 13, 2012

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

CHELMSFORD, MA. Officials at Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. announced that the company is changing its name to Mercury Systems, Inc. , effective immediately. Other changes include a new logo and website in an effort to rebrand the company.

Comms

Software-defined radios from ITT Exelis will use LynxOS-SE RTOS - News

November 12, 2012

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

SAN JOSE, CA. ITT Exelis engineers are using the LynxOS -SE real-time operating system (RTOS) from LynuxWorks for a new line of software-defined radios (SDRs) that utilize the Rifleman Radio, Soldier Radio, and SideHat variants for the U.S. and International operators.

Comms

Backpack-version mobile tactical network released by Harris Corporation - News

November 09, 2012

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design Harris Corporation

Harris Corporation has released a backpack version of its KnightHawk tactical cellular network solution, KnightLite, allowing connectivity and smart apps to warfighters at the tactical edge. The mobile cellular networking technology runs on the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), and works in conjunction with primary radio communications to provide high-bandwidth information exchange in areas with minimal-to-no communications infrastructure.

Comms

Raytheon releases software data transfer solution for cross-domain mobile and tactical information sharing - News

November 08, 2012

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design Raytheon Company Red Hat

WASHINGTON – Raytheon has released the software-based Small Format Guard (SFG), a cross-domain data transfer solution for SWaP-C-minded mobile tactical forces. The adaptable, multi-level data transfer solution is operable on AdvancedTCA (ATCA) processor boards, Single Board Computers (SBCs), or other rugged 64-bit x86 architectures, and supports a variety of security protocols for mission-specific requirements.

Avionics

UAS mission simulator/trainer announced by CAE at Unmanned Systems Canada - News

November 07, 2012

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

OTTAWA, Ontario. Engineers at CAE in Montreal launched the company’s Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Mission Trainer. Company officials made the announcement at the Unmanned Systems Canada conference. The new trainer has an open architecture design that uses commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and simulation software to create a platform-agnostic training system for UAS pilots, mission commanders, and sensor operators.

Avionics

Fifth P-8A Poseidon delivered to Navy - News

November 06, 2012

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

SEATTLE. Boeing officials delivered the fifth P-8A Poseidon production aircraft to the U.S. Navy. It is one of 24 low-rate initial production (LRIP) maritime patrol aircraft being built by Boeing for the Navy as part of 2011 and 2012 contracts.

Comms

Secure data transfer for strict SWaP requirements released by Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions - News

November 05, 2012

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

WASHINGTON. Engineers at Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS) released a secure data transfer solution called Small Format Guard for warfighters in mobile and tactical deployments.

Radar/EW

Raytheon EMP weapon tested by Boeing, USAF Research Lab - News

November 02, 2012

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design Boeing

Boeing has announced that it successfully tested an electromagnetic pulse missile capable of disabling electronics without affecting structures. The Counter-electronics High-powered Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP) was tested by a Boeing Phantom Works/U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate team on October 16 at the Utah Test and Training Range.

Radar/EW

Fourth gen defense-grade FPGA and SoC secure architecture released by Xilinx - News

November 01, 2012

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design Xilinx

Xilinx has announced the fourth-generation secure architecture for All Programmable Zynq-7000 SoCs and defense-grade 7 series FPGAs. Outfitted with Anti-Tamper IP core support and Information Assurance, the off-the-shelf 28 nm process technology devices are reprogrammable and offer low-cost defense-grade solutions for developers of secure Defense and Aerospace systems.

Comms

Raytheon demos Army's SRW airborne and ground radios - News

October 31, 2012

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

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. Raytheon engineers demonstrated the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) on ground and airborne radio terminals, enabling warfighters to communicate over disparate networks.

Radar/EW

Tech Source, RunTime partner to accelerate GPGPU development with AMD/OpenCL-compliant XMC - News

October 30, 2012

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design TechSource, Inc.

To enhance OpenCL GPGPU development, Tech Source, Inc. has partnered with RunTime Computing Solutions to optimize the use of RunTime’s VSI/Pro GPU math and signal processing library on its Condor 3000 XMC video graphics card. Optimization of the Condor 3000 cards with RunTime’s math and sensor processing library is aimed at easing GPGPU development time and effort.