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Air Force Distributed Mission Operations Network contract won by Northrop Grumman - News

July 31, 2013

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

ORLANDO, FL. Northrop Grumman Corp. won a U.S. Air Force contract to continue delivering network and integration services under the Distributed Mission Operations Network (DMON) 2.0 service contract. The DMON allows dissimilar aircraft platforms scattered across the globe to train and interoperate together in a realistic virtual environment.

Radar/EW

AMD releases latest G-Series SoC APU, reducing energy by one-third - News

July 30, 2013

Alice Moss AMD

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Aitech releases Haswell-based 3U OpenVPX SBC - News

July 29, 2013

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design Aitech

CHATSWORTH, CA. Aitech Defense Systems has released the C873, a rugged, 3U OpenVPX (VITA 65) Single-Board Computer (SBC) based on the 4th generation Intel Core i7 quad-core processor. The 2.4 GHz operation of the Intel Haswell processors provides the C873 with up to 20 percent more computing performance than previous SBCs for improved graphics and data processing.

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Long-range surveillance radar -- 3DELRR -- demonstrated to Air Force by Lockheed Martin - News

July 29, 2013

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

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Lockheed Martin engineers completed a demonstration of its prototype Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR)-range for the U.S. Air Force. It will replace the Air Force's AN/TPS-75 air search radar and become the principal long-range, ground-based sensor for detecting, identifying, and reporting airborne targets.

Unmanned

IEE announces ARM-based MIL-STD Control Display Unit - News

July 26, 2013

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design Industrial Electronic Engineers (IEE)

VAN NUYS, CA. IEE, Inc. has released a rugged 10.4" TFT XGA thin-client display based on an ARM processor that can be customized for harsh environments. The 1024 x 768 resolution AMLCD Control Display Unit (CDU) includes a dual-mode backlighting system that supports reading modes from high bright (600 cd/m2) to Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) lighting. The MIL-STD qualified CDU operates in a -46ºC to +70ºC temperature range, and is fully sealed for submersible applications.

Unmanned

Navy gets upgraded Fire Scout - News

July 24, 2013

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

SAN DIEGO. Northrop Grumman officials delivered the first upgraded MQ-8 Fire Scout Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to the Navy this month to prepare for ground and flight testing.

Radar/EW

E-2D Advanced Hawkeye production contract by Northrop Grumman - News

July 23, 2013

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

BETHPAGE, N.Y. Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $113.7 million advance acquisition contract from the U.S. Navy for five full-rate production Lot 2 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft long-lead materials and related support.

Comms

Contractor trade groups protest proposed NDAA regulation on counterfeit electronics - News

July 19, 2013

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design

NEW YORK. The Council of Defense and Space Industry and Professional Services Council Associations said Wednesday that they are suspect of proposed regulations by the Department of Defense (DoD) to remove counterfeit electronics from the military supply chain. A proposed rule issued by the DoD on May 16 would partially implement a provision in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that requires the Pentagon to eliminate counterfeit electronics by shifting liability for replacing such parts to contractors, unless the DoD provides the parts. Trade groups suggest that this will shift too much risk to contractors and prevent the DoD from buying the latest commercial technologies.

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GE Intelligent Platforms releases PEX431 multi-fabric switch and carrier card - News

July 18, 2013

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.

HUNTSVILLE, AL. GE Intelligent Platforms rleased the PEX431 a multi-fabric switch and PMC/XMC carrier card that enables multiple I/O modules and processors to be configured in a single 3U VPX system. The PEX431 is capable of interconnecting six processors, and provides control and data plane switching on a single board.

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e2v releases extended-reliability mutlicore QorIQ processors - News

July 16, 2013

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design Teledyne e2v

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. e2v has released two quad-core, extended-reliability QorIQ processors, the P2041 and P3041. A trust architecture implemented into the processors’ e500mc cores and peripherals allows for high-security designs, and leaded versions of the extended temperature range (-40 ºC – 110 ºC) processors will qualify for military operation (-55 ºC – 125 ºC) by the end of 2013.

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X-ES releases Freescale QorIQ-based 6U OpenVPX processor module - News

July 12, 2013

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES)

MIDDLETON, WI. Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has released a 6U OpenVPX processor module based on Freescale QorIQ T4240/T4160 Systems on Chip (SoCs), the XCalibur1840. The XCalibur1840’s Power Architecture e6500-based processors include 1.8 GHz dual-threaded cores and the AltiVec Single-Instruction, Multiple-Data (SIMD) engine for high-performance control and data plane processing tasks.

Unmanned

X-47B UAS completes first arrested landing aboard aircraft carrier - News

July 11, 2013

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

NORFOLK, VA. The U.S. Navy successfully conducted an arrested landing of an X-47B Unmanned Aerial System UAS aboard the U.S.S. H.W. Bush on Wednesday. The X-47B UAS departed from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland before landing on the U.S.S. H.W. Bush off the coast of Virginia.

Comms

Rad-hard ultra low dropout linear regulator released by Intersil at NSREC - News

July 10, 2013

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

SAN FRANCISCO. Engineers at Intersil Corp. in Milpitas, CA announced a new radiation-hardened (rad-hard) ultra low dropout linear regulator -- the ISL75052SEH -- at the Nuclear Space and Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) in San Francisco this week. The device is single output LDO that is specified for an output current as high as 1.5A.

Radar/EW

New SPARC-based microprocessors announced by Aeroflex Colorado Springs at NSREC - News

July 09, 2013

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

SAN FRANCISCO. Engineers at Aeroflex Colorado Springs released new microprocessors this week at the Nuclear Space and Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) in San Francisco. The products – UT699E and the UT700 – have more performance on a 130-nanometer CMOS process.

Comms

Rad-hard SSRAM devices in flow-through and pipeline modes announced by Aeroflex Colorado Springs at NSREC - News

July 09, 2013

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

SAN FRANCISCO. Radiation-hardened (rad-hard) synchronous static random access memory (SSRAM) devices for flow-through and pipeline mode by Aeroflex Colorado Springs engineers at the Nuclear Space and Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) held this week in San Francisco.