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Comms

New software defined radio released by DRS Signal Solutions - News

August 01, 2012

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

ARLINGTON, VA. A new software-defined radio (SDR ? the Picoflexor ? was announced by officials at DRS Signal Solutions, a business unit of DRS Technologies. It uses digital signal processing (DSP) technology such as Xilinx Zynq-7000 EPP devices and iVeia?s Atlas small form factor, low-power processing modules

Radar/EW

Mobile air traffic control radar system for Air Force proposed by ARINC and Lockheed Martin - News

July 31, 2012

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

SYRACUSE, N.Y. A proposal for a transportable air traffic control (ATC) radar system designed to enable U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard units to quickly establish tactical military or disaster-relief airfield operations was submitted by officials at ARINC and Lockheed Martin.

Comms

Two new rad-hard ICs from Texas Instruments enable power savings - News

July 30, 2012

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

DALLAS. Engineers at Texas Instruments have developed two new radiation-hardened ICS ? a floating point digital signal processor (DSP) and a 16M SRAM ? that produce power savings and improve FPGA efficiency.

Radar/EW

G/ATOR radar system sent to Wallops Island for developmental testing - News

July 27, 2012

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

BALTIMORE. The Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) from Northrop Grumman was delivered to Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC) Wallops Island in Virginia for the beginning developmental test phases. system The final and third phase of developmental test and AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR?s operational assessment will be performed in Yuma, Ariz.

Comms

NSA certification for Soldier Radio Waveform granted on Harris Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio - News

July 25, 2012

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

MELBOURNE, Fla. Harris Corp. engineers achieved National Security Agency Type-1 certification allowing them to implement the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) in the company?s Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack tactical radio.

Radar/EW

F-15E Radar Modernization Program gets green light to begin LRIP 2 - News

July 24, 2012

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

ST. LOUIS. The F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) ? led by Boeing -- was granted approval from the Air Force to begin Low Rate Initial Production 2 (LRIP 2) of 10 APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar systems.

Comms

New rad-hard DC-DC converter released by International Rectifier - News

July 23, 2012

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

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Engineers at International Rectifier released the GHP2815S radiation-hardened (rad-hard) DC-DC converter for space applications. The low voltage, 15V/8A single output device is designed for extended operation in extreme environments such as geostationary earth orbit satellites and deeps space probes.

Avionics

Navy gets second P-8A maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing - News

July 20, 2012

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

SEATTLE. The U.S. Navy received the second production P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Boeing. The P-8A is one of 13 low rate initial production (LRIP) maritime patrol aircraft being built for the Navy. The aircraft, which will replace the venerable P-13 aircraft performs anti-surface warfare anti-submarine warfare, as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR).

Radar/EW

Small Diameter Bomb II from Raytheon engaged and destroyed target - News

July 19, 2012

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

WHITE SANDS, N.M. The GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) from Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Ariz., engaged and hit a moving target as part of a flight test at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The SDB II is designed to take out moving targets in hazardous weather and through battlefield obscurants.

Comms

Rad-hard switching regulator with adjustable voltage range released by MS Kennedy - News

July 18, 2012

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

MIAMI. Engineers at MS Kennedy in Liverpool, N.Y., featured their MSK 5058RH radiation-hardened (rad-hard) step-down switching regulator controller at the Nuclear Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC), held this week in Miami. The devices operate from 200 KHz to 2.0 MHZ and is a high efficiency .25 integrated switch.

Avionics

F-22 avionics display sustainment contract awarded to Rockwell Collins - News

July 18, 2012

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

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins won a three-year, $8.8 million contract to provide the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin and sustainment services for avionics displays on 187 F-22 fighter aircraft.

Comms

VPT's SVGA point of load DC-DC converters for space get DLA drawings - News

July 18, 2012

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

MIAMI. Engineers at VPT in Everett, Wash., announced at the Nuclear Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) this week in Miami that the Defense Logistics Agency issued Standard Microcircuit Drawings (SMDs) for the company?s SVGA Series point of load DC-DC converters for space radiation environments.

Comms

Aeroflex Voltage Supervisor enables power supply monitoring in hi-rel FPGAs, DSPs, ASICS, and microprocessors - News

July 17, 2012

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

MIAMI. Aeroflex Colorado Springs is showcasing their new Voltage Supervisor at the Nuclear Space and Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) in Miami this week. The line, which has four products, enables users to reduce circuit quantity and complexity for monitoring and sequencing power supplies in systems that use microprocessors, ASICS, DSPs, and FPGAs used in high reliability (HiRel) environments.

Comms

Rad-hard reconfigurable microprocessor solution announced by ATMEL - News

July 17, 2012

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

MIAMI. Engineers at Atmel Corp. in Rousset, France announced a SPARC V8-based, radiation-hardened (RAD Hard) microprocessor -- Atmel ATF697FF -- that can be reconfigured for space applications on-the-fly. ATMEL officials made the announcement this week at the Nuclear Space and Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) in Miami.

Unmanned

Stalker UAS powered by lasers extends its flight time by 48 hours - News

July 16, 2012

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

PALMDALE, CA. Engineers at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and LaserMotive in Kent, WA., joined hands to demonstrate the how a laser can power a Unmanned Aerial System for extended periods of time. During the demonstration a LaserMotive laser powered Stalker Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to an extended flight time of more than 48 hours ? a 2,400 percent increase in flight duration.