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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).

Unmanned

Extension of NASA, Northrop Grumman Space Act Agreement continues use of Global Hawk for scientific research - News

May 31, 2013

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design Northrop Grumman

SAN DIEGO. The NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and Northrop Grumman have agreed to extend the NASA Space Act Agreement, and will continue to cooperatively use the Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for global science research. The Space Act Agreement allows for shared use and expense of NASA Global Hawks, and the recent extension will keep the partnership in place until April 30, 2018. Northrop Grumman-produced UAS will perform missions such as atmospheric research and hurricane surveillance and will also explore new mission capabilities.

Avionics

Completion of Project Hi-Lite to improve verification for high integrity systems - News

May 30, 2013

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design AdaCore

PARIS and NEW YORK. AdaCore has announced the completion of Project Hi-Lite, a joint research project focused on enhancing formal verification for multi-language, open-source software projects that require safety certification. Leveraging Airbus verification methods and industry tools, Project Hi-Lite combined formal proofs with testing and static analysis to improve the development of high integrity software. In the process, the Hi-Lite project also produced the first tools capable of integrating testing and formal verification for Ada and C programs.

Avionics

Modular Space Vehicle from Northrop Grumman nearing end of manufacturing phase - News

May 29, 2013

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

REDONDO BEACH, CA – A team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. team finished the third gate review of its first Modular Space Vehicle (MSV) bus assembly, test, and integration, which means functional testing is complete.

Radar/EW

Wind Farm mitigation performed on Netherlands airbase radar systems by Raytheon - News

May 28, 2013

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

HARLOW, England. Raytheon engineers will be upgrading four additional Airport Surveillance Radar sites with the Wind Farm Mitigation kits for Royal Netherlands air force (RNLAF). The upgrade includes WiMax interference filtering (4G filtration) and is expected to be completed within the next 12-15 months.

Unmanned

U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton UAS completes maiden flight - News

May 24, 2013

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design BAE Systems

PALMDALE, CA. The MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft completed its maiden flight from the Northrop Grumman manufacturing facility in Palmdale, CA. The Triton Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) is a high-altitude UAS that will be used for surveillance missions by the U.S. Navy to monitor large ocean expanses and coastal regions.

A.I.

JDL Level 2-4 information fusion engine released by Larus Technologies - News

May 23, 2013

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design Larus Technologies

OTTAWA, ONTARIO. Larus Technologies Corporation has released the Total::Insight High-Level Information Fusion Engine (HLIFE). Total::Insight is a COTS software analytics engine for use in C4ISR systems. The multi-source, multi-sensor software operates from levels 2, 3, or 4 of the DoD Joint Director of Laboratories (JDL) information fusion model.

Unmanned

Surface ship laser weapon technology to be developed by Northrop Grumman - News

May 22, 2013

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

REDONDO BEACH, CA. U.S. Navy officials chose Northrop Grumman Corp. for the initial phase of the Solid State Laser Technology Maturation (SSL-TM) program -- a research and development project for maturing solid-state, high-power laser weapon systems and components for Navy ship defense.

Avionics

Mobile air traffic control system for U.S. Air Force to be designed by Raytheon - News

May 21, 2013

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

TEWSKBURY, MA. Raytheon won a U.S. Air Force contract to produce rapidly deployable air traffic control (ATC) systems that can be deployed anywhere in the world and then be completely operational controlling flights within six hours. Under the contract, potentially valued at $260 million -- Raytheon engineers will produce one Engineering and Manufacturing Development unit with production options for as many as 18 Deployable Radar Approach Control (D-RAPCON) systems.

Radar/EW

Gray Eagle gets electronic jamming payload from Raytheon - News

May 20, 2013

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

MARLBOROUGH, MA. Raytheon engineers provided two electronic attack payloads to support the Army's Networked Electronic Warfare, Remotely Operated (NERO) system. NERO is used as an airborne electronic attack system the Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for jamming enemy communications systems.

Avionics

High angle of attack testing completed by F-35A - News

May 17, 2013

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

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CA. Lockheed Martin's F-35A team completed high angle of attack (AOA) testing beyond positive and negative maximum command limits. This includes intentionally putting the aircraft out of control in several configurations.

Radar/EW

SABR Auto Target Cueing increases F-16 mission capabilities - News

May 15, 2013

Brandon Lewis - Technology Editor, Embedded Computing Design Northrop Grumman

BALTIMORE. The Northrop Grumman Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) has demonstrated its autonomous, all-environment Auto Target Cueing (ATC) capability. SABR was designed specifically for the F-16 fighter aircraft, and the ATC precision targeting technology will increase the mission capabilities of F-16 retrofits.