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Comms

Rugged ATCA platform released by SANBlaze for tactical military applications - News

June 11, 2012

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

LITTLETON, Mass. Engineers at SANBlaze Technology?s Defense Solutions Group have designed a new rugged AdvancedTCA (ATCA) solution called Rugged Compute Platform for Tactical Ops, or RCP-Tactical Ops. The new Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) is produced to meet the Size, Weight, and Power ? Cost (SWaP-C) requirements and Modular Open Systems Approach of Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs.

Cyber

Cybersecurity firm acquired by Northrop Grumman - News

June 08, 2012

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

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman Corp. officials signed an agreement to purchase privately-held Australian cybersecurity firm called M5 Network Security Pty Ltd., based in Canberra, Australia. M5 also provides secure mobile communications services and products, and advanced analytics to Australian intelligence and military organizations.

Radar/EW

New 3U OpenVPX SBCs released by Kontron use 3rd gen Core i7 processors - News

June 07, 2012

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

ECHING, Germany. Kontron officials released their latest generation of 3U OpenVPX single-board computers (SBC) that use interface technology that is based on the 3rd generation Intel Core i7 processors.

Radar/EW

Lockheed Martin receives $2 billion THAAD undefinitized contract action - News

June 06, 2012

Alice Moss Lockheed Martin

Radar/EW

Rugged 3U mission computer subsystem released by Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions - News

June 06, 2012

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

HIGH WYCOMBE, UNITED KINGDOM. A new line of rugged VPX subsystems was announced by officials at Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions (CWCDS). The Multi-Platform Mission Computer (MPMC)-9335 3-slot system can be quickly configured for aerospace, defense, and law enforcement applications.

Unmanned

Liquid-hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye UAV makes 1st autonomous flight - News

June 05, 2012

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

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. The Phantom Eye unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ? a liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft from Boeing -- made its first autonomous flight from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. During the 28-minute flight the UAV rose to an altitude of 4,080 feet and reached a cruising speed of 62 knots.

Unmanned

M777 Howitzer reset program paves the way for organic Army support - News

June 04, 2012

Alice Moss U.S. Army

Unmanned

Polar Hawk UAV to perform HALE security missions for Canada's Arctic territories - News

June 04, 2012

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

OTTAWA. Engineers at Northrop Grumman Corp. and L-3 MAS are joining hands to produce the Polar Hawk, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for Canada to have continuous surveillance of its Arctic regions. The new UAV will be a variant of Northrop Grumman?s Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE).

Comms

U.S. Navy ships to use Sub-Net Relay system from Rockwell Collins - News

June 01, 2012

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

OTTAWA, Ontario. Officials at Science Application International Corporation (SAIC) chose the Rockwell Collins Sub-Net Relay (SNR) solution for U.S. Navy ships under the PEOC4I Battle Force Tactical Networking program.

Unmanned

Lockheed Martin delivers latest Aerostat order to Army - News

May 31, 2012

Alice Moss Lockheed Martin

Unmanned

USAF laser scanner boosts aircraft-imaging accuracy - News

May 30, 2012

Alice Moss U.S. Air Force

Comms

Navigation payload elements powered on in GPS III test bed - News

May 30, 2012

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

DENVER. Navigation payload elements of the GPS III Non-Flight Satellite were powered on by the Lockheed Martin team that is producing the satellite system. These navigation elements include advanced atomic clocks that improve GPS accuracy, and the Mission Data Unit, which is the heart of the GPS III navigation payload. The test was completed before the integration of the full Navigation Payload Element.

Comms

Secure smartphones and tablets for defense coming from Samsung and General Dynamics - News

May 29, 2012

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Samsung General Dynamics

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. General Dynamics C4 Systems and Samsung are teaming to provide Samsung Approved for Enterprise (SAFE?) smartphones and tablet devices with General Dynamics defense-level information and cyber security technologies. The SAFE tablets and smartphones also have the Samsung Secure Android platform and will a cost-effective commercial technology solution for for military and government agencies, law enforcement and public safety, as well as financial, utility, and other industry personnel who need to be able to browse the Internet and access secure networks.

Avionics

New rugged computer system for avionics, C4ISR released by Kontron - News

May 25, 2012

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

ECHING, Germany. Engineers at Kontron released a new multi-mission rugged computer system called ApexVX -- based on 3U OpenVPX technology -- is designed for avionics and military applications such as precision-guided munitions, mobile military vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic warfare, and C4ISR.