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Unmanned

Unmanned space vehicle from Boeing completes first flight - News

June 19, 2012

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

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The second X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) completed its first flight for the U.S. Air Force?s Rapid Capabilities Office. The experimental test mission lasted 469 days.

Unmanned

First MQ-4C BAMS UAS unveiled by Northrop Grumman - News

June 18, 2012

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

PALMDALE, Calif. Officials at Northrop Grumman showed off the first U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) for the first time at their Palmdale, Calif., facility.

Avionics

Army helicopters to use synthetic vision technology from Rockwell Collins under DARPA contract - News

June 15, 2012

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

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tasked Rockwell Collins engineers with developing a synthetic vision avionics backbone for next generation helicopter applications under the Multi-Function Radio Frequency (MFRF) program.

Unmanned

Excalibur fired from record range by Marines in Afghanistan - News

June 14, 2012

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

AFGHANISTAN. U.S. Marine Corps personnel fired two Excalibur 155mm precision-guided artillery projectiles from a record range of 36 kilometers, or 22.3 statute miles, while in theater in Afghanistan. According to Excalibur producer Raytheon the fired shots represent the longest distance an Excalibur round has been fired in combat since it was first fielded in 2007.

Radar/EW

British army ground vehicle uses rugged GE embedded computers for ISTAR capability - News

June 13, 2012

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.

TOWCESTER, United Kingdom. General Dynamics UK officials chose embedded computing solutions from GE Intelligent Platforms for the British army?s Scout Specialist Vehicle Demonstration Phase. The contract is valued at $5 million.

Cyber

Sandia National Laboratories opens cybersecurity lab and discussions - News

June 12, 2012

Alice Moss Sandia National Laboratories

Comms

Rugged smart displays for ground vehicles showcased by Barco at Eurosatory - News

June 12, 2012

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

PARIS, France. Barco engineers released two new smart displays at Eurosatory this week in Paris ? the SV-126 and the SV-231. The units are compact and targeted at tracked and wheeled military vehicles.

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).