White Salmon, WA – January 26, 2021– Aerovel, makers of Flexrotor, the most advanced Group 2 unmanned aerial system (UAS) with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), today announced strong reliability results for its latest Flexrotor variant. In demonstrations conducted for SOCOM (United States Special Operations Command) missions, Aerovel demonstrated over 150 cycles on the latest Flexrotor variant. One Flexrotor aircraft has 102 cycles, most of them logged on only six flying days. Flexrotor is designed for the demanding reliability and specifications required by the US Department of Defense (DOD) while being affordable for commercial applications.
Military Embedded Systems
Press Releases
Marotta Controls to Develop Innovative Control Actuation System for U.S. Navy’s SPEAR Project - Press Release
January 27, 2021MONTVILLE, N.J.—January 26, 2021—Marotta Controls, a rapidly growing aerospace and defense supplier based in New Jersey, announced today that it has designed and will be manufacturing a new Control Actuation System (CAS) for the U.S. Navy’s Supersonic Propulsion Enabled Advanced Ramjet (SPEAR) project. The Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division is co-developing the SPEAR demonstrator with Boeing, which will help the Navy determine technical requirements for future carrier-based weapons systems. Marotta’s CAS will be utilized on SPEAR during its technology prove-out demonstration slated for late 2022.
Metal Shark Developing Autonomous Naval Defense System for the United States Marine Corps - Press Release
January 26, 2021Jeanerette, LA – January 25th, 2021: Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected to develop and implement the Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) System for the United States Marine Corps.
Horizon31 introduces the MobileMesh Radio - Press Release
January 26, 2021Horizon31 has introduced the MobileMesh hand radio. This ruggedized and secure IP radio is designed for unmanned system ground stations, mesh nodes, or for general purpose mobile ad hoc networking.
Acroamatics Launches Superior Data Display, Analysis, and System Operations Software Suite - Press Release
January 22, 2021Acroamatics, Inc., a Delta Information Systems Company, is pleased to announce Acroamatics’ Display and Analysis Tool (ADAT) offering superior data display, analysis, and system operations tools in a powerful operating system-independent software package that provides an extensible environment for setup and control of all Acroamatics’ Telemetry Data Processing (TDP) systems.
PICMG Announces Officers for 2021 - 2022 Term - Press Release
January 20, 2021Wakefield, Mass., January 2021 – PICMG, a not-for-profit 501(C) consortium of companies and organizations that collaboratively develop open specifications, held its bi-annual election for officers. The group elected four officers to lead the organization through 2022.
Powerful Intel Core i7 Embedded Computer Available in VersaLogic’s Turnkey Evaluation Program - Press Release
January 20, 2021VersaLogic Corp., the embedded industry's most trusted computer company, announces that the powerful Core i7 version of their compact “Blackbird” embedded computer is now available in their Turnkey Evaluation System program.
Cyber
TT Electronics and Thales join forces to enable future development of cyber security for operational technology - Press Release
January 18, 2021Woking, UK, 15 January 2021 - TT Electronics, a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, today announced a collaboration agreement with Thales to enable future development of operational technology (OT) based cyber security initiatives and research. These programs will be delivered out of the National Digital Exploitation Centre (NDEC) in Ebbw Vale, South Wales – a project cofounded by the Welsh Government, Thales and University of South Wales. The NDEC is a cornerstone of the Welsh Government’s Tech Valleys initiative , which offers cyber skills and knowledge to South Wales.
Pixus Offers Versatile Alarm Card for Fan and Voltage Monitoring and Control - Press Release
January 18, 2021Pixus Technologies, a provider of embedded computing and enclosure solutions, offers an alarm card that can be used in various OpenVPX, VME/VME64x, CompactPCI, cPCI Serial and other open standard architecture chassis platforms.
Epiq Solutions Announces Sidekiq VPX400, a Multi-Channel, Phase Coherent RF Transceiver Solution in a Single 3U VPX Form Factor Aligned to SOSA Technical Standards - Press Release
January 14, 2021Epiq Solutions, an engineering firm developing cutting edge RF tools for detailed insight into RF environments and wireless threats, is introducing the Sidekiq VPX400, a SOSA-aligned RF transceiver solution designed to support rapid development of converged SIGINT/EW/C5ISR platforms.
Kaman KD-5600 Family of Digital Differential Measuring Systems Ideal for Wide Range of Applications, Industries - Press Release
January 11, 2021Middletown, CT – The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc., the world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance position measurement systems, announces that the KD-5600 family of digital eddy current measurement systems is ideal for use in COTS applications for fast steering mirrors, magnetic bearing active control, shaft vibration, image stabilization, and adaptive optics.
Seamless integration and management of all telemetry range assets in an intuitive user-friendly interface! - Press Release
January 11, 2021Future-proof your telemetry range infrastructure with GDP Space Systems' reliable, next-gen Telemetry-over-IP products and software to support your missions today and tomorrow.
Pixus Develops OpenVPX Chassis Platform Supporting Speeds in Excess of 100GbE and 2500W of Cooling - Press Release
January 05, 2021Pixus Technologies, a provider of embedded computing and enclosure solutions, has provided the fastest known customized OpenVPX backplane/chassis design in the market.
Pentek Announces Immediate Availability of Higher Bandwidth Gen 3 RFSoC Solutions - Press Release
December 21, 2020UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ─ Pentek, Inc. today announced extensions to their proven Quartz® RFSoC product family by introducing the QuartzXM eXpress Module, the Model 6003, adding greater RF performance and scalability. The QuartzXM Model 6003, based on the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC Gen 3, provides full sub-6 GHz direct-RF I/O support and greater flexibility with more decimation and interpolation options. The QuartzXM Model 6003 is ideal for 5G and LTE wireless, SIGINT, EW, communications and radar applications in SWaP-critical environments.
VadaTech Announces a new Advanced Secure Keyboard, Video and Mouse (KVM) Transmitter - Press Release
December 17, 2020Henderson, NV – December 15, 2020 – VadaTech, a leading manufacturer of integrated systems, embedded boards, enabling software and application-ready platforms, announces the VT085/VT086. VT085, when used in conjunction with a VT086, forms a complete KVM extension over a secure LC Fiber link. Data is encoded using a proprietary algorithm which, together with the use of fiber, combats interception of sensitive data.
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Improved threat detection system to be developed for U.S. Army by Northrop Grumman
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Space-based interceptor capabilities to be developed for U.S. Space Force by Lockheed Martin
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Realizing cognitive EW in a single VPX slot
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Mission data center to be established in Belgium by QinetiQ
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Agentic AI capabilities to be integrated into defense platforms by BAE Systems, Scale AI
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