Southborough, MA – August 9, 2022 Smiths Detection Inc. alongside Block MEMS, LLC (Block) have been selected by The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Defense to develop a Proximate Chemical Agent Detector (PCAD) capable of non-contact detection of solid and liquid threats. PCAD will provide a stand-off (non-contact) Chemical Agent Detector that will be able to identify/classify solid and liquid hazards on various surfaces. Hazards include Chemical Warfare Agents, Toxic Industrial Chemicals, Non-Traditional Agents, opioids, and explosives.

WIRRAL, United Kingsdom. LDRA, the leader in standards compliance, automated software verification, software code analysis, and test tools, today announced integration with Microsoft Azure DevOps. LDRA’s integration with this cloud-hosted development and deployment solution helps small- and medium-sized organizations more efficiently deploy the ‘shift left’ strategy—a core principle of DevSecOps. Using this methodology, military and defense providers can build security best practices into the earliest stages of software development. The LDRA tool suite also allows Azure developers to easily share results with management at any stage of the process from any computer.

VPT, Inc. (VPT®), a HEICO company (NYSE:HEI.A) (NYSE:HEI), introduces the VSC Series of commercial off the shelf (COTS) products intended for "New Space" applications as part of our space product line. The VSC Series has been characterized for Total Ionizing Dose (TID) performance including Low Dose Rate (LDR) and for Single Event Effects according to VPT's Radiation Hardness Assurance (RHA) plan. The series is designed for smaller satellites in low earth orbits (LEO), and NASA Class D missions where the balance of cost and guaranteed performance is critical.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - July 18, 2022- Media Release Military Embedded Systems (MES), the premier magazine for defense and aerospace engineers in uncrewed technology, has partnered with P3 Tech Consulting LLC to take its world-class Law-Tech Connect™ Workshop (LTCW) platform online this summer. Featuring a live Q&A on leveraging commercial technology for military autonomous systems with James Poss (Maj Gen USAF Ret.), and David Michleson, Program Manager, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the event takes place on August 31, 2022 from noon to 5pm ET, through MES’ learning management system platform.

WIXOM, Michigan. Acromag’s new XMC-7A50-AP323 provides a user-customizable Xilinx® Artix®-7 FPGA with 48 TTL I/O channels plus a 16-bit ADC for 20 differential or 40 single-ended analog inputs on an XMC module. Other custom I/O interfaces with an FPGA on one XMC module are available by request. These high-performance modules are for embedded applications running on Linux®, Windows®, or VxWorks® operating systems. XMC-7A50-AP323 modules begin at $2,750 each along with a recommended one-time purchase of $360 Engineering Design kit software.

Deep tech start-up, Hadean, have been awarded a contract to help build and scale a cloud distributed simulation demonstrator for the British Army. This Pathfinder agreement marks Hadean’s first direct commitment with military end-users and sets the scene for the wider introduction and application of cloud-based computing in the MOD’s Defence Synthetic Environment Platform (DSEP), and Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP).

WOKING, United Kingdom. - TT Electronics, a global provider of engineered technologies for performance-critical applications, today announced the company’s Kansas City facility has been awarded a Letter of Authority from long-term partner Honeywell Aerospace to proceed with the design of a new power supply for next-generation inertial navigation units.

ONEONTA, N.Y. Custom Electronics, Inc. (CEI), a globally recognized manufacturer of top-quality mica paper capacitors and tailored high-voltage assemblies, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Oneonta, NY.

HORSHAM, Pennsylvania. Delta Digital Video, a Delta Information Systems, Inc. company, has been selected to support a defense corporation in providing operational and maintenance (O&M) services to a fleet of MQ-9 Predator B Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

Today, uAvionix and the Hionos team announced the successful integration of the Hionos DO-178C compliant Pulsar autopilot software on the DO-254 and DO-160G compliant hardware of the uAvionix George G2 and G3 autopilots. Meeting these standards, among the most demanding of the aeronautics industry, will significantly advance the process of type certification for unmanned aerial vehicles engaged in safety critical operations.

KIRKLAND, Washington. Silicon Designs, Inc., today announced the global market launch of its Model 2290 Series, a family of high-precision, single axis MEMS DC calibration reference accelerometers.

Pixus Technologies, a provider of embedded computing and enclosure solutions, has announced a new compact implementation of its ruggedized enclosure line utilizing NI’s Ettus Research™ brand Software Defined Radio (SDR).

Smiths Interconnect announces today the launch of its Planar X Series of Thin Film Bandpass Filters designed for applications in harsh environments. The Planar X Series provides system engineers with a high performance, compact solution for critical RF filtering in X, Ku, and Ka bands.

TEMPE, ARIZONA. Alphacore, Inc, a leader in analog, and mixed-signal, and RF IC design intellectual property, has enlisted the services of Quantum Leap Solutions (QLS) through an exclusive agreement to sell and distribute its state-of-the-art products to leading technology companies across North America. Alphacore is seeing strong worldwide demand for the best-in-class, high speed and low power data converter technology across rapidly expanding markets such as 5G, Wireless, RF, Satellite Communications, and automotive Lidar, Radar and advanced driver assistance, and artificial intelligencebased industrial controls. Through its partnership with QLS, Alphacore will now be able to support the growing demand emerging in these markets.

Smiths Interconnect proudly announces another significant milestone in its spaceflight heritage. The company’s SpaceABLE® 10G 4TRX optical transceivers with patent-pending radiation-resistant design are now in service on Thales Alenia Space’s newest geostationary Ka-band satellite, SES-17.