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DARPA's new program aims to turn plants into sensors - News

November 20, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials launched a new program to pursue technologies to engineer robust, plant-based sensors that are self-sustaining in their environment and can be remotely monitored using existing hardware. The program - Advanced Plant Technologies (APT) - aims to utilize simple plants as the next generation of intelligence gatherers.

From The Editor

Open standards, COTS, and AUSA - Story

November 14, 2017

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

When it comes to U.S. military trade shows, nothing usually tops the Association of the U.S. Army's (AUSA's) annual meeting for determining the mood of the Department of Defense (DoD) - and of the course the U.S. Army - regarding electronics procurement. Last month's event did not disappoint: Attendees and exhibitors from the warfighter to the components supplier showed enthusiasm for new technologies and the DoD's increased demand for open architectures and open standards.

Radar/EW

Modernization, COTS, and open standards hot in growing U.S. Army electronics market - Story

October 31, 2017

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

Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry - from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market.

Radar/EW

Self-diagnosing sensors for aircraft applications released by Honeywell - News

August 08, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Honeywell

FORT MILL, S.C. Officials at Honeywell released a new series of self-diagnosing sensors designed to improve the performance of aircraft systems and reduce maintenance costs associated with false readings. The Integral Health Monitoring (IHM) series proximity sensors can detect when a sensor has been damaged or otherwise impacted.

Radar/EW

Metal Shark wins $54 million FMS contract to build coastal patrol vessels - News

June 26, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Metal Shark

JEANERETTE, La. U.S. Navy officials selected Metal Shark to build near Coastal Patrol Vessels (NCPVs) for United States partner nations through the Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The contract is potentially worth an estimated $54 million.

Avionics

U.S. Army's Apache AH-64 completes flight test with high energy laser - News

June 26, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

MCKINNEY, Texas. The U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office collaborated with the U.S. Special Operations Command and Raytheon to complete a flight test of a high energy laser system onboard an Apache AH-64 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The demonstration marks the first time that a fully integrated laser system engaged and fired on a target from a rotary-wing aircraft over a wide variety of flight regimes, altitudes, and air speeds, officials say.

From The Editor

Embedded Tech Trends 2017 wrap-up - Story

April 19, 2017

Jerry Gipper

In January, Embedded Tech Trends 2017 was held at the wonderful Bourbon Orleans Hotel in the heart of the New Orleans French Quarter. Bordered by Bourbon Street to the west with Jackson Square and the mighty Mississippi River to the east, the attendees had easy access to the sights and sounds of the true essence of New Orleans (NOLA).

Comms

Economics of modularity and reuse, continued - Story

April 11, 2017

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

In our March issue, I talked about how electronics-reuse initiatives within the Department of Defense (DoD) such as Hardware Open Systems Technology (HOST), the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA), and the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) are driving commonality in avionics, radar, unmanned systems, and other defense applications, thus enabling long-term cost savings in an era of expensive platforms such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

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Trump defense budget increase, open architectures, and export reform - Story

March 31, 2017

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

Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry ? from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market. This month we discuss the potential impact on the Trump Administration?s proposed $54 billion increase to the defense budget, open architecture initiatives, and export regulation trends.

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Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA), an overview - Story

March 17, 2017

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

Budget cuts and sequestration, while handcuffing the defense industry and the warfighter, have also forced the government to embrace a movement toward more commonality across multiple platforms through open standards and establishing a culture of re-use. One such initiative, the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA), creates modular open systems architecture specifications to enable re-use of key sensor components across multiple platforms and services. In this Q&A with Dr. Ilya Lipkin, Lead Manager for SOSA at the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, explains SOSA, its similarities to other initiatives like the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE), how standards organizations like VITA are involved, and why today?s procurement environment is so open to initiatives such as SOSA.