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Avionics
Overhead touch screen display solution for the cockpit - Product
June 05, 2018
The Korry Utility Control System (UCS) from Esterline Technologies Corp., a touch screen display and control solution for cockpit overhead panels, is a unitary, high-reliability digital replacement for multiple control panels. It can be updated or reconfigured via software. Users can custo...
Radar/EW
Battery equalizer keeps 12 V batteries in a 24VPDC system balanced - Product
June 05, 2018
The M5512 Battery Equalizer from Milpower Source keeps two 12 V batteries in a 24 VDC system balanced, allows 12 V loading of up to 100 Amp average with much higher peak (surge) loading (limited only by the battery?s capacity), and offers efficiency of 96 percent (typical) of less th...
Radar/EW
Configurable serial interface options for mission-critical applications - Product
June 05, 2018
The VP880 field-programmable gate array (FPGA) card from Abaco Systems is designed for mission-critical military/defense applications such as electronic warfare (EW)/digital radio frequency memory (DRFM), radar/sonar image processing, satellite communications systems, multichannel digital...
Radar/EW
Radar data extractor and target tracker for target ID - Product
June 05, 2018
The SPx Server from Cambridge Pixel, a component in the company?s SPx radar-processing family, is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) primary radar data extractor and target tracker. Interfacing to hardware or network radar video, SPx Server accepts polar format radar video and process...
A.I.
Military AI/machine learning speeds decision-making and efficiency for warfighters - Story
May 29, 2018
Much of the public thinks of artificial intelligence (AI) and summons images of machines hunting humans or monitoring their every move. Unfortunately, fear and paranoia often accompany tech revolutions - think heavier-than-air flight or commercial drones.
Radar/EW
Learn about military radar programs and technology - News
May 25, 2018
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. Designers of next-generation military radar systems look to deliver enhanced capability to track and counter increasingly sophisticated threats, all at the lowest cost possible, while also factoring in ease of installation and upgrades. Funding for new radar systems and for upgrading legacy systems is increasing. These new systems that meet these requirements leverage size, weight, and power (SWaP) features, multi-functionality, and leveraging commercial electronics solutions. This webcast featuring lead speaker Brad Curran, Industry Principal for Aerospace & Defense at Frost & Sullivan, will discuss technology and program trends in the military radar world on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 11 am Est. in a webcast titled "Next-Generation Military Radar Tech Outlook."
Unmanned
Raytheon next-gen mine-neutralization system leverages Sparton tech - News
May 21, 2018
DELEON SPRINGS, Florida. Sparton Corp. and Raytheon are joining hands design, test, and deploy the next-generation Barracuda Mine Neutralization system.
Unmanned
UAS and counter-UAS outlook - Story
April 27, 2018
Welcome to our annual Unmanned Systems issue, our yearly highlight of the hottest embedded computing elements in military unmanned platforms. We bring this to you every year on the eve of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Xponential show as the magazine and its editorial staff hit the exhibition floors and conference rooms of the event.
A.I.
Radar/EW
RF signal source for infotainment, navigation - Product
April 19, 2018
Averna?s software-defined AST-1000 Signal Tester is aimed at validating all common infotainment protocols and can evolve as users? test needs change, including handling navigation, video, and connectivity testing.
Radar/EW
Software manages test-lab workflow, data, results - Product
April 19, 2018
TestTracker Data Management Software from Wineman Technology Inc. is a test-lab management tool for managers, product engineers, and test engineers.
Comms
Bus converter module enables bidirectional operation - Product
April 19, 2018
The Ultra High Voltage (UHV) bus converter module (BCM) from Vicor is a high efficiency K=1/16 fixed ratio converter operating from either a 400 to 700 V or 500 to 800 V primary input to produce an unregulated safety extra-low voltage (SELV) DC output voltage. Using the same Sine Amplitude...
Unmanned
3-D LIDAR camera can generate as many as 20 frames per second - Product
April 19, 2018
The TigerCub 3D Flash LIDAR camera from Advanced Scientific Concepts is a lightweight (less than three pounds), small-form-factor (11 by 10 by 12 cm) integrated 3-D camera that can be used to provide autonomous (e.g. rendezvous, proximity, landing, etc.) operations or assist man-in-the loo...
Unmanned
Rugged Gigabit Ethernet switch for use in harsh environments - Product
April 19, 2018The M-Max SW21X/PS rugged Gigabit Ethernet switch from MicroMax is a ruggedized Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2+ managed switch rated for use in harsh environments including air, ground, or marine operation. The company says that a version rated for extended salty fog protection is also available...
Radar/EW
Flash-based disk compliant with MIL-STD-810-F/G - Product
April 19, 2018
The Innodisk 2.5-inch SATA SSD 3MR2-P is a SATA III 6.0 Gb/sec flash-based disk family designed for high-availability end uses. The disks are equipped with such data-security functions as including quick erase/security erase/destroy and write protect. All the security functions can be trig...
Radar/EW
Modernization, procurement highlights from DoD FY 2019 budget request - Story
April 19, 2018
WASHINGTON. Funding requested for Department of Defense (DoD) Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 totals $92.4 billion, accounting for 33 percent of the Trump administration's Procurement and Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDTandE) funding request for the Department of Defense (DoD) of $236.7 billion.
Unmanned
Radar/EW
Speeding up DoD acquisition process and increased COTS use among primes - Story
March 29, 2018
Aligning technology advances with the slow Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition process and mitigating obsolescence with the long DoD life cycles are the biggest challenges facing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) embedded computing suppliers in today's military electronics market, says Rich Sorelle, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Abaco Systems in the following Q & A.
Radar/EW
Rugged COTS power supply converts power to 115/200 VAC, 3-phase 400Hz power - Product
March 21, 2018
The Behlman Electronics model FC5003 is a rugged commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) power supply designed to convert common 120/208 VAC, three-phase, 60 Hz ground power to 115/200 VAC, three-phase, 400 Hz power used by aircraft and other military vehicles. Users can install the power supply...
Avionics
High-performance 16-channel interface complies with ARINC 429 - Product
March 21, 2018
The DNx-429-516 by United Electronic Industries, Inc. (UEI) is a 16-channel communications interface for UEI's Cube, RACKtangle, and FLATRACK I/O chassis. All boards are fully compliant with the ARINC 429 spec and support high-speed (100 kHz) and low-speed (12.5 kHz) operation. The channe...
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