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Radar/EW
C-band RF power modules for radar applications - Product
August 01, 2017
Communications Power & Industries (CPI) developed the VSC3645, C-Band gallium nitride (GaN) 4.2 kilowatt (kW) pursed solid-state radio frequency (RF) amplifier module to be combined to create high-power C-band radar transmitters for use in maritime surveillance and weather radar transmitt...
Comms
Amp for low-level sensor telemetry data in communication satellites - Product
August 01, 2017
Intersil?s ISL70617SEH is a high-performance, differential input, differential output instrumentation amplifier aimed at precision analog-to-digital applications. It can operate over a supply range of 8 volts (?4) to 36 volts (?18) and features a differential input voltage...
Radar/EW
Radar/EW
GaN adoption, RF & microwave funding growing in military market - Story
July 30, 2017
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 radio frequency (RF) & microwave technology trends, Gallium Nitride (GaN) adoption within military applications such as radar, defense funding for RF and microwave technology, and the buzz on the floor of the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in Honolulu, Hawaii last month.
Radar/EW
Freescale PLL line reintroduced by Lansdale Semiconductor - News
July 19, 2017
PHOENIX, Arizona. Officials at Lansdale Semiconductor, Inc. announced today the continued availability of the ML145170 PLL Frequency Synthesizer circuit with Serial Interface, which was originally designed and built by Motorola/Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Unmanned
Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile completes first firing - News
July 05, 2017
ILE DU LEVANT, France. MBDA officials announced that the company's ?s Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile completed its first firing at the ?le du Levant test range in France.
Comms
DoD FY 2018 Navy ship and submarine modernization & procurement funding - News
June 30, 2017
WASHINGTON. Funding slated for major shipbuilding and maritime systems totals $30.4 billion under the Department of Defense (DoD) Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 acquisition funding request, an increase of $3.4 billion over the FY 2017 request.
Comms
Ground system funding in FY 2018 DoD budget - News
June 30, 2017
WASHINGTON. Funding slated for major ground systems totals $11.2 billion under the Department of Defense (DoD) Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 acquisition funding request, an increase of $1.4 billion over the FY 2017 request.
Comms
Manned & unmanned aircraft procurement & modernization: FY 2018 DoD budget - News
June 30, 2017
WASHINGTON. Funding slated for major aircraft and related systems totals $49.9 billion under the Department of Defense (DoD) Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 acquisition funding request an increase of $4.6 billion from the FY 2017 request.
Radar/EW
NovAtel?s OEM7700 uses 555-channel architecture for space-constrained applications - Product
June 12, 2017
The multifrequency OEM7700 receiver from NovAtel offers what it calls precise point positioning (PPP) for space-constrained applications. Advanced interference mitigation features are available for performance in challenging environments. The OEM7700 provides a way to bring Global Navigati...
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Dual-guard and quad-diode appliance for data transfer - Product
June 12, 2017
The Tresys XD Bridge ? designed as a dual-guard, quad-diode appliance ? provides strong security at each system layer: hardware, operating system, and filters. The XD Bridge?s 1 Gb network interfaces deliver high throughput and low-latency data transfer. Designed for a v...
Radar/EW
Rackmount cases for protection of 19-inch electronics - Product
June 12, 2017
The ZARGES MITRASET aluminum rackmount case is aimed at protecting 19-inch electronics in all environments, from the desert to the Arctic. The structural rigidity of the case eliminates the distortion that sometimes results from exposure to high temperatures; the case also features two tw...
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Chassis adds IP67 integration for military applications - Product
June 12, 2017
The ADLMES9200 IP67 chassis is a successor to ADL Embedded Solutions? ADLMES8200 IP65 chassis system. Additional features include lower weight, lower cost, and IP67 integration for rugged military and industrial applications. Design features for military/defense systems include MIL-...
Comms
Radio test system offers fault detection and operational verification - Product
June 12, 2017
The CTS-6000 from Astronics Test Systems combines nine instruments into one radio test set to offer fault detection and operational verification of radio communications systems in the factory, at the depot, or deployed in the field. The operational-level test system is designed for use by...
Radar/EW
TCP and UDP accelerator with network security capability - Product
June 12, 2017
Intilop?s transmission control protocol (TCP) and user datagram protocol (UDP) accelerator with network security capability performs functions of firewall and other monitoring functions at full line rate. The full TCP/UDP offload (TOE) core performs protocol offload of all phases of...
Comms
Multicore, COTS certification, open architecture the hot topics at European avionics event - Story
June 07, 2017
Discussions on safety certification, certifying commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software to Design Assurance Level - A (DAL-A), and leveraging open architecture standards for avionics took place among embedded computing suppliers attending the Aviation Electronics Europe show and its sister conference the Avionics and Space Testing Expo - both held this spring in Munich.
Comms
Trump DoD budget request jumps more than $50 billion over previous year - News
May 31, 2017
WASHINGTON. The Trump Administration released its proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget request for the Department of Defense (DoD) of $639.1 billion, $574.5 billion in the base budget and $64.6 billion in the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) budget. This is an overall increase of nearly 9 percent over FY 2017?s $586.7 billion total.
Avionics
Multicore for avionics, certifying COTS to DAL-A, commercial UAVs - Story
May 30, 2017
Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense and aerospace electronics industry ? from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military and avionics embedded electronics market. This month our roundtable of industry experts discuss safety certification of embedded commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software, multicore in avionics, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) safety certification, and the buzz on the floor at the Aviation Electronics Europe show held last month in Munich, Germany.
Unmanned
Military & commercial unmanned systems designs leverage open architectures - Story
April 28, 2017
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 military and commercial markets for unmanned systems, open architecture trends, and what to expect at the upcoming Xponential show next week in Dallas, which focuses on unmanned systems.
Comms
Air traffic control strikes cost EU GDP $13 billion in 2016 - Other
April 27, 2017
MUNICH, Germany. Aviation Electronics Europe keynote speaker Stefanie Erdmann, Policy Director at Airlines for Europe A4E, stunned many United Kingdom citizens in attendance when she reported that the UK has highest passenger tax spending across Europe and she got everyone's attention when she shared that Air Traffic Control strikes cost 140,000 jobs in 2016.
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