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Avionics
Getting the requirements right in avionics safety certification, FACE compliance, and certifying UAVs - Story
February 28, 2017
In this Q&A with Jim McElroy, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at LDRA, he discusses how poor requirements can doom avionics certification efforts, common mistakes engineers make in this process, Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) compliance, and how certifying commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware to Design Assurance Level A for avionics safety certification. He also looks at how certifying unmanned aircraft to fly in civilian airspace may require a new mindset for everyone involved. Edited excerpts follow.
Unmanned
UAV proliferation fuels demand for satellite communication, analysts say - News
February 28, 2017
LONDON. The U.S. military's rising use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has given a huge boost to the market for satellite communication (SATCOMM), say analysts at Frost & Sullivan. Since these platforms need non-traditional communication technologies such as SATCOMM to fly, navigate, and engage in combat operations, they are likely to maintain a steady demand military satellite technologies.
Comms
Navy modernization, security, COTS trending at AFCEA West - Story
February 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 trends in U.S. Navy commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) procurement trends, Navy computing requirements, and market outlooks with rugged computing exhibitors from the AFCEA West show in San Diego this month, which attracts a number of U.S. Navy attendees.
Radar/EW
GaN use in radar/EW applications gets hot - Story
February 13, 2017
Military radar and electronic warfare (EW) designers continue to invest in gallium nitride (GaN) technology for its performance advantages. Meanwhile, the overall military radio frequency (RF) and microwave market continues to be strong, as advances in phased-array systems and other complex applications depend more and more on these components.
Comms
President Trump, sequestration, and the COTS market - Story
February 07, 2017
During his campaign for the presidency, Donald Trump promised increased military spending if elected. Now that he has assumed office, many in the defense electronics industry have their fingers crossed that he will follow through.
Radar/EW
Hermetically sealed relays for extreme environments - Product
February 06, 2017
TE Connectivity (TE) designed its CII FC-325 series relay for harsh inductive, motor, and lamp load applications within the aerospace, defense, and marine markets. The CII FC-325 Series is a three-pole, 25 amp, nonlatching, hermetically sealed relay that is all welded, lightweight, and has...
Avionics
Small-form-factor computer for avionics market - Product
February 06, 2017
Alligator Designs? rugged small-form-factor (SFF) computer, called the Falcon II, is designed to be configurable and expandable using modules with standard electrical and connector interfaces. It is tailored for the avionics, military, and rugged industrial market. The Falcon II is c...
Radar/EW
MIL-STD-1553 PCI and cPCI cards feature eight dual-redundant channels - Product
February 06, 2017
Data Device Corp.?s BU-67X10i/T card series contains as many as eight dual-redundant MIL-STD-1553 channels and is targeted at military and aerospace applications. The PCI and cPCI versions offer front-panel I/O and include a cable to interface to all 1553 channels. The I/O mix and hi...
Radar/EW
Common standards, 3U VPX, open architecture initiatives flavor ETT conference - Story
January 31, 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 use of board-level open standards by the military and trends emerging from the Embedded Tech Trends conference held last week in New Orleans.
Unmanned
Leonardo unmanned helicopter products strengthened by Sistemi Dinamici acquisition - News
December 30, 2016
ROME. Leonardo-Finmeccanica officials announced that the company acquired full control of Sistemi Dinamici S.p.A from IDS S.p.A this week, further strengthening Leonardo's unmanned product portfolio such as the acquisition of the new unmanned lightweight helicopter SD-150 Hero program.
Radar/EW
Challenger 2 main battle tank obsolescence management contract won by Rheinmetall - News
December 29, 2016
Engineers at Rheinmetall will be managing obsolescence issues for the British army's Challenger main battle tank under a Challenger 2 Life Extension Program (CR2 LEP) Assessment Phase contract from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD).
Radar/EW
Billion dollar PAC-3 missile contract won by Lockheed Martin - News
December 28, 2016
DALLAS. Lockheed Martin won a $1.45 billion contract to produce and deliver Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors to U.S. and allied military forces as they upgrade their missile defense capabilities.
Comms
Raytheon encryption devices provide Navy tactical radios with next-gen safeguards - News
December 27, 2016
MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts. Raytheon engineers will provide the U.S. Navy with next-generation encryption devices to protect military tactical data transmissions for air, surface, subsurface, and ground assets under a $32 million production contract.
Radar/EW
DIRCM & SIGINT market outlook - News
December 22, 2016
WASHINGTON. The market for directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) systems and airborne signals intelligence (SIGINT) systems and programs is healthy and growing according to research from Teal Group.
Cyber
Cybersecurity simulation and training collaboration forged by SAIC, root9B - News
December 22, 2016
MCLEAN, Virginia. Officials at Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) and root9B have joined hands to provide advanced cybersecurity training and simulation environments to military and other government users. Under the agreement, the companies will focus on redefining how organizations ready their personnel to perform cyber operations via tailored training, dynamic simulation, and realistic scenarios.
Cyber
Military C4ISR market growth creates opportunities for cybersecurity and COTS suppliers - News
December 22, 2016
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Analysts at Frost & Sullivan are forecasting global military command and control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) spending to grow steadily through 2020, due to cybersecurity solutions sales as well as increased requirements for assured GPS/navigation, unmanned sea vehicles, and missile defense systems.
Comms
Trump election, phased array tech, Intel Xeon, VPX, and ARM v-8A impact 2016 military COTS market - Story
December 22, 2016
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 market highlights and technology game changers from 2016 in the military electronics market as well as the potential impact of the Donald Trump presidency on the military commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) industry.
Avionics
Open architecture role in avionics and electronic warfare designs - Story
December 21, 2016
Enabling commonality across multiple platforms is a priority within U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) procurement for new and upgraded avionics platforms and this open architecture approach is gaining traction in the electronic warfare community as well. In this Q&A with Ed Zoiss, President of the Electronic Systems segment at Harris, he discusses how Harris and Boeing are pursuing open architectures in their collaboration, which is focused on developing next-generation military avionics systems, the impact of reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) on electronic warfare (EW) technology, and how increasing complex threats are driving mission funding of both avionics and electronic warfare systems. Edited excerpts follow.
Comms
Top 2016 military embedded blogs - Other
December 19, 2016
Our most popular blogs on Mil-Embedded.com from 2016 covered by guest bloggers from Milsource, VITA, Red Hat, Abaco Systems, and by our editorial staff on subjects such as potential wars with Iran, with China, and with Russia as well as military Internet of Things (IoT), Ethernet networks, Department of Defense (DoD) budget requests, Wind River/Intel integration and more.
Comms
Top ten 2016 military electronics stories - News
December 19, 2016
The most popular stories on Mil-Embedded.com throughout 2016 covered subjects such as manned and unmanned teaming (MUM-T), Long-Range Strike Bomber concept, the Lockheed Martin/Leidos merger, solid-state radar tech, and more. Check them out below.
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