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Comms
ARC-210 from Rockwell Collins first airborne radio to operate on MUOS - News
October 06, 2014
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Oct. 1, 2014) – The ARC-210 radio from Rockwell Collins is the first airborne radio to operate over the Department of Defense (DoD) Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), which is is based on cellular phone technology.
Avionics
Pro Line Fusion avionics system demonstrated with an optionally piloted vehicle by Rockwell Collins - News
October 01, 2014
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins engineers demonstrated their Pro Line Fusion avionics system -- which is currently in flight on business jets, military aircraft, and helicopters -- for use as a ground control station and airborne avionics for unmanned aerial system (UAS) applications.
Avionics
Getting fit for your jet fighter helmet - Story
September 30, 2014
“You’re gonna like the way you look, I guarantee it,” was what the guy in the old Men’s Wearhouse commercials promised customers who got fit for a suit in his stores.
Comms
Reconfigurability and extended data rates drive satellite communication payload designs - Story
September 30, 2014
Military satellite program managers are demanding greater on-orbit flexibility to reconfigure payloads based on evolving battlefield requirements. They also want to move more and more data, extending the rates of current payloads. Both of these needs require innovation at the electronic component level.
Avionics
Navy F/A-18 mission computer contract won by General Dynamics - News
September 30, 2014
FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Advanced Information System won a $16.2 million U.S. Navy contract to produce Type-3 Advanced Mission Computers (AMC) for the F/A-18 E/A-18G Super Hornet aircraft. The F/A-18 AMC is the nerve center of the Super Hornet and provides situational awareness and combat systems control.
Radar/EW
Navy PBL contract won by Northrop Grumman - News
September 29, 2014
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Northrop Grumman won a $61 million performance based logistics (PBL) supply support contract for management of various company systems from the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support facility in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Radar/EW
OpenVPX server from Mercury offers teraflop performance for radar, EO/IR applications - News
September 26, 2014
CHELMSFORD, Mass. Mercury Systems, Inc. released a new high density server dubbed the Ensemble HDS6603 that delivers more than one Teraflop (TFLOP) of general processing power in one OpenVPX slot. This product enables cloud computing-at the tactical edge via emulation of similar but non-rugged data center capability.
Unmanned
Liquid Robotics and Boeing join hands for autonomous maritime solutions - News
September 24, 2014
SUNNYVALE, Calif. Officials at Boeing and Liquid Robotics agreed to collaborate on product development, maritime services, and operational deployments under a multi-year teaming agreement.
Radar/EW
Navy electronic warfare contract for deterring anti-ship missiles won by Lockheed Martin - News
September 23, 2014
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Lockheed Martin won an additional $147 million U.S. Navy contract to modernize the fleet's electronic warfare defenses against anti-ship missiles and other threats.
Unmanned
Commercial UAS market opportunities - Other
September 22, 2014
Most analysts expect the commercial market for unmanned aircraft to eventually dwarf that of the military market. Unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) have changed the face of modern warfare and created a huge opportunity for electronics suppliers that provide systems for the UAS payloads, ground control stations, and flight controls. Are those same suppliers likely to benefit from the eventual commercial applications of this technology or is the difference between the markets going to throw a wrench in that transition?
Comms
Modernized ARC 210 Gen5 radio delivered to Navy Air Combat Electronics program - News
September 17, 2014
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins delivered their first Modernized Type I Cryptographic Airborne radio to the U.S. Navy. The AN/ARC-210, certified by the National Security Agency with Tactical Secure Voice (TSV) 2, replaces existing ARC-210 radios.
From The Editor
Defense electronics and 3D printing - Story
September 16, 2014
Additive manufacturing, better known as 3D printing, has made its way into the military embedded computing realm as suppliers are using the technology to speed up their production and reduce development costs.
Comms
Air Force Talon HATE program design review completed by Boeing - News
September 16, 2014
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. Boeing engineers completed the final design review for the Air Force’s Talon HATE program, which is aimed at improving communication and information sharing among various platforms. The system combines data from fighter networks, national sources, and joint command and control assets.
Comms
Newport News Shipbuilding to use Paramarine Ship and Submersible design software from Qinetiq - News
September 15, 2014
PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom. Newport News Shipbuilding (NSS) officials selected the Paramarine Ship and Submersible Design Software from Qinetiq as NSS's primary naval architectural software. The software will be used for all ships designed and built at NSS shipyard, including the U.S. Navy’s latest class of aircraft carriers. It will also support submarine research and development.
Radar/EW
Avionics
Safety-certifiable COTS modules released by Curtiss-Wright - News
September 12, 2014
ASHBURN, Va. Engineers at Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions released a new family of DO-254 DAL C and DO-178C DAL C safety-certifiable standard commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) processing modules targeted at military and civil aerospace applications. Curtiss-Wright engineers designed the Safety Certifiable COTS modules as an alternative to expensive custom designs.
From The Editor
U.S. military market is a sustainment market - Story
September 10, 2014
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) budget cuts and sequestration combined with a shrinking U.S. military footprint abroad have created an uncertain marketplace, leaving many to wonder where the business opportunities will be. However, market analysts and distributors of electronic components don't see it so much as a shrinking market, but rather one that is evolving and shifting toward sustainment.
Radar/EW
Raytheon wins Patriot missile engineering contract from Army - News
September 10, 2014
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon won a $109 million Engineering Services contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. The contract covers ongoing technical support and services to the Army and Foreign Military Sale (FMS) customers.
Unmanned
Army laser demonstrator from Boeing destroys targets through fog and wind - News
September 09, 2014
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Boeing an U.S. Army officials demonstrated the capabilities of the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) in maritime conditions, where they targeted a variety of aerial targets at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
Comms
A2100 satellite platform gets major facelift from Lockheed Martin - News
September 08, 2014
PARIS, France. Lockheed Martin engineers have made two major upgrades to the A2100 satellite family that provide broadband, mobile, and military communications, as well as GPS services to millions of consumers around the globe.
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