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Radar/EW
Rugged chassis from GMS replaces multiple workstations via virtual machine technology - News
September 05, 2014
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. General Micro Systems, Inc. (GMS) engineers have developed a rugged, conduction-cooled, secure virtual machine (SVM) server that has six hardware independent I/O modules. The Tarantula, developed to replace multiple workstations with one box via the use of virtual machine technology, leverages an enterprise-level Layer 2 or Layer 3 intelligent switch for high-speed connectivity.
Comms
General Dynamics UK to provide 589 SCOUT SV platforms to the UK army - News
September 03, 2014
SOUTH WALES, UK. General Dynamics UK won a contract worth about $5.76 billion from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide 589 SCOUT Specialist Vehicle (SV) platforms to the British army to add capability to the Armored Cavalry within Army 2020.
Radar/EW
CIRCM system from Northrop Grumman completes Army flight testing on Black Hawk helicopter - News
September 02, 2014
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. The Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system from Northrop Grumman demonstrated its capabilities on a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during a round of Army testing.
Comms
PCI Express dual port interposer card - Product
August 31, 2014
Responding to increased demands for more PCI Express (PCIe) based analysis products Teledyne Lecroy engineers developed the SFF-8639 dual port interposer card for analysis of dual ported solid state drives (SSDs).
Comms
Mobile battery management system - Product
August 31, 2014
The Power Scavenger battery charge management concept from Lincad is designed to meet the mobile tactical battery charging requirements of warfighters in the field.
Comms
Digital radio test platform for Viking Series radios - Product
August 31, 2014
The 3920B Digital Radio Test Set from Aeroflex features a 2.7 GHz radio frequency (RF) range for automated test and alignment of EF Johnson Viking Series radios. The company’s Automated Test and Alignment procedure removes the need for user interaction with automated test and alignme...
Cyber
Protection from Internet threats - Product
August 31, 2014
Icon Labs’ Floodgate Defender security software for real-time operating systems (RTOS) delivers protection from Internet-based threats by controlling what packets the embedded device processes and by preventing unwanted packets from being processed. Unlike encryption and authenticati...
Comms
40 W rad-hard 120V DC-DC converters - Product
August 31, 2014
The M3G120 series of 40 W radiation-hardened (rad-hard) 120V input DC-DC converters from International Rectifier (IR) are designed for a range of analog and digital satellite power systems. The converters are targeted at satellite systems requiring long mission life (15 years or more), suc...
Comms
All-in-one AC/DC modules - Product
August 31, 2014
The sMV-28-500 from Astrodyne Power Supplies functions as an all-in-one AC/DC module that has been integrated into an Alternative Energy Storage and Distribution System (AESaDS) – which is a portable hybrid voltaic/battery power system used for power storage on the battlefield.
Unmanned
RQ-4 Global Hawk showcases expanded mission capabilities - News
August 27, 2014
SAN DIEGO. – The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Wide Area Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) demonstrated its ability to operate with an expanded variety of intelligence exploitation ground stations and collect mission data in multiple places during tests this summer.
Radar/EW
Space debris tracking site to be established by Lockheed Martin and Electro Optic Systems in Australia - News
August 26, 2014
CANBERRA, Australia. Lockheed Martin and Electro Optic Systems Pty Ltd., are joining hands to develop a new space object tracking site in Western Australia to provide a more detailed picture of space debris for government and commercial customers.
Radar/EW
Dual 4GSPS transceiver card from Curtiss-Wright shipping for C4ISR applications - News
August 25, 2014
ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions began volume production shipment of its VPX3-530 dual channel ADC/DAC engine. The rugged low-latency transceiver module’s 12-bit ADC can be configured with either two 4 GSPS channels or four 2 GSPS channels. It also has two channels of 14-bit DAC data conversion at up to 5.6 GSPS on a single 3U OpenVPX card.
A.I.
DARPA SyNAPSE program develops low-power, brain-like chip - News
August 20, 2014
WASHINGTON. Researchers funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have developed a computer chip with an architecture inspired by the neuronal structure of the brain that requires only a fraction of the electrical power of conventional chips. Defense applications where electrical power is limited such as mobile robots and remote sensors would benefit from the energy savings of the chip, which uses 100 times less power for complex processing than current devices.
Radar/EW
Navy uses maritime test bed from Lockheed Martin to demo analytical capabilities - News
August 19, 2014
SAN DIEGO. Lockheed Martin engineers used a new advanced maritime test bed to demonstrate how continually evolving technologies such as predictive analytics and data fusion can be used by the Navy to share intelligence quickly and securely – even in limited bandwidth naval settings.
Unmanned
Navy, Northrop Grumman demonstrate integrated manned & unmanned flight operations at sea - News
August 18, 2014
ATLANTIC OCEAN. Northrop Grumman engineers and the U.S. Navy personnel conducted a demonstration of manned, unmanned aircraft teaming during a a series of cooperative flights from the aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), using an X-47B Unmanned Air System (UCAS) and an F/A-18 Hornet.
Unmanned
Raytheon developing laser weapon technology for Marine Corps ground vehicles - News
August 13, 2014
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Raytheon won an $11 million contract to develop a laser weapon for use on Marine Corps. ground vehicles to defeat low-flying threats such as enemy unmanned aircraft. The work will be done under the Ground Based Air Defense (GBAD) Directed Energy On-the-Move Future Naval Capabilities program -- an Office of Naval Research program.
Avionics
NATO AWACS fleet to get avionics facelift - News
August 12, 2014
SEATTLE. Boeing won a contract from NATO worth about $250 million to integrate digital avionics and flight decks on 13 of the alliance’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, which are based on the Boeing 707 commercial airplane.
Avionics
Orion spacecraft recovery tested by joint industry government team - News
August 11, 2014
LOS ANGELES. Lockheed Martin, NASA, and U.S. Navy personnel participated in a simulated ocean recovery of an Orion spacecraft test article to practice recovery techniques for retrieving the crew module after it splashes down following its first test flight later in 2014. The test enabled the team to evaluate procedures, hardware, and personnel responsible for making the recovery.
Radar/EW
Arleigh Burke-Class destroyers to get upgraded bridge, navigation systems - News
August 08, 2014
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Northrop Grumman won contracts from the U.S. Navy, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, and Huntington Ingalls Industries to deliver integrated bridge and navigation systems and steering gear systems to upgrade Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers (DDGs).
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