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Radar/EW
Space Fence radar proposal from Lockheed Martin submitted to Air Force - News
November 14, 2012
MOORESTOWN, N.J. Lockheed Martin officials have submitted the company’s final contract proposal to construct the Space Fence radar, which will enhance how the U.S. Air Force tracks and identifies orbital objects.
Comms
GPS receiver from Rockwell Collins to be used in Curtiss-Wright Controls Digital Beachhead solution - News
November 13, 2012
ASHBURN, VA. Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions (CWCDS) selected the SAASM based MPE-S GPS receiver module from Rockwell Collins for the U.S. Army standard embedded GPS receiver for use in rugged electronics subsystems that are compliant with the Army’s Vehicular Integration for C4ISR/EW Interoperability (VICTORY) initiative for interoperable digital network services.
Radar/EW
Mercury Computer Systems now called Mercury Systems - News
November 13, 2012
CHELMSFORD, MA. Officials at Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. announced that the company is changing its name to Mercury Systems, Inc. , effective immediately. Other changes include a new logo and website in an effort to rebrand the company.
Comms
Software-defined radios from ITT Exelis will use LynxOS-SE RTOS - News
November 12, 2012
SAN JOSE, CA. ITT Exelis engineers are using the LynxOS -SE real-time operating system (RTOS) from LynuxWorks for a new line of software-defined radios (SDRs) that utilize the Rifleman Radio, Soldier Radio, and SideHat variants for the U.S. and International operators.
Avionics
UAS mission simulator/trainer announced by CAE at Unmanned Systems Canada - News
November 07, 2012
OTTAWA, Ontario. Engineers at CAE in Montreal launched the company’s Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Mission Trainer. Company officials made the announcement at the Unmanned Systems Canada conference. The new trainer has an open architecture design that uses commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and simulation software to create a platform-agnostic training system for UAS pilots, mission commanders, and sensor operators.
Avionics
Fifth P-8A Poseidon delivered to Navy - News
November 06, 2012
SEATTLE. Boeing officials delivered the fifth P-8A Poseidon production aircraft to the U.S. Navy. It is one of 24 low-rate initial production (LRIP) maritime patrol aircraft being built by Boeing for the Navy as part of 2011 and 2012 contracts.
Comms
Secure data transfer for strict SWaP requirements released by Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions - News
November 05, 2012
WASHINGTON. Engineers at Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS) released a secure data transfer solution called Small Format Guard for warfighters in mobile and tactical deployments.
Comms
Raytheon demos Army's SRW airborne and ground radios - News
October 31, 2012
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. Raytheon engineers demonstrated the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) on ground and airborne radio terminals, enabling warfighters to communicate over disparate networks.
Comms
MILCOM 2012 canceled due to Hurricane Sandy - News
October 28, 2012
ORLANDO, FL. Officials organizing the annual MILCOM conference and exhibition just canceled this year's events due to the travel disruptions being caused by Hurricane Sandy. It was estimated that about 40 percent of the attendees would have to travel from the impacted areas and either be majorly delayed or unable to attend all together.
From The Editor
AUSA Army attendance down - News
October 23, 2012
WASHINGTON. Last year the AUSA Annual Meetings expanded to both floors of the Washington, DC convention center, making it one of the biggest military trade shows in the country. This year it shrunk back a little bit due to the budget cuts and threat of sequestration.
Cyber
Raytheon acquires cybersecurity firm - News
October 22, 2012
GARLAND, Texas. Raytheon officials announced the company purchased Teligy, Inc., a company focuse don developing cybersecurity technology. Technology. The acquisition extends Raytheon’s cybersecurity equipment footprint in vulnerability analysis, wireless communications, reverse engineering, as well as custom kernel software/device driver development.
Comms
New secure laptop computer from General Dynamics enables classified and unclassified data for government users - News
October 17, 2012
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Engineers at General Dynamics C4 Systems released a new Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) secure laptop computer for government and agency workers. The TACLANE-MultiBook laptop is certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) to secure network communications to the Secret level and below.
Unmanned
AFRL sodium guide star laser enables more detailed images of objects in space - News
October 16, 2012
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) engineers began operating a new Boeing-built sodium guide star laser on a telescope at Kirtland Air Force Base. The 50-watt laser will enable AFRL scientists to enhance their acquisition of detailed images of objects in Earth orbit.
Comms
Communications range for Legacy NTDS devices extended with new Sabtech system - News
October 15, 2012
YORBA LINDA, Calif. Sabtech Industries engineers have extended the communications range of its Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS) equipment with a new PowerNet Bridge System. The firmware addition to Sabtech’s PowerNet NTDS to Ethernet Converter builds on this functionality and increases the communications range for legacy equipment beyond maximum MIL-STD-1397C distances.
Radar/EW
Office of Naval Research tasks Raytheon to develop new power architectures for surface ships and submarines - News
October 10, 2012
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon won two Phase 2 contracts under the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR’s) Compact Power Conversion Technologies (CPCT) program, which looks to improve fuel economy and architectural flexibility on critical mission systems fir future surface ships and submarines. The one-year programs for a Bi-Directional Power Converter and a Power Management Controller will help to reduce equipment footprint and personnel on future naval platforms.
Comms
Radio technology trends and NDIs - Story
October 10, 2012
It seems that Software-Defined Radios (SDRs) are finally here, there, and everywhere, pointing to a trend of Non-Developmental Item (NDI) procurement from here on.
Comms
The SDR technology evolution continues - Story
October 10, 2012
The Software-Defined Radio (SDR) concept is now a mature technology enabling radio functions to be defined in warfighters? radios across the globe, not just in large government programs such as the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS).
Avionics
Training in a virtual world is cost effective - Story
October 10, 2012
Warfighters are spending more time than ever in virtual environments as military leaders take advantage of commercial technology that finds itself in simulators with a realism unheard of 10 years ago - all while saving millions in infrastructure and live training expenses.
Comms
Rugged flash drive has built-in security - Product
October 09, 2012
Engineers at Apacer have designed a rugged flash drive for extreme military environments that comes with built-in security features to prevent enemy eyes from ever seeing the secure data. The 2.5" Serial ATA Flash Drive (SAFD 25P) has ATA secure erase and S.M.A.R.T. functions that basicall...
Radar/EW
VPX SBC building block hastens time-to-market for C4ISR apps - Product
October 09, 2012
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) is a hot focus in mil tech these days, and so is fast time-to-deployment. The good news is that Parvus’ CPU-111-10 6U VPX SBC can act as a ready building block in C4ISR applications, h...
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