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Unmanned
Excalibur fired from record range by Marines in Afghanistan - News
June 14, 2012
AFGHANISTAN. U.S. Marine Corps personnel fired two Excalibur 155mm precision-guided artillery projectiles from a record range of 36 kilometers, or 22.3 statute miles, while in theater in Afghanistan. According to Excalibur producer Raytheon the fired shots represent the longest distance an Excalibur round has been fired in combat since it was first fielded in 2007.
Radar/EW
British army ground vehicle uses rugged GE embedded computers for ISTAR capability - News
June 13, 2012
TOWCESTER, United Kingdom. General Dynamics UK officials chose embedded computing solutions from GE Intelligent Platforms for the British army?s Scout Specialist Vehicle Demonstration Phase. The contract is valued at $5 million.
Comms
Rugged smart displays for ground vehicles showcased by Barco at Eurosatory - News
June 12, 2012
PARIS, France. Barco engineers released two new smart displays at Eurosatory this week in Paris ? the SV-126 and the SV-231. The units are compact and targeted at tracked and wheeled military vehicles.
Comms
Rugged ATCA platform released by SANBlaze for tactical military applications - News
June 11, 2012
LITTLETON, Mass. Engineers at SANBlaze Technology?s Defense Solutions Group have designed a new rugged AdvancedTCA (ATCA) solution called Rugged Compute Platform for Tactical Ops, or RCP-Tactical Ops. The new Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) is produced to meet the Size, Weight, and Power ? Cost (SWaP-C) requirements and Modular Open Systems Approach of Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs.
Cyber
Cybersecurity firm acquired by Northrop Grumman - News
June 08, 2012
FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman Corp. officials signed an agreement to purchase privately-held Australian cybersecurity firm called M5 Network Security Pty Ltd., based in Canberra, Australia. M5 also provides secure mobile communications services and products, and advanced analytics to Australian intelligence and military organizations.
Radar/EW
New 3U OpenVPX SBCs released by Kontron use 3rd gen Core i7 processors - News
June 07, 2012
ECHING, Germany. Kontron officials released their latest generation of 3U OpenVPX single-board computers (SBC) that use interface technology that is based on the 3rd generation Intel Core i7 processors.
Radar/EW
Rugged 3U mission computer subsystem released by Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions - News
June 06, 2012
HIGH WYCOMBE, UNITED KINGDOM. A new line of rugged VPX subsystems was announced by officials at Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions (CWCDS). The Multi-Platform Mission Computer (MPMC)-9335 3-slot system can be quickly configured for aerospace, defense, and law enforcement applications.
Unmanned
Liquid-hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye UAV makes 1st autonomous flight - News
June 05, 2012
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. The Phantom Eye unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ? a liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft from Boeing -- made its first autonomous flight from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. During the 28-minute flight the UAV rose to an altitude of 4,080 feet and reached a cruising speed of 62 knots.
Unmanned
Polar Hawk UAV to perform HALE security missions for Canada's Arctic territories - News
June 04, 2012
OTTAWA. Engineers at Northrop Grumman Corp. and L-3 MAS are joining hands to produce the Polar Hawk, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for Canada to have continuous surveillance of its Arctic regions. The new UAV will be a variant of Northrop Grumman?s Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE).
Comms
U.S. Navy ships to use Sub-Net Relay system from Rockwell Collins - News
June 01, 2012
OTTAWA, Ontario. Officials at Science Application International Corporation (SAIC) chose the Rockwell Collins Sub-Net Relay (SNR) solution for U.S. Navy ships under the PEOC4I Battle Force Tactical Networking program.
Comms
Military satellite payload performance demands drive rad-hard electronics - Story
June 01, 2012
Increased ISR and communications bandwidth demands for military satellites are forcing rad-hard electronics designers to pack more and more performance into smaller form factors. Meanwhile, uncertainty reigns in terms of funding for space-based programs out of the DoD and NASA.
Comms
Navigation payload elements powered on in GPS III test bed - News
May 30, 2012
DENVER. Navigation payload elements of the GPS III Non-Flight Satellite were powered on by the Lockheed Martin team that is producing the satellite system. These navigation elements include advanced atomic clocks that improve GPS accuracy, and the Mission Data Unit, which is the heart of the GPS III navigation payload. The test was completed before the integration of the full Navigation Payload Element.
Comms
Secure smartphones and tablets for defense coming from Samsung and General Dynamics - News
May 29, 2012
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. General Dynamics C4 Systems and Samsung are teaming to provide Samsung Approved for Enterprise (SAFE?) smartphones and tablet devices with General Dynamics defense-level information and cyber security technologies. The SAFE tablets and smartphones also have the Samsung Secure Android platform and will a cost-effective commercial technology solution for for military and government agencies, law enforcement and public safety, as well as financial, utility, and other industry personnel who need to be able to browse the Internet and access secure networks.
From The Editor
ITAR compliance is a mission-critical task for defense suppliers - Story
May 25, 2012
Even though the U.S. government is entertaining various forms of export compliance control, defense suppliers must continue to be vigilant when dealing with the ITAR and other export regulations or face multimillion-dollar fines for failing to comply. Meanwhile, potential reforms to spacecraft export rules potentially could be a big win for rad-hard electronics vendors.
From The Editor
ITAR fines can cripple your business - Story
May 25, 2012Export regulations such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), if taken lightly, levy heavy fines for unapproved military exports.
Avionics
New rugged computer system for avionics, C4ISR released by Kontron - News
May 25, 2012
ECHING, Germany. Engineers at Kontron released a new multi-mission rugged computer system called ApexVX -- based on 3U OpenVPX technology -- is designed for avionics and military applications such as precision-guided munitions, mobile military vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic warfare, and C4ISR.
From The Editor
Marine to run 100 miles around Ground Zero on Memorial Day weekend for wounded vets - Other
May 24, 2012
NEW YORK CITY. This Memorial Day Weekend retired Marine Cpl. Brian Gallagher will be running 100 miles in less than 30 hours over May 26-27 around Ground Zero to raise $100,000 for wounded warriors and their families through three charities.
Avionics
Avionics upgrade by Boeing for NATO & U.S. AWACS fleet worth $368 million - News
May 24, 2012
SEATTLE. U.S. Air Force and NATO officials tasked Boeing to create a new design for modernizing the avionics and flight deck of the U.S. and NATO E-3 707 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft fleet ? under a $368 million contract.
Comms
New UK submarine class to be designed by BAE Systems for about $516 million - News
May 23, 2012
BARROW-IN-FURNESS, United Kingdom. The Royal Navy selected BAE Systems to design the next generation of submarines for the United Kingdom. UK Ministry of Defense officials awarded the first design contracts for the Vanguard replacement program to the main industrial partners, BAE Systems Maritime ? Submarines, Babcock, and Rolls-Royce.
Radar/EW
Rugged FPDP recorders for military airborne, ground, and shipboard applications released by Pentek - News
May 22, 2012
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. Pentek engineers released a high-speed, multi-channel Serial FPDP recorder family called Talon including a rugged portable and rackmount devices as well as a commercial rackmount version. The systems hit aggregate recording rates as fast as 2 Gbytes per second.
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