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Unmanned
Electromagnetic Railgun's prototype launcher starts testing - News
February 08, 2012
ARLINGTON, Va. Officials working on the Electromagnetic Railgun program at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have begun testing the prototype launcher for the railgun at a facility in Dahlgren, Va.
Unmanned
Predator C Avenger program's second UAV makes its first flight - News
February 08, 2012
SAN DIEGO. The second unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the jet-powered Predator Avenger C series of (UAVs) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems made its first flight.
Comms
New COM Express carrier board from Connect Tech has PC/104-Plus & PC/104-Express expansion - News
February 08, 2012
TORONTO, Ontario. Engineers at Connect Tech released the COM Express Carrier, compact carrier board that is compatible with COM Express Type 2 Basic or Compact modules.
Comms
Virtual combat training contract won by Lockheed Martin - News
February 07, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin engineers won a contract to provide technical support for virtual combat training systems at the Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
Unmanned
Navy Sidewinder missile Block II contract awarded to Raytheon - News
February 07, 2012
TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon won a Navy contract worth $39.6 million contract for AIM-9X Block II infrared-guided air-to-air missiles. The Block II missile has a redesigned fuze and new electronics among other enhancements to the Block I missile.
Avionics
DDC releases new MIL-STD-1553 transceiver - News
February 07, 2012
BOHEMIA, N.Y. Engineers at Data Device Corporation (DDC) announced a new lowest power dual MIL-STD-1553 transceiver that comes in a 7 millimeter x 7 millimeter package. The BU-67401L transceiver comes with options for MIL-STD-1553A/B, MIL-STD-1760, as well as McAir compatibility.
Radar/EW
F/A-18E/F Distributed Targeting System production kicks off - News
February 06, 2012
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 6, 2012. Boeing engineers have begun producing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet?s new Distributed Targeting System (DTS).
Comms
NASA is looking for small satellite proposals - News
February 06, 2012
WASHINGTON. Officials at NASA in Washington are requesting proposals for small satellite technology flight demonstrations ti improve the technical capabilities as well as range of uses this spacecraft category.
Cyber
Embedded software security testing solution released by Wind River and Coverity - News
February 06, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO AND ALAMEDA, Calif. Officials at Wind River Alameda, Calif., and Coverity in San Francisco have joined hands create a solution that integrates a development testing platform from Coverity into embedded software products from Wind River.
Avionics
NAVAIR unveils P-8A Poseidon cockpit and weapons simulators - News
February 03, 2012
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. Navy leaders have introduced brand new cockpit simulators for P-8A Poseidon pilots to train on the state-of-the art avionics and weapons computers they will fly with when the new aircraft is deployed to the fleet later this year.
Comms
MUOS satellite payload readies for launch - News
February 03, 2012
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. The Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite has been encapsulated into its payload fairing to get ready for a Feb. 16 liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on an Atlas V launch vehicle.
Unmanned
Army Ground Combat Vehicle program hybrid electric drive to use QinetiQ transmission - News
February 03, 2012
MCLEAN, Va. Engineers at QinetiQ will provide the transmission for a hybrid electric drive for the U.S. Army?s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program?s technology development phase.
From The Editor
Military Embedded Systems launches new website - Other
February 02, 2012
If you have visited mil-embedded.com in the last 24 hours you should be in for a pleasant surprise. The Military Embedded Systems editorial team along with our in-house web designers have completely modernized the site to bring a clean look that is easy to navigate with more fresh content.
Unmanned
Global Hawk UAV airborne communications payload supplied by Northrop Grumman - News
February 02, 2012
SAN DIEGO. Northrop Grumman won a U.S. Air Force $2.7 million contract to integrate two more Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payloads on two Global Hawk Block 20 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
From The Editor
COTS suppliers calm despite big DoD cuts on the horizon - Other
February 01, 2012
Suppliers of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products are calm even thought they know big cuts are coming to the defense market.
Comms
Australian military buys $235 million of Harris radio technology - News
February 01, 2012
MELBOURNE, Fla., The Australian Department of Defense rewarded Harris Corp. in Melbourne, Fla., with a $235 million contract for new radio systems as part of the country?s efforts to modernize its tactical radio program with Type-1 tactical data and voice communications.
From The Editor
VITA's Embedded Tech Trends a good start - Other
February 01, 2012
VITA's first Embedded Tech Trends (ETT) conference held last month in Cocoa Beach, Fla., -- the 2012 version of the old Bus & Board conference -- was a good start to recreating the positive networking environment that made Bus & Board (B & B) a must attend for those in the board industry.
Comms
Virtex-7 FPGA Software defined radio modules introduced by Pentek - News
February 01, 2012
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. Engineers at Pentek announced the first product from their new Virtex-7 line of FPGA modules called Onyx.
Cyber
WebShield security product from Raytheon added to UCDMO baseline list - News
February 01, 2012
HERNDON, Va. Officials at the Unified Cross Domain Management Office (UCDMO) selected Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions' WebShield for use on the version 4.1 baseline list.
Cyber
Software security, cryptographic tool solutions suite released by Green Hills Software - News
January 30, 2012
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Officials at Green Hills Software in Santa Barbara, Calif., released a security solution consisting of Suite B-Compliant Security Protocol Toolkits and Device Lifecycle Management (DLM) system, designed by the company?s INTEGRITY Security Services (ISS) business unit.
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