Military Embedded Systems

Editorial Director

Military Embedded Systems

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Radar/EW

Due Regard Radar from General Atomics tested on manned aircraft - News

February 22, 2012
SAN DIEGO. Engineers at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) in San Diego tested a prototype of its Due Regard Radar on a manned aircraft. The radar, internally funded by GA-ASI, supports the company?s Predator B Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) radar-based airborne sense-and-avoid architecture.
Avionics

F-35A completes test with external weapons - News

February 21, 2012
FORT WORTH, Texas. The F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) fighter jet?s first flew its first external weapons test mission at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Comms

MUOS-based communications demonstrated on JTRS manpack radio - News

February 21, 2012
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Engineers at General Dynamics C4 Systems completed the first secure voice and data communications demonstration via the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite-communications waveform. The demo used the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) two-channel networking radio (AN/PRC-155).
Radar/EW

13U enclosure eases SIGINT, radar processing design - Product

February 21, 2012
With applications such as SIGINT, radar processing, and image processing at the forefront of military embedded electronics, having those applications designed based upon an open standard such as OpenVPX (VITA 65) is a real boon to helping designers speed up development. Accordingly, the ne...
Avionics

Mil simulation platform increases its flexibility - Product

February 21, 2012
With increased platform flexibility on the military-embedded priority list these days, we were impressed by Quantum3D's recent move to take its Mantis Real-Time Scene Management simulation software into multi-platform style.
Comms

Source code analysis as easy as a spell checker? - Product

February 21, 2012
Software developers have enough on their plates without having to spend undue time analyzing their code.
Comms

System streamlines the signal recording/playback paradigm - Product

February 21, 2012
When it comes to military systems, a streamlined approach that delivers maximum functionality is the optimum approach - which is exactly why the RTR 2726 multiband playback and recording system from Pentek caught our eye.
Unmanned

Mini stabilizer eases the UAV video shakes - Product

February 21, 2012
Two things often come to mind when the topic of image/video stabilization arises: 1) the on-target yet ever-moving video streams taken by UAVs dotting the skies; and 2) 6U VME. If you've ever seen UAV footage, you know the picture can vibrate constantly.
Comms

Signal generators aim to eliminate field tests - Product

February 21, 2012
With the DoD tightening its belt and expecting suppliers to absorb many development costs these days, products like Rohde & Schwarz's R&S SMU200A signal generator topped with the company's R&S SMU-K77 signal generator - really come in handy.
From The Editor

Innovations for the warfighter: Small, COTS-based, portable, and platform agnostic - Story

February 20, 2012
Requirements for platform-independent, portable, cost-effective solutions that leverage commercial technology will drive innovation among designers of future military electronic systems.
Radar/EW

Radar signal processing upgrades use embedded COTS hardware - Story

February 20, 2012
Military radar designers are turning more and more toward Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) signal processing solutions to modernize existing radar systems. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)
From The Editor

New Mil-Embedded website and cover design, plus the debut of Embedded Tech Trends - Story

February 20, 2012
Editorial Director John McHale introduces the upgraded mil-embedded.com website and details the revamped portions of Military Embeddd Systems magazine.
Avionics

Re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt deployed to Air Force - News

February 20, 2012
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah. Air Force and Boeing officials unveiled the first of 233 re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II during an event at Hill Air Force Base. Boeing is under contract with the Air Force to deliver 233 wing sets through 2018.
Radar/EW

B-2 Bomber electronic warfare upgrade provided by BAE Systems - News

February 17, 2012
NASHUA, N.H. New electronic warfare systems for the B-2 Bomber will be supplied by BAE Systems in Nashua, N.H. Officials at Northrop Grumman - Aerospace Systems tasked BAE Systems engineers to provide Electronic Support Measure (ESM) systems to be used on all 20 B-2 Spirit bombers. This electronic warfare upgrade will replace the current AN/APR-50 system.
Radar/EW

New F-16V with AESA radar showcased at Singapore Airshow - News

February 16, 2012
SINGAPORE. Lockheed Martin and U.S. Air Force officials showcased a new F-16 variant at the Singapore Airshow ? the F-16V, which has an upgraded mission computer and open architecture design, a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, and other cockpit enhancements.
Unmanned

Power electronics designs trending smaller and more efficient - Story

February 16, 2012
Designers of power electronics components for the military market say business is steady, but they continue to be challenged to increase efficiencies while simultaneously shrinking component size. Meanwhile, in the space arena there is a move toward digital devices.
Comms

CANES shipboard networking contract modification award to Northrop Grumman - News

February 15, 2012
SAN DIEGO. Northrop Grumman Corp. won the next phase of the Navy?s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) contract. CANES was created to modernize and consolidate and Navy shipboard network systems to enhance overall operational effectiveness as well as affordability fleetwide.
Avionics

Block C V-22 Osprey with new radar, cockpit displays, and electronic warfare features delivered to Marines - News

February 15, 2012
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. Marine Corps pilots have received the first Block C V-22 Osprey aircraft with new radar and electronic warfare features from Bell Boeing a joint undertaking between Bell Helicopter-Textron and Boeing.
Avionics

MC-130J avionics to use DO-178B tool from Presagis - News

February 14, 2012
MONTREAL. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics engineers are using the VAPS XT-178 tool from Presagis to develop embedded graphics displays on the MC-130J Increment 3 program run by the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The tool is human machine interface (HMI) solution for DO-178B development.
Radar/EW

APY-10 radar adds air-to-air surveillance mode for Indian navy P-8I aircraft - News

February 14, 2012
SINGAPORE. Raytheon engineers deployed delivered its APY-10 surveillance radar to Boeing for the P-8I aircraft Boeing, being designed by Boeing for the Indian navy. It is the first international version of the radar.
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