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3D handheld display for warfighters - Product
March 13, 2012
Leveraging 3D film technology from 3M, engineers at IEE in Irvine, CA, developed a 4.8-inch handheld control display unit for warfighters that does not require 3D glasses.
Avionics
MC-130J avionics to DO-178B tool from Presagis - Product
March 13, 2012
Managing avionics safety certification challenges is a costly and time-consuming procedure, whether it is in military or commercial aircraft.
Comms
New control unit provides Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) for military ground vehicles - Product
March 13, 2012
Leveraging Intel Atom-based processing technology, engineers at Aitech Defense Systems in Chatsworth, CA, are able to provide a rugged, lightweight, control unit for military ground vehicles.
Avionics
MEMS-based attitude heading reference system for helicopters - Product
March 13, 2012
Engineers at Northrop Grumman Corp. are improving helicopter navigation with a new Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS)-based Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS), called the LCR-300.
Comms
SDR enabled by Virtex-7 FPGA modules from Pentek - Product
March 13, 2012
FPGAs are a game changer for many signal-processing applications and especially for Software-Defined Radio (SDR).
Comms
New crypto tool suite provides authenticated software security for embedded products - Product
March 13, 2012
Officials at Green Hills Software in Santa Barbara, CA, 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.
Comms
Open source clears up the military stovepipe mess: Interview with Carl Houghton, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Advanced Technology, Intelligent Software Solutions - Story
March 07, 2012
In this interview with Carl Houghton, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Advanced Technology at Intelligent Software Solutions, he discusses the real-time?ability of software to combine data fast and automatically notify operators of data changes greatly simplifies the challenge for command and control operatives, as well as other government personnel.
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.
Radar/EW
Where, oh where, had AltiVec gone - and where is it now? - Interview with Glenn Beck, Network Products Division, Freescale Aerospace and Defense/Single Board Computing Market Segment Manager - Story
December 16, 2011
An oft-posed question in the military embedded space the past couple of years has been: Will Freescale ever bring AltiVec back? That question was recently answered when the company announced its AMP Series featuring - reinstated AltiVec. Managing Editor Sharon Hess interviewed Glenn Beck, Market Segment Manager for the Network Products Division, Freescale Aerospace and defense/Single Board Computing Market, in the following Q&A.
Unmanned
Server helps apps travel through the rough spots - Product
October 17, 2011
The fact is that military airborne, land-based, and shipboard applications are housed in systems traversing harsh environments that are just not for the faint of heart. And Crystal Group Inc.'s SS16 Sealed Server can surely withstand the heat (and other extremes) of such environments...
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