Military Embedded Systems
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From The Editor
Big thank you to our military veterans - Blog
November 11, 2015
Getting to know personally the men and women of the U.S. military has been the true highlight of my two decades in this industry. It’s been a privilege to cover and learn about the technology that helps keep them safe and helps them protect us and our nation.
From The Editor
Veteran's Day and the Flower of Remembrance - Blog
November 11, 2015
Thank you to those that serve, past and present. The flower of remembrance – a red poppy – has become a symbol to remember veterans.
Cyber
Cyberattack concerns prompts Navy to go back to its roots - Blog
November 02, 2015
There are three questions that I seem to get asked most often after people find out I served in the Navy. The first: what my job was? The second: the ratio between men and women onboard a ship? And the third: can I navigate using only the stars?
From The Editor
Potential full-year CR could impact 400 Army programs, say Army officials - Blog
October 23, 2015
WASHINGTON. A potential year-long Continuing Resolution (CR) caused by Congress being unable to pass a 2016 budget by December could result and would affect about 400 Army programs totaling about $6 billion, said Heidi Shyu, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology during a press conference at the AUSA Annual Meeting last week in Washington.
Unmanned
Airborne and satellite sensor systems - Blog
October 22, 2015
EVOLUTION OF WARFARE Blog: Those nations that are best prepared often succeed the most at winning conflicts or avoiding them in the first place. This thought is expressed even better in Latin: "Si vis pacem, para bellum." Translated as "you want peace, prepare for war," and originally stated by Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus in De Re Militari around the 4th or 5th century BC.
From The Editor
Veteran sailor/journalist meets Army tech at AUSA - Blog
October 22, 2015
My editor assigned me to an Army trade show this month – my first military trade show as a journalist. Walking the aisles of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) show in Washington last week touched me with a bit of nostalgia, it was the first time in three years I’ve been in a room full of uniformed military personnel. Last time it was with more sailors than soldiers as it followed my time in the U.S. Navy. Still, it was fun seeing what new toys the Army folks might get to play with in the field – an experience I never had those years at sea.
Comms
Fighting stray frequencies in PCBs - Blog
October 07, 2015
To meet the constant consumer demand for higher bandwidth in their wireless devices, companies have developed ultra-wideband communications equipment and advanced wireless techniques, such as frequency-hopping spread spectrum transmission, in which radio signals are rapidly switched between frequencies. The same technique can also guard against eavesdropping. With those advances, however, comes a growing challenge for manufacturers of the high-performance printed circuit boards aimed at the wireless communications market. That challenge lies in controlling a phenomenon known as Passive Intermodulation.
From The Editor
DSEI London highlights - Blog
September 29, 2015
Anyone thinking the global defense market is slowing down would’ve been surprised if they attended the Defense and Security International (DSEI) show this month in London. Thousands of attendees saw everything from uniforms to tanks to radar signal processing board displayed at the stands. Highlights for me were an anti-drone system from three British companies, a cyber defense solution for submarine control systems (yes you can hack a submarine), a synthetic vision type of system for ground vehicles, and of course a plethora of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) devices for electronic warfare, radar, and unmanned systems applications.
Radar/EW
DSEI, VPX, COTS boards, and a bit of DSP history - Blog
September 28, 2015
Nearly two decades after I last manned a stand at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) show in London, I strolled the halls again this month. There I found floating point digital signal processing (DSP) has overtaken fixed point as the preferred method for military signal processing applications and that VPX is remarkably popular despite its expensive price tag. I also re-established that DSEI is still a one-stop show of military suppliers selling everything from radar processing boards to electric socks for frigid deployments.
Radar/EW
Sensor networks and warfare - Blog
September 25, 2015
EVOLUTION OF WARFARE BLOG. In this segment, we will take a look at the sensor networks used by our intelligence community and military and their importance to maintaining secrecy in warfare. As Sun Tzu stated in "The Art of War," "secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move."
Radar/EW
GE embedded computing business bought by Veritas Capital - Blog
September 23, 2015
Rumors were flying last week, but the official announcement that GE was selling its embedded computing business – which falls under GE Energy Management’s Intelligent Platforms subdivision – to venture capital firm Veritas Capital in New York City didn't hit the wires till yesterday.
Radar/EW
Standards -- VPX, CompactPCI, etc. -- are a thing of the past - Blog
September 08, 2015
There are lots of standards out there, such as VPX. But what actually makes a standard standard? I'll use VPX as my example. According to my definition of a standard, I should be able to remove a CPU board from the box and replace it with another CPU board, regardless of the manufacturer, and have it come up and running with fairly minimal effort.
From The Editor
Radar/EW
Next generation warfare: unexpected happenings - Blog
August 20, 2015
EVOLUTION OF WARFARE BLOG: Now that we have looked at the evolution of warfare through the ages in the previous seven articles, and speculated on what the future may hold, there are several significant incidents that beg examination and explanation. While the U.S. unquestionably has the most sophisticated weapons and intelligence systems on the planet, are our enemies catching up or even getting ahead of us? And do we already have next-generation intelligence systems operating secretly?
Cyber
Embedded systems, meet the Internet of Things - Blog
August 20, 2015
OPEN SOURCE WAY BLOG: In many ways, embedded systems are the progenitor of the Internet of Things (IoT) – and now IoT is changing key aspects of how we design and build military embedded systems. In fact, the new model for embedded systems within IoT might best be described as design, build, maintain, update, extend, and evolve.
Avionics
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Rafale fighters to be delivered to Serbia by Dassault Aviation
August 30, 2024
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ATHENA sensor selected for U.S. Army threat detection program
August 27, 2024
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Training provider V2X secures combat readiness task order valued at as much as $3.7 billion over 5 years
August 21, 2024
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Final VH-92A presidential helicopter delivered to U.S. Marine Corps by Sikorsky
August 20, 2024
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U.S. Navy, Shield AI partnering on aerial target project
August 28, 2024
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AI-enabled software project kicks off between RTI and U.S. Air Force
August 27, 2024
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Multi-jet autonomy flights using AI pilot conducted by Shield AI
August 26, 2024
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Artificial intelligence, machine learning to be developed for U.S. Space Systems Command by Sierra Space
August 22, 2024
Cyber
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LVC training for Navy fleet readiness contract signed with SAIC
August 14, 2024
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Intelligence spot on large GSA contract awarded to LIS Solutions
August 09, 2024
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Cyberintelligence software contract signed between U.S. Army and CACI International
August 05, 2024
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An argument for a dynamic root of trust in mission-critical systems
August 05, 2024
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U.S. Navy signs CACI to 5-year engineering, systems support contract
September 03, 2024
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Mobile satellite terminals to be provided to U.S. Department of Defense by Ovzon
August 30, 2024
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Comms system to be integrated onto Australian frigates by Rohde & Schwarz
August 29, 2024
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Heavy Tactical Vehicle contract for U.S. Army won by Oshkosh Defense
August 23, 2024