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Rochester Electronics expands space-level manufacturing, radiation-hardened semiconductor offerings
NEWBURYPORT, Mass., 21 Nov. 2009. Rochester Electronics, a source for discontinued semiconductors, is actively expanding its mission-critical product manufacturing capabilities to ensure a continuous supply of certified radiation ...
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Navy seeks to develop collision-avoidance system to enable UAVs to operate in civil airspace
ARLINGTON, Va., 20 Nov. 2009. U.S. Navy researchers are asking industry to develop a collision avoidance system to enable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to operate in civil airspace without the risk of crashing into other aircraft.
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Raytheon licenses Ziptronix 3D interconnect technology for focal plane image sensor devices
MORRISVILLE, N.C., 19 Nov. 2009. Electro-optical engineers at the Raytheon Co. Vision Systems segment in Goleta, Calif., needed 3D integrated circuits for their imaging systems. They found their solution in direct bond interconnect ...
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Energy Department wants unmanned boat to operate in the ocean autonomously for six months
RICHLAND, Wash., 18 Nov. 2009. If your company can build an oceangoing unmanned boat able to operate autonomously in the open ocean, coastal areas, and harbors for as long as six months, then the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) ...
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Navy to develop next-generation JCREW 3.3 IED detection and electronic warfare technologies
ARLINGTON, Va., 17 Nov. 2009. U.S. Navy researchers are kicking off a program to develop the next-generation Joint Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) 3.3 system to detect and jam enemy ...
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Lockheed Martin IS&GS opens new NexGen Cyber Innovation and Technology Center
GAITHERSBURG, Md., 16 Nov. 2009. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced the opening of its NexGen Cyber Innovation and Technology Center, a research and development center for customer and partner collaboration located in Gaithersburg, ...
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GE Aviation forms joint venture with Chinese aerospace company to compete for C919 jetliner avionics
BEIJING, 15 Nov 2009. GE Aviation Systems in Grand Rapids, Mich., is forming a joint-venture commercial aviation avionics company with Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) in Beijing to offer integrated, open architecture avionics ...
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Crystal Group earns ISO 9001:2008 certification for quality in rugged computer design
HIAWATHA, Iowa, 15 Nov. 2009. Crystal Group Inc., maker of rugged computers, displays, and embedded computers in Hiawatha, Iowa, has received certification to the ISO 9001:2008 quality management industry standard.
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Matrox partners with Goma Elettronica SpA to develop advanced workstations for mission-critical applications
MONTREAL, 14 Nov. 2009. Matrox Graphics Inc., manufacturer of specialized graphics solutions, and Goma Elettronica SpA, have partnered to develop customized workstations for defense, industrial, and transportation environments. ...
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Marine Corps ready to ask industry for combination thermal weapon sight and thermal camera
QUANTICO MARINE BASE, Va., 13 Nov. 2009. U.S. Marine Corps weapons designers plan to ask industry to develop the Squad Thermal System (STS) -- a combination clip-on thermal weapon sight for the Marine Corps M-16 infantry rifle, ...
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Navy seeks to improve satellite electronics for navigation and guidance
ARLINGTON, Va., 12 Nov. 2009. U.S. Navy researchers are asking industry for ways to shield the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other military navigation and guidance systems from enemy attempts to jam or disrupt their ability ...
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Embedded Linux specialist MontaVista to be acquired by embedded computer maker Cavium Networks
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., 11 Nov. 2009. Microprocessor designer Cavium Networks in Mountain View, Calif., has agreed to buy embedded Linux software supplier MontaVista Software Inc. in Santa Clara, Calif., in a move reminiscent of ...
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Air Force to blend UAV guidance and smart munitions in upcoming weapons experiments
EGLIN AFB, Fla., 10 Nov. 2009. U.S. Air Force researchers plan to blend navigation and guidance technology originally developed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with smart munitions guidance and control in an upcoming joint technology ...
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Lockheed Martin's Guided MLRS reaches new distance record
DALLAS, Texas, 9 Nov. 2009. Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] fired a U.S. Army Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rocket 92 kilometers in a test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The test highlighted recent product improvements ...
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Kollmorgen to provide electro-optical sensor suites for Virginia-class attack submarines
WASHINGTON, 8 Nov. 2009. Electro-optical sensor experts at the Kollmorgen Corp. Electro-Optical Division in Northampton, Mass., won a $17.1 million contract last week for AN/BVS-1 photonics mast sensor units for the U.S. Navy Virginia-class ...
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Raytheon and small business partner KaZak Composites work together, advance Zumwalt Program
TEWKSBURY, Mass., 7 Nov. 2009. Raytheon Company and small business partner KaZaK Composites Inc., Woburn, Mass., have completed the design phase of the composite ballistic screen for integration onboard the Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG 1000).
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Virtual reality computer simulation for military intelligence briefings delivered by Christie
CYPRESS, Calif., 4 Nov. 2009. Christie Digital Solutions Inc. in Cypress, Calif., has built a 48-by-22-foot HD collaborative virtual environment (CAVE) computer simulation system for the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) in Norfolk, ...
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Training simulator for defense against shoulder-fired missiles provided by DRS Defense Solutions
BUFFALO, N.Y., 2 Nov. 2009 DRS Defense Solutions LLC's announced that its Intelligence, Communications & Avionics Solutions (ICAS) operation in Buffalo, N.Y., is under contract with the U.S. Air Force Air National Guard to provide ...
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Small signal zener diodes from Aeroflex / Metelics qualified to DSCC MIL-PRF-19500N
LAWRENCE, Mass., 1 Nov. 2009. Military-grade electronic diode specialist Aeroflex / Metelics in Lawrence, Mass., (formerly Hi-Rel Components) has qualified its small signal zener diodes to the MIL-PRF-19500N standard administered ...
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Finland contribution to deliver radition detection equipment to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
HELSINKI, 31 Oct. 2009. U.S. Ambassador Bruce J. Oreck and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Pertti Torstila signed a Memorandum of Understanding through which the Government of Finland will contribute funding to a U.S.-led ...
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Marine Corps looks to Harris to help install PRC-117F radios in Marine combat vehicles
ROCHESTER, N.Y., 30 Oct. 2009. The Harris Corp. RF Communications Division in Rochester, N.Y., won a $90 million five-year radio communications contract from the U.S. Marine Corps Thursday to provide as many as 3,385 kits to install ...
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Navy ponders advanced shipboard radar system for missile, air, and surface defense
WASHINGTON, 28 Oct. 2009. U.S. Navy officials are considering a project to develop an advanced missile- air- and surface-defense radar system that blends S-band radar, X-band radar, and a radar suite controller.
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