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Happy Independence Day
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SS/SW) Rick D. West offers the following Independence Day message: "As we celebrate this great nation's birthday I'd like you to take a moment and consider your role in preserving the ideals ...
Argon ST wins $29.8 million to deliver C5ISR solutions
FAIRFAX, Va., 2 July 2009. Argon ST Inc., a systems engineering, development, and services company providing full-service C5ISR (command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) ...

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   Swedish Armed Forces select Harris Corp.'s Falcon III Secure Personal Radio (SPR) for soldier radio program
ROCHESTER, N.Y., 2 July 2009. Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company, won a contract to deliver the RF-7800S Secure Personal Radio for Sweden's Inter/Intra Group Radio (IGR) program. The ...
Universal Display wins $750,000 SBIR Phase II contract from U.S. Air Force for flexible OLED displays
EWING, N.J., 2 July 2009. Universal Display Corp., maker of displays and lighting using its UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED technology, won a $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract from the United ...

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   Oshkosh Corp. gains $1.05 billion to deliver M-ATV, invites input from manufacturers
OSHKOSH, Wis., 1 July 2009. Oshkosh Corp. has received an initial delivery order from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) for 2,244 MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs), ...
Lockheed Martin to begin concept development for U.S. Air Force Space Fence
MOORESTOWN, N.J., 1 July 2009. Lockheed Martin won from the U.S. Air Force a $30 million contract to begin concept development for Space Fence, a system of land-based S-Band radars and supporting operations centers that will detect ...
Raytheon wins $36 million to supply Kuwait Patriot test equipment
TEWKSBURY, Mass., 30 June 2009. Raytheon Company won a $36.1 million Foreign Military Sales award from the U.S. Army to provide the State of Kuwait with Patriot Configuration-3 radar upgrade depot test equipment, training, and related ...
1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley employ AtHoc's network-centric mass notification system
SAN MATEO, Calif., 30 June 2009. AtHoc Inc., provider of network-centric emergency notification systems, announced a deal with the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley to expand its use of AtHoc IWSAlerts enterprise wide. The new ...
Northrop Grumman wins VisIOn Information Operations contract
RESTON, Va., 29 June 2009. Northrop Grumman Corp. will develop the software architecture for the Virtual Integrated Support for Information Operations eNvironment (VisIOn) system, which will provide situational awareness and mission ...
Next-generation missile defense radar systems for Navy warships is goal of new study contracts
WASHINGTON, 29 June 2009. U.S. Navy officials are awarding study contracts to three of the nation's top radar systems integrators as part of an effort to design the next-generation missile defense ship radar for the future CG(X) ...
Northrop Grumman and U.S. Air Force unveil new Global Hawk UAV
PALMDALE, Calif. 28 June 2009. Northrop Grumman Corp. and the U.S. Air Force officials debuted the next-generation Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) – the RQ-4 Block 40 – in a ceremony today at Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, ...
Boeing ships next-generation GPS satellite to Cape Canaveral for tests
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., 27 June 2009. Boeing has shipped a Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to conduct a series of tests for the U.S. Air Force's next-generation satellite ...
NovAtel wins U.S. Federal Aviation Administration WAAS receiver contract
CALGARY, Alberta, 26 June 2009. NovAtel Inc., a manufacturer of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) precise positioning technology, won a contract by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop the next-generation ...
Oshkosh Defense to supply HEMTT A4s to U.S. Army Reserve
OSHKOSH, Wis., 26 June 2009. Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corp., won a delivery order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) to supply more than 30 next-generation Oshkosh Heavy Expanded Mobility ...
Citrix provides General Dynamics, WIN-T Increment 1 with satellite bandwidth optimization tools
BETHESDA, Md., 25 June 2009. Citrix Systems Inc. has supplied General Dynamics with more than 1,500 Citrix WANScaler units to help optimize satellite bandwidth for the U.S. Army and its WIN-T (Warfighter Information Network-Tactical) ...
Government Programs offer funds to buy IPG Photonics fiber lasers
OXFORD, Mass., 25 June 2009. IPG Photonics Corp., maker of high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, announced the availability of government programs that provide financial incentives for customers to purchase fiber lasers. Fiber ...
Raytheon wins $154.8 million Phalanx weapon system overhaul, conversion contract
CALGARY, Alberta, 24 June 2009. Raytheon Company won a $154.8 million contract from the Canadian Navy to conduct 30 sets of overhauls and convert 21 Phalanx close-in weapon systems. According to the contract, Raytheon engineers ...
Augusta Systems wins Navy contract for intelligent network
MORGANTOWN, W.Va., 24 June 2009. Augusta Systems Inc. won from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) a $1.3 million contract to test and enhance a distributed, intelligent network capable of managing single and multiple "swarms" ...
BAE Systems computer powers NASA missions to the moon, Mars
MANASSAS, Va., 23 June 2009. A BAE Systems computer is at the core of a strategic NASA mission for space exploration, says a company representative. The company's RAD750 microprocessor powers NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ...
Communications & Power Industries wins $1.7 million to equip multinational organization with high-power amplifiers
PALO ALTO, Calif., 23 June 2009. Communications & Power Industries Inc. (CPI) won a roughly $1.7 million initial contract from Globecomm Systems Inc. to support a multinational defense organization. Under the contract, CPI will ...
Aerojet provides solutions in support of NASA's lunar exploration missions
SACRAMENTO, Calif., 21 June 2009. Aerojet, a GenCorp company, announced the launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Spacecraft. Aerojet ...

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   Puma miniature UAV lands on water and ground for Special Forces applications
PARIS, 20 June 2009. Officials from AeroVironment were showcasing their Puma AE (all environment) miniature unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the Paris Air Show this week. The hand-launched uses custom electro-optics to track targets.
 
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   Curtiss-Wright Controls announces 8-Core Freescale QorIQ P4080-based VPX single-board computer
LEESBURG, Va., 3 July 2009. Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, introduced the VPX6-187, its first VPX single-board computer based on Freescale's latest eight-core QorIQ P4080 communications processor.
Crane DC/DC converters help power the Hubble Space Telescope
REDMOND, Wash., 2 July 2009. Power Solutions of Crane Aerospace and Electronics, provided power supplies, including the SMRT Series of DC/DC converters to help NASA astronauts repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
U.S. Navy approves COTS connector
HARRISBURG, Pa., 30 June 2009. Tyco Electronics recently obtained approval from the U.S. Navy for its commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Multimode LightCrimp PLUS ST military connector. Navy officials added the device to the "Navy ...
Anti tamper military FPGA with security for aerospace applications introduced by Altera
SAN JOSE, Calif., 29 June 2009. Altera Corp. in San Jose, Calif., is introducing a low-power field programmable gate array (FPGA) family with anti tamper and security features for military, aerospace, and industrial applications ...

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   Dust-resistant electronic enclosures for rackmount chassis introduced by Optima EPS
TUCKER, Ga., 28 June 2009. Optima EPS in Tucker, Ga., is introducing dust- and moisture-resistant electronic enclosures with enhanced filtering to house EIA standard 19-inch wide sub-racks and rackmount chassis.

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   IR debuts IR3640M PWM control IC for high-performance DC-DC applications
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., 27 June 2009. International Rectifier, a provider of power management technology, has introduced the IR3640M PWM control IC for high-performance synchronous DC-DC buck applications, including servers, storage, ...

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   Embedded computing boards from Curtiss-Wright to support Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGAs
HIGH WYCOMBE, England, 26 June 2009. Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing in High Wycombe, England, is announcing support for the Xilinx Virtex-6 field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) in the company's FPGA mezzanine card ...

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   Computer board technology from GE Fanuc to employ Freescale QorIQ embedded processor
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., 25 June 2009. Embedded computer specialist GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms in Charlottesville, Va., is developing computer circuit board products based on the Freescale QorIQ embedded processor, company officials ...
Condition based maintenance standard proposed for aircraft and avionics systems
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 24 June 2009. U.S. aircraft and avionics experts are proposing a new approach to condition based maintenance for aircraft called the Open System Architecture for Condition-Based Maintenance (OSA-CBM), which ...
Kavlico combined pressure/temperature sensors debut for aircraft, ground support vehicles
MOORPARK, Calif., 20 June 2009. Kavlico, a global business unit of Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST), has released a combined pressure and temperature sensor for use in monitoring hydraulic systems aboard aircraft and on ground ...

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   Military video for digital video surveillance can be received with Harris tactical radio
ROCHESTER, N.Y., 17 June 2009. The Harris Corp. RF Communications segment in Rochester, N.Y., is introducing the ISR Video Receiver that delivers high-resolution full-motion military video to soldiers on the battlefield for real-time ...
Non lethal laser weapon developed for military, homeland security, and law enforcement
MERCERVILLE, N.J., 16 June 2009. Laser weapon designers at Laser Energetics Inc. in Mercerville, N.J., are introducing a non lethal weapons laser called the Dazer Laser that can disable people by causing dizziness, nausea, and temporary ...
NASA selects Saft America to develop next-generation
COCKEYSVILLE, Md., 15 June 2009. NASA officials awarded Saft a multi-million dollar contract to develop the next-generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology for NASA.
High power electronics cooling achieved with AlSiC plate and heat pipes from ACT
LANCASTER, Pa., 14 June 2009. Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT) in Lancaster, Pa., is introducing an aluminum silicon carbide (AlSiC) electronics cooling plate for cooling high power electronics in aircraft avionics and space ...
Vectron International announces J-lead packages for crystal oscillators and translators
BOSTON, 13 June 2009. Vectron International, a leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of frequency control, sensor, and hybrid product solutions, announced the availability of its ceramic 5x7 mm crystal oscillators and ...

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   Newport Spectra-Physics offers laser amplifier for high-energy electro-optics experiments
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.. 12 June 2009. The Newport Corp. Spectra-Physics Lasers Division in Mountain View, Calif., is introducing an ultrafast laser amplifier system with optimized dual outputs for simultaneous high-energy and time-resolved ...

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   Harwin cuts secure avionics connector assembly time with new quarter-turn 101Lok Datamate connector series
SALEM, N.H., 8 June 2009 Harwin Inc. launched 101Lok, a fast-mate version of its secure, 2mm pitch, J-Tek Datamate cable to cable, cable to board and board to board avionics connector family. Historically, secure mating has been ...
Ice sensor and heater combination protects mission critical systems from ice
FORT LAUDERDALE Fla., 7 June 2009. New Avionics Corp. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is introducing a self-defrosting ice sensor for automatically detecting and melting ice on webcams, walkways, radio towers, oil wells, weather stations, ...
Mil spec potentiometers introduced by Vishay Intertechnology
MALVERN, Pa., 5 June 2009. Vishay Intertechnology Inc. in Malvern, Pa., is introducing mil spec bulk metal foil Accutrim trimming potentiometers designed to meet the military standard requirements of MIL-PRF-22097 Char. F.
AdvancedIO Systems announces rugged dual front-panel 10-Gigabit Ethernet XMC module
SAN DIEGO, 2 June 2009. AdvancedIO Systems, maker of high-bandwidth connectivity solutions optimized for decision-critical applications, announced its V1121 conduction-cooled 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) XMC module with dual front-panel ...

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   Rugged FPGA for aerospace and military embedded systems introduced by Xilinx
SAN JOSE, Calif., 2 June 2009. Xilinx Inc. in San Jose, Calif., is introducing the Virtex-5Q family of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for aerospace and military embedded systems involving secure communications, electronic ...
Green Hills Software unveils added high-assurance software components certified for Integrity-178B RTOS
SAN DIEGO, 1 June 2009. Green Hills Software Inc., maker of safe and secure operating systems, has announced the availability of three new high-assurance software components for its Integrity-178B real-time operating system during ...
 
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