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Green Hills Software enables secure virtualization for mobile ARM TrustZone technology-based devices
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., 21 Nov. 2009. Green Hills Software Inc. in Santa Barbara, Calif., is releasing its Integrity Virtualization for ARM TrustZone technology in the latest enhanced version of the company's Integrity real-time ...
Universal Display, Flexible Display Center at ASU to supply flexible active-matrix PHOLED display prototypes to U.S. Army
EWING, N.J., 20 Nov. 2009. Universal Display Corp., provider of displays and lighting through its UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED technology, and the Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University are jointly fabricating ...

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   Boeing laser systems destroy UAVs in tests
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., 19 Nov. 2009 Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] experts demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to track and destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

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   VPX embedded computer not to blame for $14 million cost overrun in Marine Corps G/ATOR radar system
LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Md., 19 Nov. 2009. The U.S. Marine Corps mobile air-defense radar surveillance system called the Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) has had a $14 million cost overrun, but these unanticipated added costs ...
NTS to test advanced arresting gear, electromagnetic aircraft launch system for General Atomics
CALABASAS, Calif., 19 Nov. 2009. National Technical Systems Inc. won contracts by General Atomics (GA) Electromagnetic Systems Division (EMS) of San Diego, Calif., for the performance of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and environmental ...
NASA's Wise Eye to survey night sky with electro-optics
WASHINGTON, 18 Nov. 2009. NASA officials are on hand at SuperComputing 2009 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore. They are discussing the latest NASA aircraft, Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (Wise), which has been ...

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   NASA's human-robotic systems communicate with RTI middleware
SUNNYVALE, Calif., 17 Nov. 2009. Real-Time Innovations (RTI) has announced that NASA is using RTI middleware to control a fleet of experimental robots. The NASA Human-Robotic Systems Project is developing four prototype robots at ...
UAV miniature weapon technology contract won by Boeing
ST. LOUIS, 16 Nov. 2009. Boeing [NYSE: BA] won a $500,000 U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contract for the first phase of a program to demonstrate miniature weapon technology for use on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

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   Directed-energy weapons will be the next generation of precision-guided munitions
ARLINGTON, Va., 15 Nov. 2009. Precision guided munitions (PGMs) have become synonymous with the U.S. military in the past two decades, with each new advance in technology increasing the ability to hit a specific target with a single ...

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   U.K.'s largest, autonomous unmanned aircraft completes initial flight trials
DAYTON, Ohio, 14 Nov. 2009. BAE Systems has flown the largest, fully autonomous unmanned aircraft ever to be built in the U.K. The next-generation autonomous system, MANTIS, completed its maiden flight in Woomera, South Australia. ...
Raytheon wins $197 million, serves as electronics system integrator for LPD 17 program
TEWKSBURY, Mass., 13 Nov. 2009. Raytheon Company won a $197 million U.S. Navy contract for life-cycle engineering and support of the LPD 17 class, the Navy's next generation of amphibious warfare ships. The contract includes five ...
Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum and Avionics USA call for papers deadline next week on Nov 17
SAN DIEGO, 12 Nov. 2009. The call for papers deadline for the 2010 Avionics USA and Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum conferences is next week on Nov. 17, 2009. Both conferences will be held June 3 to 4, 2010 in San Diego at ...
ATK wins $100 million for Trident II solid rocket propulsion systems
MINNEAPOLIS, 12 Nov. 2009. Alliant Techsystems won a $100 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce solid rocket propulsion systems for all three stages of the U.S. Navy's Trident II (D-5) Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM). Under ...

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   The LaserMotive team poses with its winning design during the 2009 Power Beaming Challenge. (Photo courtesy of NASA.)

LaserMotive wins NASA's Centennial Challenges program with wireless energy beaming technology
WASHINGTON, 11 Nov. 2009. LaserMotive of Seattle won $900,000 in the 2009 Power Beaming challenge, part of NASA's Centennial Challenges program, for its demonstration of a new wireless energy beaming technology. LaserMotive engineers ...
Quantum ships diesel hybrid vehicles with weapons ring to the U.S. Army for reconnaissance, surveillance, and targeting
IRVINE, Calif., 11 Nov. 2009. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. is developing and shipping diesel hybrid vehicles to the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) National Automotive ...
General Dynamics wins $22 million contract from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to design network-centric electronic solution
FAIRFAX, Va., 10 Nov. 2009. General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, won a $22.2 million contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to support the Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental ...
TiaLinx Inc. won an Army Phase-II contract for its handheld precision target, motion detection technology
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., 10 Nov. 2009. TiaLinx Inc., a developer of millimeter-wave integrated radio and antenna arrays, won a phase II contract from the Department of Army for development of a miniaturized antenna array at V-band. ...

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   USS New York, made with steel from World Trade Center, commissioned in New York
NEW YORK, 9 Nov. 2009 The Navy's newest ship, the USS New York (LPD 21), was commissioned this weekend at a U.S. Navy ceremony in New York.

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   Government agencies come to grips with wind turbine-caused clutter for U.S. radar systems
WASHINGTON, 8 Nov. 2008. Electricity-generating wind turbines are considered an essential part of reducing U.S. reliance on fossil fuels, yet these massive multi-bladed structures can cause big problems for the nation's radar systems ...
Stanley wins $49 million DISA task order to infuse global information grid with cybersecurity, network security
ARLINGTON, Va., 7 Nov. 2009. Stanley Inc., a provider of systems integration and professional services to the U.S. federal government, won a five-year, firm-fixed-price task order valued at $49 million, if all options are exercised, ...
Raytheon contracted to provide engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System
TEWKSBURY, Mass., 6 Nov. 2009. Raytheon Company won a $5.8 million contract modification for engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense system. The contract calls for Raytheon to provide systems analysis, software ...
Stanley wins contract with Marine Corps to support Total Information Gateway for Enterprise Resources Web Portal Program for sharing vital information
ARLINGTON, Va., 6 Nov. 2009. Stanley Inc., a provider of systems integration and professional services to the U.S. federal government, won a five-year, firm-fixed-price contract valued at $12.4 million, if all four option years ...
 
Industry News Flash
TowerJazz, Tanner EDA announce Process Design Kits for power-management device design
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., 21 Nov. 2009. TowerJazz and Tanner EDA, a provider of electronic design automation (EDA) tools, announced a joint initiative to develop Process Design Kits (PDKs) for analog/mixed-signal (A/MS) designers using ...

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   Themis introduces high-performance rugged blade server called CoolShell for demanding environments
FREMONT, Calif., 20 Nov. 2009. Themis Computer in Fremont, Calif., is introducing CoolShell rugged server technology, which combines high-performance single-board computer and graphics processor in a blade server configuration for ...

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   Rad-hard aftermarket semiconductors that resist space radiation in space electronics offered by Rochester
NEWBURYPORT, Mass., 19 Nov. 2009. Rochester Electronics, a source for discontinued semiconductors for aerospace and defense applications, is expanding its inventory and manufacturing capabilities for space-qualified radiation-hardened ...
DC-DC converter series for industrial power electronics introduced by Martek Power
TORRANCE, Calif., 18 Nov. 2009. Martek Power in Torrance, Calif., is releasing the 200UFR DC-DC converters for power management in industrial robot systems, datacom, mobile battery driven equipment, distributed power architectures, ...

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   LaBarge to provide military wiring harness technology for U.S. Navy torpedoes
ST. LOUIS, 17 Nov. 2009. Torpedo designers at the Raytheon Co. Integrated Defense Systems segment headquartered in Tewksbury, Mass., needed wiring harnesses for the company's MK 48 submarine-launched torpedoes and MK 54 surface ...
ViaSat introduces DOD-standard IP baseband interface for MD-1366 Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem
CARLSBAD, Calif., 16 Nov. 2009. ViaSat is offering a new Ethernet Service Expansion Module (ESEM) baseband interface for the MD-1366 Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem (EBEM) that promotes Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) ...

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   Embedded server series with CompactPCI CPU board technology introduced by One Stop Systems
ESCONDIDO, Calif., 15 Nov. 2009. One Stop Systems Inc. in Escondido, Calif., is introducing telecom-certified servers -- the 1U and 3U servers are for the central office and data centers, and the 8U rugged rackmount chassis with ...
Laird Technologies presents EMI Gemini product family for EMI shielding
ST. LOUIS, 14 Nov. 2009. Laird Technologies Inc., a designer and manufacturer of customized, performance-critical components for wireless systems and other advanced electronics applications, has released its new family of multi-extrusion ...

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   Power management transformer for VME-based MIL-STD-1553 applications introduced by Beta Transformer
BOHEMIA, N.Y., 13 Nov. 2009. Beta Transformer Technology Corp. in Bohemia, N.Y., is introducing the DSS-3305 small-footprint dual channel transformer power management technology for 5-volt MIL-STD-1553 transceivers on VME boards.

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   Power management converter transformers for Analog Devices transceiver chips introduced by Murata Power
MANSFIELD, Mass., 12 Nov. 2009. Murata Power Solutions Inc. in Mansfield, Mass., is introducing a series of converter transformers for use with the Analog Devices ADM2482/7 transceiver chipsets for isolated RS-485 and RS-422 interfaces.
Point-of-load DC-DC converter from VPT earns Standard Microcircuit Drawing from DSCC
BLACKSBURG, Va., 11 Nov. 2009. The U.S. Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) in Columbus, Ohio, has issued a Standard Microcircuit Drawing (SMD) for the DVPL0505S point-of-load DC-DC converter from VPT Inc. in Blacksburg, Va.
DO-178B Level C safety-critical software certification for AFDX databus earned by SYSGO
KLEIN-WINTERNHEIM, Germany, 10 Nov. 2009. The software-based AFDX (ARINC-664) avionics databus from SYSGO AG in Klein-Winterheim, Germany, has earned DO-178B Level C safety critical software certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation ...

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   TEWS introduces FPGA-based four channel high-speed synchronous/asynchronous serial interface
HALSTENBEK, Germany, 9 Nov. 2009. TEWS Technologies introduced a synchronous/asynchronous serial single width/mid-height AMC.1 compliant module with four high speed communication channels. The TAMC863 is designed for data communications, ...

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   VMEbus computer boards for rugged systems in military applications introduced by Themis
FREMONT, Calif., 8 Nov. 2009. Themis Computer in Fremont, Calif., is introducing the LV1 high-performance, VMEbus single board computer for rugged systems in military and aerospace applications in demanding environments.
Agilent Technologies unveils compact network analyzer with wide frequency range
SANTA CLARA, Calif., 7 Nov. 2009. Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced a compact network analyzer, the Agilent E5061B, that analyzes a frequency range as low as 5 Hz up to the radio-frequency (RF) range of 3 GHz. Applications ...

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   Laser rangefinder for eyesafe laser military applications introduced by Premier
HODDESDON, England, 4 Nov 2009. Premier Electronics Ltd. in Hoddesdon, England, is introducing a high-repetition eyesafe laser rangefinder for military and aerospace applications with a range nearly 13 miles, depending on target ...

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   Gigabit Ethernet data recorder introduced by Curtiss-Wright for SIGINT, radar, and sonar
DAYTON, Ohio, 3 Nov. 2009. Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems in Dayton, Ohio, is introducing the Vortex SDRxE fixed-featured off-the-shelf multi-channel Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) streaming data recorder system for sensor-to-processor ...
FLIR announces interactive web tool for IR camera and lens selection
PORTLAND, Ore., 2 Nov. 2009. FLIR Systems announced an online infrared (IR) camera and lens selection tool, which enables users to compare as many as three camera models with different lens configurations and camera input variables, ...

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   Intelligent power switches for harsh-environment 24-volt applications introduced by IR
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., 1 Nov. 2009. Power management specialist International Rectifier (IR) in El Segundo, Calif., is introducing the AUIPS2051L and AUIPS2052G 75-volt low-side intelligent power switches (IPS) for 24-volt harsh-environment ...

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   3U power supply in rugged package introduced by Aitech Defense Systems Inc.
CHATSWORTH, Calif., 31 Oct. 2009. Aitech Defense Systems Inc., independent manufacturer of open-architecture electronic boards and subsystem-level products for harsh, environmentally-demanding defense and aerospace applications, ...
Photodiodes for DC to 6 GHz RF-over-fiber applications introduced by Discovery Semiconductors
EWING, N.J., 30 Oct. 2009. Discovery Semiconductors Inc. in Ewing, N.J., is introducing highly linear photodiodes DSC100S for RF-over-fiber applications operating DC to 6 GHz.

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   High-temperature uninterruptible power supply battery for military use introduced by Falcon Electric
IRWINDALE, Calif., 28 Oct. 2009. Falcon Electric Inc. in Irwindale, Calif., is introducing long-life battery power for the company's SG Series TM Industrial-Grade UPS Plus line of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices, for ...
 
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