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Current military operations may slow SATCOM development
Trends within the U.S. Department of Defense may slow development funding for next-generation satellite communications such as WIN-T, yet the promised technologies of these programs, such as Internet Protocol systems, continue to demonstrate successfully.
Fueling the future
The U.S. Army is tapping various electric and electronic power-supply technologies for next-generation Future Combat Systems soldiers and vehicles.
New-generation MIL-STD-1553 garners Armed Services’ support
The venerable MIL-STD-1553 databus is about to make a quantum leap into the 21st century, having endured unchanged on an estimated one million applications during the most dramatic two decades of technological change in human history.
Future force is on the move
Tomorrow’s warfighters are here today, years earlier than initially anticipated.
Boeing to develop new electronic circuits for extreme space environments
Boeing is part of a university-industry team that received a one-year, $2.75 million NASA contract to develop a reliable, cost-effective electronic technology that helps robotic and human space missions operate in environments of extreme cold and space radiation.
Aegis BMD weapon system with prototype signal processor tracks ballistic missiles
The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System aided by a prototype signal processor from Lockheed Martin in Moorestown, N.J., tracked several advanced ballistic missile targets in separate tests off the coast of Hawaii in April.
DARPA researchers set sights on future stratospheric surveillance airship
Officials of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., are moving ahead with a plan to develop a high-altitude surveillance airship with a structure that integrates several different sensor systems.
Army funds development of UltraCell micro fuel cell system
U.S. Army researchers have awarded a contract to UltraCell Corp. in Livermore, Calif., to help further the development of portable power options for soldiers.
In Brief
Could RoHS mean the end of COTS as we know it?
The electronics industry’s move away from using solders containing lead is setting up a clash between private industry and the U.S. military that may well lead to the end of the COTS era as we have come to know it.
Market for organic electro-optical materials will cross $10.5 billion by 2011
The market volume for major applications and products based on organic electro-optical materials, which reached an estimated $2.6 billion in 2005, will reach more than $10.5 billion in 2011-an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 26.4 percent.
Strong growth in U.S. and global markets for processing of sol-gel ceramics and glass
The U.S. market for sol-gel processing of ceramics and glass will be worth $330 million this year, and is expected to reach $500 million by 2011. This represents 8.7 percent average annual growth rate (AAGR).
BAE Systems enters market for ground-based laser warning sensors
The BAE Systems Sensor Integration segment in Austin, Texas, is jumping into the market for ground-based laser warning sensors to provide ground crews and vehicles with improved situational awareness and protection against laser-designated and laser-guided weapons.
Electro-optics Briefs
Military Gigabit Ethernet: a TOE-to-TOE comparison
Ethernet’s widespread use and longevity has resulted in an abundance of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and network application software for military use.
Military applications lead market growth in rugged keyboards and keypads
The North American market for rugged keyboards and keypads is expected to reach $206 million by 2008, according to a study by Venture Development Corp. (VDC) in Natick, Mass.
MEMS market to reach $12.5 billion by 2010
The global market for MEMS microelectromechanical-systems (MEMS) devices and production equipment is expected to grow to $12.5 billion by 2010-up from an estimated $5 billion in 2005, according to market research firm Business Communications Co. Inc. (BCC) in Norwalk, Conn.
Demand expected to jump for RFID tags
Manufacturers built more than 1.3 billion radio-frequency-identification (RFID) tags in 2005, and by 2010, that figure will soar to 33 billion, reports market researcher In-Stat in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Standards-based technology liquid cooling
Parker Hannifin in Cleveland built an advanced standards-based technology liquid cooling demonstrator for high-power embedded electronics applications to support manufacturers and users of open-system architectures.
High-performance 4-gigabit Fibre Channel 16 bay SATA-II RAID subsystem
Phoenix International Systems Inc. in Orange, Calif., is offering a high-performance 4-gigabit Fibre Channel 16 Bay SATA-II RAID subsystem, the PES16 SATA-II model.
VME multiprocessor board for embedded advanced signal- and image-processing applications
GE Fanuc Embedded Systems in Huntsville, Ala., is offering a multiprocessor board for signal- and image-processing applications.
4U VITA 31.1 chassis for Gigabit Ethernet applications
Elma Electronic Inc. in Fremont, Calif., is offering a 4U Type 15 VITA 31.1 chassis with an eight-slot Dual Star backplane conforming to the VITA 31.1 specification for Gigabit Ethernet applications.
24-volt DC power supplies for defense and aerospace applications
Vicor Corp. in Andover, Mass., is adding seven mid-power Micro DC-DC converters to the high-density 24-volts DC input family: 50-watt models at 3.3, 5, 12, 15, 24, 28, and 48 volt.
Booster amplifier offered specifically for SINCGARS communications systems
AR Worldwide Modular RF in Bothell, Wash., is offering a version of the company’s KMW1030 booster amplifier specifically for the U.S. military’s Single-Channel Ground-and Airborne Radio System, otherwise known as SINCGARS.
Software analysis tool to aid RoHS compliance
Innov-X Systems in Woburn, Mass., is offering software to assist manufacturers in complying with the European Union’s Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directives.
DSP RTOS supports Freescale’s MSC8144 multicore digital signal processor
Enea in Stockholm, Sweden, is offering its OSEck real-time operating system (RTOS) for Freescale’s MSC8144 multicore digital signal processor.
Northrop Grumman ensures data security with Harris Corporation’s Sierra II
Officials of Northrop Grumman Corp. understand well the need for security, especially when it comes to communications to and among land forces.
Northrop Grumman taps Spectrum Signal Processing’s SDR-300 for research and development efforts
The Northrop Grumman Corp. Space Technology segment in Redondo Beach, Calif., is involved in the research and development of military satellite communications waveforms as it focuses on software communications architecture (SCA) implementations.
Maxwell Air Force Base replaces paper documents with eBook Technologies’ ET-1
The Squadron Officers College (SOC) at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., hosts between 6,000 and 8,000 students per year in 13 classes, for each of whom it printed, collated, and distributed reams of educational and training documentation.
Qantas automates data collection and transmission with Teledyne flight data recorders
Qantas Airways in Australia, having ordered 12 Airbus A380 with an option for 12 more, required an automated solution to handle the recording and transmission of flight data from the A380 aircraft.
Alliant TechSystems uses Rockwell Collins’ GPS receiver in BTERM demonstration
Alliant TechSystems (ATK) logged a suc cessful test flight of a Ballistic Trajectory Extended Range Munition (BTERM) projectile, with the help of a global positioning system unit from Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Canadian Coast Guard upgrades shipboard navigation systems with Saab technology
The Canadian coast guard, intent on upgrading its fleet, investigated the latest offerings in the area of navigation technology.
Boeing taps Dow-Key RF switching technology for new 787 Dreamliner
Boeing Corp., based in Chicago, anticipates releasing the new 787 Dreamliner for service in 2008.
Mercury Computer Systems selects Wind River platform for Ensemble2
Mercury Computer Systems of Chelmsford, Mass., sought a reliable and scalable platform for its Ensemble2 AdvancedTCS-based system.
LynuxWorks LynxOS-178 to control F-35 Joint Strike Fighter panoramic cockpit display
Avionics designers at the L-3 Communications Display Systems segment in Alpharetta, Ga., needed a safety-critical real-time operating system (RTOS) for a portion of the Panoramic Cockpit Display (PCD) subsystem for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft.
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