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Military forces benefit from lifesaving electronic warfare and signals intelligence technologies.
FPGAs enable signal processing
Field-programmable gate arrays are becoming the choice of systems designers over their longtime preference of digital signal processing hardware.
Phoenix Mars mission uses Actel RTAX-S FPGAs
Radiation-tolerant RTAX-S field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) from Actel in Mountain View, Calif., are aboard NASA’s Phoenix mission to Mars, which launched this summer from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Agilent managers, clients see promise in electronic warfare, signals intelligence
Agilent Technologies Inc. has acquired NetworkFab Corp., a designer and builder of signals intelligence, communications, and jammer systems for the U.S. military, intelligence agencies, and law-enforcement groups.
The danger of hybrid-solder boards
An unavoidable consequence of the transition to lead-free solders has been the assembly of printed circuit boards containing a mixture of two types of components: those intended for use with lead-free solder, and those intended for use with traditional leaded solder.
American Systems develops emergency communications system for homeland security
Engineers at American Systems in Chantilly, Va., are pushing ahead on a project to develop a portion of an integrated homeland security cellular telephone-based emergency alert program called the Crisis Alert initiative.
In brief
The importance of military information security
You don’t often hear about new innovations in military information security.
10-gigabit takes Ethernet to the edge
10-gigabit Ethernet is enabling a new class of military systems where broadband data from a variety of sensors and other information streams can be integrated across the battlefield to improve military effectiveness.
Military connector buyers stress small size, light weight, and commercial interfaces
When it comes to connectors, military and aerospace systems integrators today want the best of both worlds-the benefits of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) as well as the durability and reliability that typically come from mil-spec components.
Wireless 4G technology beginning to take shape
Clear indications are emerging that an official definition of wireless 4G technology will be released by 2008 or 2009, according to analysts at market researcher In-Stat in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Market growth to slow for Wi-Fi mesh networking
Shipments of Wi-Fi mesh networking equipment will grow by more than threefold between 2006 and 2011, yet most of that growth will come between 2006 and 2008 and decline rapidly starting in 2009, reports market researcher In-Stat in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Thin-film photovoltaics market to grow to $7.2 billion by 2015
The world thin-film photovoltaics (TFPV) market is forecast to reach $7.2 billion by 2015, compared to just more than $1 billion today, according to a new report from NanoMarkets LC, an industry analyst firm in Glen Allen, Va.
Smart Energy Solutions to offer military batteries with built-in safeguard features
Smart Energy Solutions in Pompton Plains, N.J., is set to introduce advanced battery systems for military use that are designed to safeguard military power systems and prolong battery life.
Pentek offers clock, sync, and gate distribution board to synchronize 2 GHz A-D processing modules
Pentek Inc. in Upper Saddle River, N.J., is releasing its Model 6890-a 2.2 GHz clock, synch, and gate distribution board for synchronizing several Pentek I/O modules.
Morgan Electro Ceramics introduces piezoelectric composite components for sonar receivers
Morgan Electro Ceramics (MEC) in Bedford, Ohio, is introducing piezoelec-tric composite components to help increase acoustic performance for military and commercial sonar receiver applications.
VMETRO introduces low-jitter, 2 GHz multi-channel clock generator
VMETRO in Houston is announcing a high-frequency clock generator PMC/XMC module, the XCLK1, which provides as many as five phase-matched, low-jitter sample clocks for high-speed analog-to-digital converters.
Crystek offers Red Box series of voltage-controlled oscillators
Crystek Corp. in Fort Myers, Fla., is offering the Red Box series of voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs).
DDC-I announces Java software for hard real-time applications
PDDC-I in Phoenix is announcing a Java software solution for hard real-time applications.
Aeroflex offers 3920 radio test set for TETRA and P25
Aeroflex in Wichita, Kan., is offering the integrated 3920 digital radio test set with extended range and file management for analog, TETRA, and P25 technologies.
RTI to help upgrade Navy Hawkeye weapons system
Staff members at the Naval Air Systems (NAVAIR) Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., often need to upgrade the weapons systems aboard various military combat vehicles.
Raytheon chooses Coda Octopus Group for weapons system electronic chassis
Managers at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Ariz., sought the optimum electronic chassis for a weapons defense system used on combatant ships in the U.S. and 22 allied nations.
Azonix provides smart solution for Navy submarines
The U.S. Navy needed graphic displays for its fleet of attack and ballistic missile submarines. Navy personnel found their solution at Azonix Corp. in Billerica, Mass.
U.S. Army flight students train with L-3 Link helmet-mounted display
A suite of helicopter simulators at the U.S. Army Flight School XXI (FSXXI) at the U.S. Army Aviation Warfighting Center in Fort Rucker, Ala., help to teach basic flight techniques to new student pilots and to provide advanced flight instruction to rated Army aviators.
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