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Training for the War on Terror
Military personnel throughout the ranks hone their skills with advanced training and simulation systems.
Customizing to their needs
Commercial off-the-shelf technologies have streamlined components in defense applications, but some mission-critical situations call for products that must be designed from the ground up to aid warfighters on the battlefield.
BAE Systems unveils new helmet-mounted display technology
Engineers at BAE Systems are using unconventional optics in the new Q-Sight helmet-mounted display technology to create a reduced-weight helmet for combat aircraft pilots.
Quantum3D Thermite computer selected for Future Force Warrior Increment 2
Officials at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Command, looking to cut down on weight and gain ruggedization for the Future Force Warrior (FFW) Increment 2, selected the Thermite wearable tactical visual computer (TVC) from Quantum3D in San Jose, Calif.
Defense spending to decrease over next decade; procurement and RDT&E to be hit hard
The U.S. defense budget will decline from a peak of $680 billion to $535 billion over the next decade-a drop of 21.3 percent-according to the Government Electronics & Information Technology Association’s (GEIA) annual 10-year forecast for defense spending.
Purdue researchers demonstrate new chip-cooling technology
Military designers continue to fight the challenge of thermal management as today’s microprocessors generate ever-more heat on boards, typically through convection, conduction, or liquid cooling techniques.
In brief
Remembering Motorola embedded computing
It was with some sadness in late September that I read of the effective demise of the Motorola embedded computing operation in Tempe, Ariz.
Navy evaluates 360-degree optical sensor to enhance shipboard defenses against swarms of small boats
U.S. Navy officials are evaluating a 360-degree visible-light and infrared surveillance system from RemoteReality Corp. in Westborough, Mass., for potential integration on surface warships to guard against swarms of small attack boats that terrorists typically might employ.
Morgan Advanced Ceramics supplies ceramic components to NASA
Morgan Advanced Ceramics Inc. in Fairfield, N.J., will provide hexagonal ceramic insulators for intensifiers in NASA’s OWL Earth-orbiting system to study air showers initiated by ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECR).
DRS Technologies to provide thermal imaging equipment to U.S. Army National Guard
DRS Technologies Inc. won an $8 million contract from the U.S. Army’s Research, Development, and Engineering Command’s Acquisition Center at the U.S. Army Garrison Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, on behalf of the National Guard Bureau, to provide thermal imaging equipment.
Electro-optics briefs
Redefining COTS signal processing
FPGA frameworks are necessary to provide true commercial off-the-shelf solutions
North Atlantic releases multifunction cPCI card with D/S converters and Gigabit Ethernet
North Atlantic Industries (NAI) in Bohemia, N.Y., is offering a five-module, single-slot CompactPCI (cPCI) card that can eliminate the complexity and size constraints of multiple, independent, single-function cards.
Xilinx offers XtremeDSP Solutions Starter DSP development platform
Xilinx Inc. in San Jose, Calif., is announcing a low-cost development platform for implementing digital signal processing (DSP) designs using the Spartan-3A DSP family of FPGAs.
Wesgo/Duramic Products offers MACOR machinable glass ceramic
Wesgo/Duramic Products in Stourport, England, a business of Morgan Advanced Ceramics (MAC), is offering MACOR machinable glass ceramic (MGC) material for difficult-to-machine components.
Data Link Solutions to provide SPAWAR with MIDS Low Volume Terminals
Personnel at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) in San Diego sought secure digital data and voice communications equipment, for which they turned to Data Link Solutions in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Army incorporates Rockwell Collins helmet-mounted display in AVCATT
Professionals at the U.S. Army Program Executive Office of Simulation Training and Instrumentation in Orlando, Fla., required an effective simulation and mission rehearsal system with which to train military personnel.
L-3 Link upgrades USN P-3C tort visual system with Quantum3D Independence
Engineers at L-3 Communications Link Simulation and Training (L-3 Link) in Arlington, Texas, sought a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), open-architecture, real-time visual imaging tool for their work on a U.S. Navy project.
RGB Spectrum to provide digital recording technology for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter simulators
Product engineers at Lockheed Martin Corp. in Bethesda, Md., sought digital recording and streaming technology for F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) mission simulators.
AEgis Technologies selects DiSTI’s GL Studio for BattleStorm product
Executives at AEgis Technologies in Huntsville, Ala., needed a flexible tool to help develop the company’s latest product offering.
PrismTech to supply software middleware for Joint Tactical Radio System
Engineers at ITT Corp., a military contractor in White Plains, N.Y., needed middleware and software development tools for the company’s involvement in the JTRS program and the continued development of the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW).
Royal Danish Air Force gains Lockheed Martin surveillance radars
Staff of the Tactical Air Command of the Royal Danish Air Force needed a high-quality, reliable radar to provide surveillance during flight.
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