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Shipboard electronics tune up for future conflicts
Navy pushes smart engineering and open-systems architectures for the shipboard electronics and electro-optics aboard the nation’s combat fleet.
VPX, the heir to VME, makes its debut
Embedded-system vendors are releasing their products based on the proposed VITA 46 (VPX) standard, while traditional VME standards such as VME 64 continue to prove profitable.
EDS forms team for Air Force Space Command Communications Services
EDS in Herndon, Va., is teaming with AT&T and other information technology providers in a bid for the Uniform Communications (Uni-Comm) program, an eight-year communications services contract to provide one unified communications network serving 40,000 personnel of U.S. Air Force Space Command.
Hafnium-based insulators may extend Moore’s Law
Officials of Semiconductor Research Corp. (SRC), a university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies in Research Triangle Park, N.C., say they have significantly extended Moore’s Law with insulators containing the exotic metal hafnium.
DOD electronics spending to drop along with overall decline in procurement
Leaders of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) propose spending slightly more than $28.1 billion in fiscal year 2008 for procurement and research in communications, electronics, telecommunications, and intelligence (CET&I) technologies, which would represent a 4 percent decrease from current-year levels.
Pentagon budget faces tough battle on Capitol Hill
President George W. Bush for 2008 has submitted to Congress one of the largest-ever budget requests for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), but the Pentagon’s proposed budget faces perhaps its toughest battle in Congress in the last 15 years.
Northrop Grumman selects Nallatech for multiple FPGA-based satellite platform
Nallatech Ltd. in Glasgow Scotland worked with the Northrop Grumman Corp. Space Technology segment in Redondo Beach, Calif., to develop a test platform for space-borne processing.
Networking-on-the-move capability highlights content at 2007 Military Technologies Conference
Obtaining networking-on-the-move capability on the battlefield requires overcoming many technological challenges encompassing satellite communication, routers, Internet Protocol, high-speed processors, high-performance software, etc.
SPIE Defense & Security Symposium showcases the latest in optics, photonics, and imaging technologies
The SPIE Defense & Security Symposium (DSS) will showcase the latest military and homeland-security technologies in optics, photonics, and imaging, April 9 to 13 at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
Esterline to acquire international aerospace/defense avionics firm CMC Electronics
Esterline Corp. in Bellevue, Wash., has entered into an agreement to acquire CMC Electronics Inc., an aerospace/defense avionics company based in Saint-Laurent, Ontario, in exchange for approximately $335 million Canadian in cash.
Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge opens, NASA sponsors $2 million prize
X Prize of Santa Monica, Calif., has opened registration and outlined the rules for the $2 million Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, which calls for teams to design and develop a vehicle to simulate trips between the moon’s surface and lunar orbit.
In brief
AM General and General Dynamics launch joint venture company focused on JLTV program
AM General in South Bend, Ind., and General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights, Mich., have formed a joint venture called General Tactical Vehicles to compete for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program.
Air Force kicks off five-part electro-optics research program called LITE
U.S. Air Force researchers are asking the defense industry for ideas for a new electro-optics research program called Light Innovation Technologies-otherwise known as LITE.
U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command to use KVH’s TACNAV vehicle navigation systems
KVH Industries Inc. has received a sole-source contract from the U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM) for the purchase of KVH’s TACNAV vehicle navigation systems for use on U.S. Army combat vehicles.
Electro-optics briefs
THE VIEW FROM EUROPE: U.K. puts the screws on EADS; Russia strengthens grip on exports
At the time of writing, MBDA, the pan-European missile group, was expected to post higher than expected earnings.
Telelogic provides Modeler UML design environment free to engineers and developers
Telelogic AB in Malmo, Sweden, has released Telelogic Modeler, a free Unified Modeling Language (UML) design environment for engineers, designers, and developers of embedded, real-time, and enterprise IT applications.
European briefs
QinetiQ to play strategic role in United Kingdom Taranis UAV technology demonstrator program
Computer experts at QinetiQ in Farnborough, England, will provide flight-critical software for the United Kingdom initiative to develop a world-class unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology demonstrator called Taranis.
Inserting the missing link in accelerated testing
Advanced education and ongoing tech support helps wring maximum benefit out of HALT and HASS test programs for companies focused on product reliability and rapid time to market.
Military officials take a hard look at their needs for COTS rugged rack-mount computers
The notion of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) rack-mount computers and servers rugged enough for all but the most punishing military and aerospace applications was a seductive idea back in the mid-1990s when the term COTS burst from the confines of the design lab and entered mainstream lexicon.
Hard-disk sales to remain strong through 2010, despite competing technologies
The hard disk drive will be a key component in more and more consumer electronics products through the rest of the decade, reports market researcher In-Stat in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Asian semiconductor manufacturing on strong growth curve
The long-term outlook indicates that Asia’s position in semiconductor production will continue to strengthen, report analysts at market researcher In-Stat in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Electronic component orders rise again in December; 2006 ‘positive, but not spectacular’
Electronic component orders bounced back in December 2006 after a slight dip the previous month, according to the four-to-five-week index compiled by the Electronic Components, Assemblies & Materials Association (ECA) in Arlington, Va.
Massively parallel-processing supercomputer system
Cray Inc. in Seattle is offering its next-generation massively parallel-processing (MPP) system, the Cray XT4 supercomputer.
Wireless LAN module for harsh industrial applications
MEN Micro Inc. in Warminster, Pa., is introducing a wireless local area networking (WLAN) module for 3U CompactPCI systems that operate in harsh environmental Conditions.
STK 8 software for national security and space analysis
Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) in Exton, Pa., is releasing STK 8, the latest version of its software for the analysis of land, sea, air, and space assets.
Programmable digital camera family gains 16-megapixel members
Imperx Inc. in Boca Raton, Fla., is offering two new members of its popular LYNX digital camera line, the IPX-16M3-G and the IPX-16M3-L.
Ultracompact 1U rack-mount inverters provide 1 kilovolt-ampere of AC power
Schaefer Inc. in Ashland, Mass., is offering the AEP-1000R series of ultracompact, 1U rack-mount inverters that provide 1 kilovolt-ampere of pure sine-wave AC power from a DC source.
Connectorized wideband driver-amplifier module for military, space, and instrumentation
Hittite Microwave Corp. in Chelmsford, Mass., is offering a connectorized wideband driver-amplifier module for electronic warfare, electronic countermeasures, radar, space, and test equipment applications from 2 to 35 GHz.
Line of military-grade temperature-compensated crystal oscillators
MMD Components in Santa Margarita, Calif., is introducing a series of military-grade temperature-compensated crystal oscillators (TCXOs) that have been tested and screened per MIL-PRF-55310 and MIL-STD-883 Class B standards.
Multiprocessor operating environment for TigerSHARC DSP architectures
BittWare Inc. in Concord, N.H., is releasing the Trident multiprocessor software operating environment.
Test pod tool for voltage and digital logic
CWAV of Temecula, Calif., is offering the USBee DX Test Pod (DX) to its product family of PC-based test pods that verify analog voltage levels and digital logic used in electronics.
NASA selects Green Hills Software for space-telecommunications radio-system prototype
Engineers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center in Cleveland sought a software platform to aid in the rapid design, development, and modification of its next-generation space-telecommunications radio-system (STRS) architecture.
Data Link Solutions to deliver Link 16 information distribution systems to Saudi Arabia
Personnel at the Warner Robins Air Logistic Center at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia needed a high-end information distribution system, for which it turned to Data Link Solutions of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
DHS orders 250 Talon encryptors from L-3 CS-East
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a sole-source contract award to L-3 Communications’ Communication Systems-East (L-3 CS-East) division in Camden, N.J., for 250 of its Talon (KOV-26) in-line network encryptors.
EMT selects Athena’s GuideStar for Luna UAVs
In its development of the Luna unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), EMT of Penzberg, Germany, sought an efficient inertial navigation system and global positioning system (INS/GPS).
U.S. Navy Seasprite helicopter employs Behlman Electronics power supply
The U.S. Navy personnel needed an efficient, failsafe solution for powering its Seasprite helicopter.
DataPath selects ViaSat’s LinkWay satellite-communications networking solution
Engineers at DataPath Inc., a global telecommunication systems integrator based in Duluth, Ga., specializing in satellite Earth terminals and networks such as the Joint Network Node and Worldwide Satellite Systems programs, sought a communications solution for military combat vehicles.
Selex Communications develops software-defined radios with PrismTech’s Spectra Tools
When engineers at Selex Communications, a Finmeccanica company in Chelmsford, England, wanted to streamline and improve their product design and delivery workflow, they entered into an agreement with PrismTech, a provider of productivity solutions and middleware located in Boston.
Harris selects Proligent test software for TRuepoint radios
>The Harris Corp. Microwave Communications Division in Melbourne, Fla., chose Proligent as its test software to automate tests for its family of TRuepoint digital microwave radios.
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