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Incoming! Precision guidance keeps munitions on target
Lasers, global positioning systems, and other modern technologies have made hitting fixed targets with missiles and bombs extremely efficient.
Driving the demand for data storage
Sensors span the battlefields, producing a wealth of mission-critical data that must be kept at once readily available and secure.
Standard gives guidance for alloy conversion using hot-solder dip
The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) legislation that has led to an essentially global ban on the use of solders containing lead in electronics production, permitted exemptions for military, aerospace, and a few other users who still needed to use leaded solders.
Green Hills Software obtains EAL 6+ operating system security certification
SAN DIEGO–Officials from Green Hills Software in Santa Barbara, Calif., say their Integrity real-time operating system (RTOS) achieved the U.S. National Security Agency’s highest level for software security.
DOD to cut unmanned aerial vehicle procurement by one third over next decade
ARLINGTON, Va.–The early years of the 21st century have seen explosive growth in U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) purchases of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), but DOD is expected to cut UAV procurement by one-third over the next decade, predict defense industry analysts who are members of the Government Electronics Industry Association (GEIA) segment of the Information Technology Association of America in Arlington, Va.
Batman battlefield communication system to revolutionize human-machine collaboration
CLEVELAND–Officials at the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) are partnering with technology firms to bring BATMAN, the Battlefield Air Targeting Man-Aided Knowledge project, to life.
JTRS HMS program on track
SAN DIEGO–Engineers at General Dynamics C4 Systems in Scottsdale, Ariz., say the Joint Tactical Radio System’s Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form Fit (HMS) radios are on track for deployment at the beginning of the next decade.
U.S. spending for intelligence and battle management headed down over next decade
ARLINGTON, Va.–U.S. military spending for electronics-rich intelligence, battle management, and related areas is expected to drop by 30 percent over the next 10 years, from $47.8 billion in 2009 to $36.7 billion in 2019, say defense industry analysts of the Government Electronics Industry Association (GEIA) segment of the Information Technology Association of America in Arlington, Va.
LSI upgrades Sandia Supercomputer with storage
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., are upgrading Red Storm, one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, with high-performance storage.
Get ready for the new Military & Aerospace Electronics
Editor in ChiefThis is perhaps the last time you’ll see my smiling face on the cover of Military & Aerospace Electronics magazine.
In Brief
The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) contract, awarded to BAE Systems, has been transferred from the U.S. Army to the U.S. Navy.
Army depot technicians get Stryker brigade back into the night-vision business
TOBYHANNA, Pa.–Civilian technicians from the Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pa., repaired and refurbished 2,546 night-vision goggles belonging a U.S. Army Stryker brigade during a five-week, temporary-duty assignment to Fort Lewis, Wash.
BAE Systems delivers prototype multispectral imaging night-vision goggles to U.S. Army
LEXINGTON, Mass.–U.S. Army leaders needed night-vision devices that blend imaging from dim visible-light and infrared (IR) sensors for all-weather use in darkness and other difficult-visibility conditions. They found their solution at BAE Systems in Lexington, Mass.
Electro-optics Brief
Vision Research in Wayne, N.J., is launching the Miro Airborne digital high-speed camera for airborne applications, such as stores separation on manned aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), miss distance calculations for missile deployment, or landing-gear analysis.
Combating the military’s tin whisker threat: no-lead strategies for power products
Global transition to lead-free material has raised concerns regarding reliability of electronic interconnects, especially for the military and aerospace community.
Unmanned vehicles and network-centric warfare put the squeeze on rugged military connectors
Environmental demands for military and aerospace electrical and electro-optic connectors are becoming ever more pressing as defense systems enter the network-centric age, and as defense planners rely ever more heavily on unmanned vehicles.
Quantum3D introduces XMC module for safety-critical avionics applications
Quantum3D Inc. in San Jose, Calif., is introducing the Sentiris AV1 PCI Express mezzanine card (XMC) for security- and safety-critical avionics applications like primary flight instrumentation and multi-level security (MLS) systems.
Analog Devices offers op amp with over-voltage protection for industrial process control
Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) in Norwood, Mass., is introducing an integrated precision operational amplifier (op amp) with on-chip over-voltage protection circuitry for industrial equipment designers.
ITT Interconnect introduces rugged electrical connectors for transportation applications
ITT Interconnect Solutions in Santa Ana, Calif., is introducing electronic connectors for transportation applications called the Trident series.
GE Fanuc offers PCI Express network packet processor
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms in Charlottesville, Va., is introducing the WANic 5654 packet processor, which enables systems designers to analyze the content of data traffic.
VMETRO introduces FPGA-based embedded computer that supports the FMC/VITA 57 standard
VMETRO in Houston is introducing a 3U VPX field-programmable gate array (FPGA) processing engine called the FPE320 that supports the FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC/VITA 57) standard.
Falcon Electric offers capability to monitor UPS performance over the Internet
Falcon Electric Inc. in Irwindale, Calif., is introducing an internal USHA SNMP/HTTP agent board that supports TCP/IP-based remote uninterruptible power supply (UPS) monitoring and management agent.
V-I Chip Introduces 120-watt half-chip bus converter
V-I Chip Inc., a subsidiary of Vicor Corp. in Andover, Mass., is introducing a 120-watt, 1/32nd brick BCM bus converter with 94.5 percent power efficiency to power non-isolated POL converters or as an isolated voltage source for ATE, server, telecom, and industrial-control applications.
Narda introduces EML driver for 40-gigabit-per-second lightwave communications
Narda Microwave-East in Hauppauge, N.Y., is introducing the FO-MDA-40-15D-1 low-cost EML driver for 40-gigabit-per-second lightwave communication systems.
GETAC offers sunlight-readable V100 notebook/tablet PC without hurting battery life
GETAC Inc. in Lake Forest, Calif., is upgrading its rugged V100 combination notebook/tablet PC with a 1200-NITS sunlight-readable display that does not sacrifice battery life.
U.S. Army selects TCS for deployable satellite solutions
U.S. Army officials recognized the need for secure, easily deployed satellite communication access to broadband satellite services.
Netherlands Ministry of Defence selects Rotorsim for NH90 simulator
Officials at the Netherlands Ministry of Defence needed helicopter training systems to help its military personnel gain and hone skills.
AT&T Government Solutions selects Parvus vehicle interface computer for U.S. Army OneTESS
Engineers with AT&T Government Solutions Inc. in Vienna, Va., needed a vehicle interface control unit (VICU) for the U.S. Army’s next-generation tactical engagement simulation system.
U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command selects ITT systems to defeat improvised explosive devices
Officials at the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command recognized a strong need for advanced technologies capable of thwarting improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
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