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Navy advances surface-ship technologies
Program managers go all-out on open systems and COTS to upgrade existing destroyers, cruisers, and other surface warships, while looking ahead to new destroyer and cruiser electronics and electro-optics technologies.
Computational complexity
Single-board and mezzanine-board computers deliver expanded functionality in a reduced size.
Industry veterans advance SBC technologies for aerospace applications
Embedded computing companies such as General Micro Systems Inc. (GMS) in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and Aitech Defense Systems Inc. in Chatsworth, Calif., continue to design and develop single-board computers (SBCs) with an eye toward aerospace environments and applications.
DOD set to boost spending for communications, electronics, and intelligence
Leaders of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) propose spending $29.16 billion in fiscal year 2009 for procurement and research in communications, electronics, telecommunications, and intelligence (CET&I) technologies, which would represent an 8.5 percent increase from current-year enacted levels.
Managing thermal efficiency of modern processors discussed at Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum
Current and future-generation processors are creating escalating thermal demands on military designers.
AFRL develops friend vs. foe identification system
Engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, have developed a technology that helps identify friendly forces during combat exercises.
Achieving reliability with lead-free solders
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series. The first part ran on page 1 of the January 2008 issue of Military & Aerospace Electronics.
Embedded technology burgeoning, market consolidating
Technology companies delivering embedded solutions to military and aerospace customers, among others, are acquiring businesses entrenched in the consumer electronics markets.
In Brief
2009 DOD budget: a safe bet
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has released its budget request for next year, fiscal 2009, and it looks to be a safe budget for President Bush’s last year in office
Shortwave infrared laser detection and tracking on the battlefield
As warfare modernizes, improving communications, developing more precise munitions, reducing collateral damage, and reducing sensor-to-shooter timelines are critical to ensuring the warfighter’s continued in-theater success.
Aculight introduces eye-safe fiber laser for military LADAR applications
Aculight Corp. in Bothell, Wash., has introduced an eye-safe, high-power, pulsed fiber laser called the Perseus-TS for integration into military laser direction and ranging systems, otherwise known as LADAR.
Electro-optics Briefs
Java computer language eyes safety-critical, real-time applications
A new drive in the Java community seeks to expand the language’s applicability to safety-critical where failure puts lives at risk.
Rugged tablet computers make their move in military logistics applications
People in the military who routinely use checklists ought to consider rugged tablet computers—particularly if they work outside or in other potentially harsh operating environments, manufacturers say.
Defense and aerospace systems designers show growing interest in MicroTCA
Investment in MicroTCA evaluation is growing in the defense and aerospace computing market, and closely resembles MicroTCA interest in the data and telecommunications markets, say analysts at market researcher Venture Development Corp. (VDC) in Natick, Mass.
Software-defined radio market to grow to nearly $10 billion by 2011
The market for software defined radio (SDR) is expanding; in fact, two SDR markets are emerging—military and commercial—according to analysts at Venture Development Corp. (VDC) in Natick, Mass.
Growth in Asian chip manufacturing to continue at least for the next several years
Growth in semiconductor manufacturing capacity in Asia will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.8 percent in the five-year period from 2006 to 2011, predict analysts at In-Stat in Scottsdale, Ariz.
National Hybrid offers affordable, portable 1553-to-USB interface
National Hybrid Inc., a division of API Nanotronics Corp. in Bohemia, N.Y., is introducing an affordable, portable 1553-to-USB interface.
Curtiss-Wright offers PMC module with either air- or conduction-cooling
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing in Leesburg, Va., is introducing the PMC-110 CryptoNet Security processor PCI mezzanine card (PMC), which is based on the Freescale MPC8555E PowerQUICC III processor for embedded security applications.
MEN Micro 16-bit offers analog input M-Module for data acquisition
MEN Micro Inc. in Ambler, Pa., is offering an analog input mezzanine board called the M36N M-Module that provides data acquisition for analog signals found throughout automation, measuring, and simulation applications.
GE Fanuc introduces 6U VXS quad 8641/8641D multicomputer
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms announced the DSP220 6U VXS (VITA 41.2) quad 8641/8641D multicomputer with four single- or dual-core Freescale PowerPC 8641 system-on-chip nodes and a VITA 42.2-compliant XMC slot.
MEN Micro unveils conduction-cooled FPGA-based mezzanine boards in XMC and PMC formats
MEN Micro Inc. in Ambler, Pa., is offering its FPGA-based Universal Submodule as XMC and PMC mezzanine cards.
UEI introduces RACKtangle DNR-12-1G Ethernet I/O chassis
United Electronic Industries (UEI) in Walpole, Mass., is introducing the DNR-12-1G Ethernet I/O chassis—otherwise known as the RACKtangle.
Elma introduces second-generation AdvancedTCA handle
Elma Electronic Inc. in Fremont, Calif., is announcing a second-generation AdvancedTCA (ATCA) handle that does not require assembly.
IDV releases Eye-Sys visualization software streaming-data applications
Interactive Data Visualization Inc. (IDV) in Columbia, S.C., is releasing the Eye-Sys software for data-driven, real-time visualization.
AR Modular RF introduces small, tough amps for electronic warfare
AR Modular RF in Bothell, Wash., is offering a family of compact, efficient, durable RF power amplifiers for electronic warfare and general communications applications.
Aethercomm offers gallium nitride power amplifier for military applications
Aethercomm in San Marcos, Calif., is offering is a high-power, broadband, gallium nitride (GaN) RF amplifier for broadband military and commercial applications that operates from 500 MHz to 2500 MHz called the SSPA 0.5-2.5-50.
C&K offers miniature sealed long-life snap-action switches
C&K Components in Newton, Mass., has developed a series of miniature sealed snap-action switches for space-sensitive applications requiring long life and high electrical capabilities.
Composite Engineering selects Micro Systems’ avionics for Air Force aerial target
Executives at Composite Engineering Inc. (CEi) in Sacramento, Calif., needed a wealth of avionics solutions for their work on the BQM-167A U.S. Air Force Sub-scale Aerial Target (AFSAT).
U.S. Army uses Law Enforcement Associate’s under-vehicle inspection systems in Iraq
Officers and other decision makers in the U.S. Army recognized the pressing need for a portable vehicle-inspection system on the battlefield.
Lockheed Martin selects SprayCool chassis for U.S. Army radar program
Engineers at Lockheed Martin Corp. in Bethesda, Md., working on the U.S. Army’s Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment Enabled Radar (TRACER) program, sought the optimal electronics chassis for the system.
ITT to upgrade precision approach radar systems in Brazil
Officials at CISCEA, an aeronautical command center and part of the Brazilian Ministry of Defense in Sao Paulo, sought a technology partner to upgrade the country’s PAR-2000 precision approach radar systems.
Lockheed Martin selects AML Communications for MEADS program
Engineers at Lockheed Martin Company in Bethesda, Md., needed pre-production microwave amplifiers for their work on the multinational Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program.
Concurrent delivers RedHawk Linux for U.S. Navy Aegis weapon system
U.S. Navy officials needed a real-time operating system, as well as related software and hardware, in support of the Navy Cruiser Modernization COTS Refresh 2 program, which seeks to switch the Aegis weapon system to an open-systems architecture aboard the Navy’s Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers.
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