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July 2008
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iWar
Technology companies devise innovations to help combat the growing threat of information warfare.
Locked down, sensors everywhere
Perimeters today are being protected by sensors that detect everything from x-ray scanners at checkpoints to cameras mounted on unmanned aircraft.
Mars lander deploys electronic instruments, despite initial computer glitches
Since the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander was deployed, NASA engineers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., are pleased with the performance of the mission’s electronic instruments, despite two minor bumps.
Farewell to surface mount?
The idea of placing components inside the printed circuit board (PCB), rather then on the surface, has come and gone several times in the past three or four decades.
Universal Display delivers flexible OLED display prototype with IR capabilities to U.S. Army
Engineers at Universal Display Corp. in Ewing, N.J., are demonstrating a prototype flexible OLED—organic light emitting diode—display with infrared emission for nighttime use under contract with the U.S. Army.
Army settles on final Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon system for Future Combat Systems
The U.S. Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) program has logged a milestone by integrating the first FCS manned ground vehicle (MGV) Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) prototype.
Lockheed Martin and Rice University launch LANCER for nanotechnology research
Scientific minds at Lockheed Martin in Bethesda, Md., and Rice University in Houston are partnering to develop new technologies, including nanotechnologies, for a range of applications in electronics, energy, and security.
U.S. Navy tests BAE Systems anti-missile decoy on F-18 Super Hornet
U.S. Navy officials are finished with developmental testing of the AN/ALE-55 fiber-optic towed decoy, which is part of the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM), a radio-frequency countermeasures system designed to better protect military aircraft against enemy missiles.
In Brief
Command Post community: We want you!
The popularity of online communities continues to grow exponentially, spurring a wealth of studies as to the pros and cons of Web-based social networking.
Risky business: testing commercial nonvolatile memory chips for military applications
Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) programs are all about saving money, and integrated circuits (ICs) provide COTS buyers with some of their biggest savings.
Military turning toward COTS displays
Defense suppliers are turning toward commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) displays for military applications.
Murata Power introduces 10 families of inductive components
Murata Power Solutions in Mansfield, Mass., is introducing 10 families of inductive components, including bobbin-wound surface-mount inductors, vertical-mount leaded torroid inductors, low-profile shielded and unshielded surface-mount inductors, flat-coil surface-mount power inductors, and leaded common-mode chokes.
DDC introduces six-channel synchro half-size PCI card
Data Device Corp. (DDC) in Bohemia, N.Y., is introducing the SB-3624x synchro angle position indicator “API” half-size PCI card, which features six input channels with an on-board reference oscillator and optional transformer isolation.
VMETRO introduces Freescale Power Architecture-based single-board computers
VMETRO in Houston is introducing two 6U VPX-REDI single-board computers. The MPE730 is a 6U VITA 46/48 Quad-Core PowerPC multiprocessing engine, while the SBC731 is a 6U VPX-REDI single-board computer (SBC).
ADLINK introduces computer on module based on Intel Atom processor
ADLINK Technology Inc. in Irvine, Calif., is introducing the Express-MLC computer-on-module (COM) Express design based on the Intel Atom processor Z500 series with the Intel System Controller Hub (SC) US15W.
CPU Tech introduces multicore PowerPC with embedded DRAM and tamper protection
CPU Technology Inc. in Pleasanton, Calif., is introducing the Acalis CPU872 system-on-a-chip (SoC) with embedded DRAM and tamper protection.
Xilinx introduces large, high-performance FPGAs for space applications
Xilinx Inc. in San Jose, Calif., is introducing radiation-tolerant Xilinx Virtex-4QV field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for space applications in video, audio, radar streams, and packet processing functions.
Honeywell introduces radiation-hardened circuit for commercial and military space
Honeywell Inc. in Plymouth, Minn., is introducing an advanced radiation-hardened integrated circuit for space systems designers and operators.
Elma offers two encoders in one device
Elma Electronic in Fremont, Calif., is offering the Type E37 that is two encoders in one switch for industrial, communications, military and aerospace, medical, and audio applications.
Green Hills software tools support Freescale’s MPC5121e microprocessor
Green Hills Software Inc. in Santa Barbara, Calif., is offering its software-development tools targeting Freescale’s MPC5121e microprocessor, built on Power Architecture technology.
Air and Space Expeditionary Force secures deployment data with WebFocus
Officials at the U.S. Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF) Operations needed a Web-based tool to assist in their support of AEF missions to improve the U.S. Air Force’s ability to deploy humanitarian assistance missions to major regional conflicts.
German navy adopts Sabtech networking equipment
German naval leaders sought to upgrade their legacy, shipboard systems before deploying as the maritime component of the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) international peacekeeping force off the coast of Lebanon.
U.S. Army issues $51 million in orders for DRS Technologies thermal weapon sights
U.S. Army officers recognized a need to put more thermal weapon sights in the hands of soldiers.
Latin American customs agency orders American Science and Engineering ZBV
Customs officials in Latin America required advanced technology to aid them in their homeland security efforts and to detect various weapons and other contraband.
Lockheed Martin selects MH-60R radar from Telephonics
Officials at Lockheed Martin Systems Integration—Owego in Owego, N.Y., sought a technology partner to deliver radar technologies in support the U.S. Navy’s MH-60R multi-mission helicopters.
Boeing employs RFID tracking system at Kennedy Space Center
The Boeing Company officials required a capable asset management system for use at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. They turned to engineers at RFID Global Solution Inc. (RFIDGS) in Mount Airy, Md.
ITT produces protection systems for U.S. Special Operations helicopters
Personnel at the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Technology Applications Program Office wanted to infuse aircraft with a situational awareness and self-protection system.
U.S. Coast Guard selects Selex surveillance radar system
U.S. Coast Guard officials needed an advanced radar system with which to upgrade 15 AC-130H aircraft.
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