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Nuclear proliferation raises the specter of EMP attack
Electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, poses a potential threat to life as we know it. Companies are beginning to offer better ways to shield military systems and critical infrastructure from these damaging rays.
Information is under attack
Industry software vendors deliver advanced technologies to secure and protect classified and mission-critical information in the digital age.
AIA forecasts modest aerospace industry growth for 2009
WASHINGTON –Leaders of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) in Arlington, Va., forecast growth for 2009 in the aerospace industry despite the current economic downturn.
Raytheon moves ahead with upgrades to Navy’s Ship Self-Defense System
TEWKSBURY, Mass. –U.S. Navy officials awarded Raytheon Co. in Tewksbury, Mass., a $23 million contract to serve as the platform systems engineering agent (PSEA) for the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS).
Lockheed Martin readies Paveway II dual-mode laser-guided bomb for U.S. Navy use
ARCHIBALD, Pa. –Engineers from the Lockheed Martin Corp. Missiles and Fire Control segment in Archibald, Pa., are preparing the company’s Paveway II dual-mode laser-guided bomb (DMLGB) for deployment by the U.S. Navy.
NASA uses simulation technology to evaluate fighter pilot performance
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. –Engineers at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., are creating scientific methods for evaluating fighter pilot performance through flight simulation.
It is time to take anti-tamper technology seriously
An ill-fated U.S. military reconnaissance mission off the coast of China nearly eight years ago still stands as a stark warning that U.S. defense electronics suppliers must get serious about building hardware security into their components and subsystems to provide anti-tamper protection.
In Briefs
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials in Washington gave the green light for nationwide deployment of the next-generation satellite system, which tracks aircraft by satellite rather than radar.
Shortwave infrared gives imaging capability to small tactical unmanned aerial vehicles
From top leaders in the Pentagon to commanders in theater, decision makers at all levels across the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) exploit intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) data.
Universal Display wins U.S. Department of Defense SBIR contract
EWING, N.J. – Universal Display Corp. won a $1,089,600 extension to a U.S. Army Communication Electronics Research and Development Engineering Center Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract.
Premier Electronics introduces 360-degree surveillance camera
Premier Electronics Ltd. in Hoddesdon, England, is introducing the AV8360 360- degree Internet Protocol (IP) camera for surveillance and reconnaissance applications.
Flexibility, low power drive mixed-signal ICs, whether an FPGA or custom ASIC
Industry experts still debate the field programmable gate array (FPGA) vs. custom application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) argument, but designers of both devices agree that flexibility and power efficiency drive current mixed-signal designs.
ITT introduces 19-way DIN connector for harsh environments
ITT Interconnect Solutions in Santa Ana, Calif., is introducing the 19-way automotive product DIN (APD) circular connector that withstands harsh and wet-area environments in applications such as commercial vehicles and industrial automation.
Curtiss-Wright introduces rugged solid-state drive XMC/PMC card
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing in Leesburg, Va., is introducing the XMC/PMC-550 rugged solid-state drive card for new systems and upgrades in space-constrained defense and aerospace applications that require large quantities of rugged data storage in harsh environments subject to shock and vibration.
Curtiss-Wright offers single-board computer based on Intel Core 2 Duo processor
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing in Leesburg, Va., is introducing the VPX6-1952 rugged 6U VPX single-board computer, based on the Intel Core 2 Duo processor T9400.
GE Fanuc offers harsh-environment embedded video processor for image fusion applications
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms in Charlottesville, Va., is introducing the IMP20 video processing mezzanine card to help assimilate and interpret images from several sensors and cameras.
National Semiconductor introduces 10-bit, 1-gigasample signal path hardware
National Semiconductor Corp. in Santa Clara, Calif., is offering a 2.5 GHz differential amplifier and a 10-bit, 2 gigasample per second (GSPS) single/1 GSPS dual analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for wideband communications infrastructure and military systems, such as ground-based radar, data acquisition systems, and point-to-point communications base stations.
AVX introduces small multilayer capacitor for tight board spaces
AVX Corp. in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is offering a small, stackable multilayer capacitor (MLC) series in an effort to increase printed circuit board (PCB) space.
Crystek Corp. introduces voltage-controlled oscillator
Crystek Corp. in Fort Myers, Fla., is introducing the CVCO55CC-2269-2580 voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) for applications such as digital radio equipment, fixed wireless access, satellite communications systems, and base stations.
Flight Landata introduces dual-swath BuckEye imaging system
High-resolution digital map provider Flight Landata in North Andover, Mass., is introducing dual-swath electro-optical (EO) capability to the BuckEye aerial imaging system, which doubles the amount of high-resolution imagery the system can gather in one flight line.
Aonix brings Ada kernel certification kit to market
Officials at Aonix in San Diego have released a certification kit for the ObjectAda RAVEN software tool to provide the evidence and tools necessary to certify software solutions to DO-178B Level A as well as other standards.
Microchip Technology debuts high-speed in-circuit debugger
Microchip Technology Inc. in Chandler, Ariz., is introducing the MPLAB ICD 3 high-speed development tool.
German engineers choose SYSGO real-time embedded software for A400M aircraft cargo
Engineers at Rheinmetall Defence AG in Dusseldorf, Germany, needed real-time embedded software for the loadmaster control system they are designing for the Airbus A400M four-engine turboprop military transport and tanker aircraft.
Surrey Satellite selects CAN databus controller from Inicore Inc.
Spacecraft designers at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) in Guildford, England, needed a control module for the Controller Area Network bus (CAN bus) used in the company’s SGR-05P range of space-borne global positioning system (GPS) receivers.
U.S. Coast Guard adopts Thales HF-ALE radios for surface ships
U.S. Coast Guard leaders needed medium-powered, high-frequency automated link establishment (HF-ALE) radios for Coast Guard cutter surface ships to be acquired over the next five to seven years.
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