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WASHINGTON -- Federal agencies are taking a new look at information security, the government's 2003 budget proposals reveal. A comprehensive new approach to defending the nation's information technology assets ranges from new security technologies to protect military communications, to assessments of system vulnerabilities for homeland defense.

Army missile command chooses GPS translators from Interstate Electronics
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- U.S. missile-defense experts needed guidance subsystems for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense Segment (GMDS). They found their solution from Interstate Electronics Corp. (IEC) in Anaheim, Calif.

BAE Systems starts production of radiation-hardened PowerPC 750 microprocessor for space applications
MANASSAS, Va. -- Microcircuit designers at the BAE Systems Information & Electronic Warfare Systems in Manassas, Va., are producing a radiation-hardened version of the PowerPC 750, which company officials claim is the most powerful radiation-hardened general-purpose microprocessor ever developed.

DRS to upgrade Canadian forces long range infrared surveillance system
HULL, Quebec -- Officials at the Canadian Department of National Defense needed upgrade kits that make use of focal plane arrays (FPAs) for the Canadian forces' AN/TAS-502 Night Observation Device, Long Range (NODLR). They found their answer with technology from DRS Technologies in Parsippany, N.Y., Inc.

Thales chooses Innoveda's Visual Elite design tool for complex work involving FPGAs
TOULON, France -- Electronics systems designers at Thales Computer in Toulon, France, needed a standard set of design and development software tools, particularly for field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). They found their solution in the Visual Elite product from Innoveda Inc. of Marlborough, Mass.

Navy moves ahead on project to develop laser-based defenses against infrared guided missiles
CHINA LAKE NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION, Calif. -- U.S. Navy aviation experts are ready to move ahead with their project to develop a laser-based system to defend aircraft against infrared guided anti-aircraft missiles after a successful test last November.

Army Tank-Automotive Command chooses virtual-prototyping software tools from Mechanical Dynamics
WARREN, Mich. -- U.S. Army combat vehicle designers needed virtual prototyping software tools to help them develop new truck and battle tank technology, as well as help them tap into new technologies developed for the commercial automobile industry. They found their solution in the ADAMS virtual prototyping software from Mechanical Dynamics Inc. of Ann Arbor, Mich.

Increased military and aerospace sales boosted API Electronics orders by 30 percent over past six months
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. -- Recent increases in U.S. defense spending to support military operations in Afghanistan and the worldwide war on terrorism has been particularly beneficial for Hauppauge, N.Y.-based API Electronics Group, a provider of custom and standard integrated circuits for military and aerospace applications.

Harris to study satellite antenna for future space-based radar and motion-tracking system
ARLIINGTON, Va. -- U.S. military researchers are looking to satellite communications specialist Harris Corp. of Melbourne, Fla., for new ideas on how to design antennas for a future space-based radar system that can track moving targets on the ground.

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