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Lockheed and Spectrum Astro Partner on GPS III
GILBERT, Ariz., May 7, 2003. Lockheed Martin and Spectrum Astro will partner to pursue the development of GPS III, the next generation global positioning satellite system. This team is intensely focused on meeting the government's challenging requirement of this critical asset, and is committed to providing a solution that includes hyper- accurate positioning, velocity and timing data with confidence and security
Flight Explorer and Blue Sky to Provide Aircraft Tracking
GENEVA, Switzerland, ARLINGTON, Va. and LA JOLLA, Calif., May 6, 2003. Flight Explorer and Blue Sky Network will partner to provide worldwide satellite-based aircraft tracking. Blue Sky Network has developed a new Iridium-based solution, the BSN D- 1000 with accompanying service. Blue Sky Network is offering the most affordable and convenient way to transmit GPS positions, send and receive email, and report sensor data from an aircraft.
Boeing Selects Teradyne for Avionics ATE
BOSTON-, May 5, 2003 Teradyne has signed a licensing agreement with the Boeing Company to manufacture and market a new automatic test system (ATS) for airplane avionics components. The Next Generation (NxGen) ATS is designed to reduce the cost of component testing for airlines while ensuring test quality and reliability. It replaces the current ATS-182 for testing 737, 747, 757 and 767 components and the ATS-195 for 777 components
Mercury Unveils RapidIO Multicomputer System
CHELMSFORD, Mass., May 2, 2003. Mercury Computer Systems has introduced the ImpactRTTM 3100, a scalable, high-performance, signal and image processing system based on the open-standard RapidIO interconnect architecture. Combining next-generation PowerPC microprocessors with AltiVec technology and the RapidIO communications switch fabric, the ImpactRT 3100 system more than quadruples the performance of the current ImpactRT systems while maintaining backward compatibility.
Kids Continue to be Captivated by Space Travel
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2003. As the nation marks the third month since the Columbia tragedy, a national survey of students indicates continued fascination with space exploration and a strong desire to travel throughout the solar system. The results of the third annual Space Day Student Survey, conducted in cooperation with USA TODAY Education, were announced today at the Opening Ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
JSAT Awards Lockheed Contract For A2100 Satellite
NEWTOWN, Pa., April 30, 2003. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) has been awarded a contract by JSAT Corporation of Japan to build its latest geostationary telecommunications satellite. The satellite, designated JCSAT-9, will provide satellite communications services throughout Asia and Japan following its scheduled launch in 2005. JCSAT-9, a high-power hybrid satellite, will be located at 132 degrees East longitude.
Rockwell Collins' Avionics Selected by Egypt Air
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, April 29, 2003. Rockwell Collins has been selected by Egypt Air to provide avionics and in-flight entertainment (IFE) for five new Airbus A320-200 aircraft. Aircraft deliveries are scheduled to begin this year. The avionics package selected by Egypt Air includes Rockwell Collins' suite of data link communications, navigation and surveillance sensors, including the GLU-920 multimode receiver (MMR).
Harris Awarded $2.3M For Space-Based Radar
MELBOURNE, Fla., April 28, 2003. Harris Corporation has been awarded a one-year, $2.3 million follow-on contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Special Projects Office, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Air Force Research Lab's (AFRL) Sensors Directorate, Rome, New York, to continue to study the development of an advanced spaceborne antenna system for the Innovative Space-Based Radar Antenna Technology (ISAT) Study.
Raytheon Shows Army Device Can Prevent Fratricide
MCKINNEY, Tex, April 25, 2003. During a recent demonstration of the U.S. Army's Battlefield Target Identification Device (BTID), Raytheon Company, which developed the system, proved that it can discriminate among -- and positively identify -- friendly forces vehicles in less than a second, at more than three miles distance, and with more than 98 percent accuracy. This capability will help prevent fratricide and reduce combat casualties
Merrimac Receives $2.1M Missile Defense Orders
WEST CALDWELL, N.J., April 24, 2003. Merrimac Industries, Inc. has received orders totaling $2.1 Million from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. Merrimac is to provide a variety of signal processing products to be used in Raytheon's X-Band Radar program. XBR is high-powered, phased-array radar designed to meet near-term ballistic missile threats. The XBR, a key element in the Missile Defense Agency's Ground-based Midcourse Defense system is a large, phased-array fire control sensor.
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