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Executive Watch 2009 P5
General Dynamics to deliver 352 Stryker combat vehicles to U.S. Army
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., 10 Oct. 2009. General Dynamics Land Systems won from the U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command a $647 million contract for 352 Stryker vehicles. Work will be performed in Anniston, Ala.; Sterling Heights, Mich.; Lima, Ohio; and London, Ontario, Canada. Vehicle deliveries will begin in July 2010.
VPX embedded computing from GE Fanuc to use NVIDIA graphics for radar, video, and signals intelligence
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., 9 Oct. 2009. GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms in Charlottesville, Va., plans to develop VPX-based embedded computing products using NVIDIA embedded graphics processing units in its embedded computing products intended for applications in radar, signals intelligence, and video surveillance.
New family of thermal weapon sights is topic of Army industry briefing set for 3 Nov.
FORT BELVOIR, Va., 8 Oct. 2009. The U.S. Army Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) at Fort Belvoir, Va., will host an industry day on 10 Nov. to brief industry on an initiative to develop a new generation of thermal weapon sights for infantry rifles and squad weapons.
Marines' G/ATOR radar, early VPX embedded computing adopter, hit with $14 million cost overrun
QUANTICO MARINE CORPS BASE, Va., 7 Oct. 2009. An advanced U.S. Marine Corps mobile air-defense radar system called the Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), an early VPX embedded computing adopter, has been hit with $14 million in cost overruns.
Army asks for rugged diode laser capable of igniting charges in large-caliber field artillery
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J., 6 Oct. 2009. U.S. Army munitions researchers are asking industry for ideas on how to use a rugged pumped diode laser, which can withstand the extreme shock-vibration of cannon fire, to ignite propelling charges in large-caliber field artillery guns.
Military electro-optics specialist Clear Align hits No. 1 on Inc. Magazine Mid-Atlantic fast growers
PHILADELPHIA, 5 Oct. 2009. Military imaging, optical sensor, and aerospace fiber optics specialist Clear Align in Eagleville Pa., has been ranked the fastest-growing private company in the four-state Mid-Atlantic region, which consists of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, according to business publication Inc. Magazine in New York.
Military laser rangefinder supplied to Army from $599 million contract to Northrop Grumman
APOPKA, Fla., 5 Oct. 2009. The Northrop Grumman Corp. Laser Systems segment in Apopka, Fla., will supply the U.S. Army with Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinders (LLDR) under terms of a $599 million contract announced today.
Wearable computer technology for network centric operations demonstrated by Raytheon
MCKINNEY, Texas, 4 Oct. 2009. A major U.S. defense subcontractor is taking another step toward developing a wearable computer system to link infantry soldiers to DOD networks on the digital battlefield.
ASIC North enters analog IP market with analog-to-digital converters
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont, 3 Oct. 2009. ASIC North Inc., a VLSI design service company, has entered the analog intellectual property (IP) market. In a move to enhance its analog/mixed-signal (A/MS) design services, ASIC North offers IP for high-performance, low-power analog-to-digital converters (ADC). The hardened analog cores target the 180nm high-voltage technology being co-developed by IBM Microelectronics and austriamicrosystems.
Rugged HD display systems for Patriot missile defense provided by Barco
DULUTH, Ga., 2 Oct. 2009. Engineers at Raytheon Co. needed 30-inch HD rugged display technology for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System they are integrating for the U.S. Army. They found their solution from Barco in Duluth, Ga.
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