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Research and Markets reveals opportunities in aerospace, market to top $35.8 billion by 2018
DUBLIN, 16 Oct. 2009. Research and Markets has added "The Global Aerospace Market Trends and Forecast 2009-2028" report to its portfolio. The aerospace market has experienced significant growth during the past five years and is expected to reach $301 billion in 2018 with a global growth rate of 5.1 percent for the next 10 years.
NASA retires tracking, data relay satellite
GREENBELT, Md., 15 Oct. 2009. After 26 years of performance, NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite - 1 (TDRS-1) is scheduled for decommissioning on October 28. Communications equipment that links TDRS-1 to the ground has failed and without this capability it can no longer relay science data and spacecraft telemetry to ground stations located at the White Sands Complex in Las Cruces, N.M., and on Guam, reveals a representative.
Guest video: designing with 10GbE for real-time embedded systems
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, 14 Oct. 2009. An increasing number of military systems architects today are designing 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) into their real-time military and aerospace embedded applications, say experts at I/O specialist AdvancedIO Systems Inc. in Vancouver, British Columbia.
ISM, SUMIT-ISM specifications unveiled
SANTA CLARA, Calif., 14 Oct. 2009. The Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFFSIG), a collaboration of suppliers of embedded component, board, and system technologies, announced the availability of revision 1.0 of the ISM (Industry Standard Module) and SUMIT-ISM specifications for small, rugged, stackable embedded systems.
Laser weapons are here: ATL test shows ability to attack moving targets effectively from the air
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., 13 Oct. 2009. The U.S. Air Force's experimental Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) -- a high-energy laser weapon fitted to a C-130 turboprop aircraft -- hit and damaged a moving vehicle three weeks ago in a test that demonstrated for the first time the ATL's ability to attack moving targets effectively.
Harris Corp. to provide technical services to U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command
WASHINGTON, 13 Oct. 2009. Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company, won a potential three-year, $7.5 million contract to provide technical and support services -- including information assurance, development testing, configuration management, and training -- for the U. S. Air Force Air Mobility Command's (AMC) command and control systems.
Textron Defense Systems tests XM1100 Scorpion sensor, munitions platform in simulated urban environment tests
WILMINGTON, Mass., 13 Oct. 2009. Textron Defense Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced that its XM1100 Scorpion networked sensor and munitions platform has completed a test series in urban environments. Testing took place at Fort Benning, Ga., where the Scorpion system performed in both day and nighttime scenarios.
New 360-degree infrared sensor flies on UAS
EAGAN, Minn., 12 Oct. 2009 Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] completed a test of a new infrared sensor turret aboard its Desert Hawk III Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), marking the first time a small UAS has flown with a 360-degree infrared sensor, company officials say.
DOD information security aims to boost embedded computing cyber defense against computer hackers
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, 11 Oct., 2009. The Pentagon's Defense Research & Engineering section is continuing an initiative to plug holes in U.S. military cyber defense by concealing installation and deployment of information security measures -- a notable vulnerability to computer hackers.
Communications & Power Industries wins $4.9 million Aegis repairs contract
PALO ALTO, Calif., 10 Oct. 2009. Communications & Power Industries Inc. (CPI) won a one-year contract for up to $4.9 million to support the Aegis weapons system. CPI, a subsidiary of CPI International Inc., is a provider of microwave, radio-frequency, power, and control solutions for critical defense, communications, medical, scientific, and other applications.
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