Volume 17, Issue 3

General Dynamics runs JTRS with Altera processors

March 1, 2006

Engineers at General Dynamics C4 Systems in Scottsdale, Ariz., needed processors for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Cluster 5 design.

Computers

Navy models explosions with SGI computers

March 1, 2006

Navy engineers needed powerful computers to model underwater explosions and assess the performance of new warhead designs.

Communications

L-3 picks Formation hard drive for Navy plane

March 1, 2006

Engineers at L-3 Communications needed a hard disk to record data aboard Boeing’s P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA).

Communications

Thales uses Objective Interface middleware in JTRS

March 1, 2006

Engineers at Thales Communications in Clarksburg, Md., needed software middleware to certify their Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) software-defined radio (SDR) for Software...

Communications

Navy navigates unmanned undersea vehicle with Lockheed Martin sensor

March 1, 2006

U.S. Navy designers needed navigation sensors for an unmanned undersea vehicle.

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Computers

Rugged managed 24-port Gigabit Ethernet switch

March 1, 2006

Radstone Embedded Computing in Towcester, England, is introducing the CPX24 rugged managed Gigabit Ethernet switch.

Computers

Rugged Cell BE processor-based computer

March 1, 2006

Mercury Computer Systems Inc. in Chelmsford, Mass., is offering the PowerBlock 200 processor based on the IBM/Toshiba Cell Broadband Engine (BE).

Test

Navy tests networks with equipment from JDS Uniphase

March 1, 2006

Navy engineers needed a test and measurement platform to analyze communication links.

Communications

L-3 picks autopilot from BAE Systems

March 1, 2006

Designers at L-3 Communications Integrated Systems in Greenville, Texas, needed a digital autopilot system for the P-3 Orion antisubmarine patrol aircraft they were delivering...

Computers

Hybrid signal processing board

March 1, 2006

BittWare Inc., a signal-processing specialist in Concord, N.H., signaled the company’s commitment to a long-term VITA 41 VXS roadmap with the announcement Jan. 16 of the T2-6U...

Test

Heat sinks deliver high performance in low-airflow conditions

March 1, 2006

Advanced Thermal Solutions in Norwood, Mass., is offering maxiFLOW heat sinks for cooling ball grid arrays (BGAs) and other hot components in restricted air-flow conditions.