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Aerospace and defense designers weigh considerations in selecting the right connectors

Systems designers and systems integrators have openly admitted to treating connectors as something of an afterthought in years past. Today, however, connectors are often a central focus and concern for engineers championing efficient, effective, and innovative electronic systems for aerospace and defense applications.

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Nuclear ballistic missile command and control technology still a prime military concern

Despite budget cutbacks and a lack of support, U.S. military officials have pushed through upgrades and technology insertion for the nation's land- and sea-based atomic missiles, as well as for the nuclear arsenal's multi-layer command-and-control systems.

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Moore's Law overturned: DARPA eyes boosting embedded computing without adding heat and size

Computer scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are asking industry to develop embedded computing technology that boosts performance dramatically without increasing size, weight, and waste heat.

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Air Force eyes upgrades to PAVE PAWS, BMEWS, and PARCS ballistic missile warning radar

Military radar experts at the U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center (ESC) at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., are reaching out to industry in the beginning of what may become a long-term project to modernize and upgrade three ageing ground-based ballistic missile warning radar systems.

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Analysis: 300 aircraft sold in a week for tens of billions of dollars; is this a down-economy?

In the course of a week in January, the Pentagon bought 25 sophisticated combat aircraft, and commercial airlines bought 275 commercial passenger jets. That's orders for 300 advanced-technology aircraft worth tens of billions of dollars. Are we in a down economy?

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Northrop Grumman chosen for US Army's Common Infrared Countermeasure technical demonstration program

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Feb. 7, 2012. The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $31.4 million contract for the Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) Technical Demonstration (TD) program to develop the next generation of aircraft survivability equipment to defend helicopters against man-portable air-defense systems and other heat-seeking munitions.

Air Force to eliminate 280 fighter, cargo, and surveillance aircraft in next five years

Air Force to eliminate 280 fighter, cargo, and surveillance aircraft in next five years

AVIONICS INTELLIGENCE REPORT, 7 Feb. 2012. The U.S. Air Force plans to eliminate more than 280 aircraft over the next five years, including 123 jet fighters, 133 cargo aircraft, and 30 intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft, reports Military & Aerospace Electronics Senior Editor Courtney Howard this week in the Avionics Intelligence video blog.

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Software tools for CBEA Power Architecture-based microprocessor introduced by Green Hills

Software tools for CBEA Power Architecture-based microprocessor introduced by Green Hills

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., 8 Feb. 2012. Green Hills Software in Santa Barbara, Calif., is introducing software- and runtime-development tools for the IBM Cell Broadband Engine Architecture (CBEA), which is a multicore microprocessor that includes a 64-bit Power Architecture processor (PPE) core and eight synergistic processor (SPE) cores that is appropriate for applications like digital signal processing (DSP), graphics, and similar complex computational tasks.

Tiny MIL-STD-1553 transceiver for avionics and military systems introduced by DDC

Tiny MIL-STD-1553 transceiver for avionics and military systems introduced by DDC

BOHEMIA, N.Y., 7 Feb. 2012. Data Device Corp. (DDC) in Bohemia, N.Y., is introducing the BU-67401L low-power dual MIL-STD-1553 transceiver for avionics and other military networking and communications applications. the device measures 7 by 7 millimeters. The BU-67401L transceiver offers options for MIL-STD-1553A/B, MIL-STD-1760, and McAir compatibility to fit a wide range of ground and aerospace applications from mission computers and displays to ground vehicles and commercial aircraft.

Two-pole single-throw contactors for power motion control introduced by TE Connectivity

Two-pole single-throw contactors for power motion control introduced by TE Connectivity

HARRISBURG, Pa., 7 Feb. 2012. TE Connectivity in Harrisburg, Pa., is introducing the KILOVAC CAP202 series two-pole, single-throw contactors for power motion control, power distribution, high-voltage DC converter, and test equipment applications. The devices are capable of handling 350 amps per pole voltage range of 12 to 900 volts DC. The contactors have main contacts are not polarity sensitive, so bidirectional switching is enabled. In addition, the devices are not position sensitive and can be mounted in any orientation.

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Prosthetic Limbs

February 6, 2012
Always on the cutting edge of technology, our friends at DARPA have been working on creating new and improved prosthetic limbs. Advances in prosthetic limbs have allowed engineers to create limbs that rival, or even surpass, actual human body parts.A recent technology, neural integration, has been at the forefront of these advances. Neural ... Read More >>

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Unmanned vehicles take a front seat in Pentagon plans for the future

January 10, 2012 The U.S. defense budget might be headed downward in general, but not for select technologies determined to be critical for the nation's warfighting efforts. Among these critical tech...
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AAI Test and Training to provide ABE for US Air Force, SOCOM

Hunt Valley, Md. Feb. 8, 2012. AAI Test & Training, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has received a $7.7 million Advanced Boresight Equipment (ABE) award from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide 16 Model 310A ABE core test systems for the U.S. Air Force and Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey fleets.

Raytheon to provide AIM-9X missiles for US Navy

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 7, 2012. The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $39.6 million contract for Fiscal Year 2012 production and delivery of the AIM-9X Block II infrared-guided air-to-air missile.

BAE Systems to produce Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile components

EDINBURGH, Australia, Feb., 7, 2012. BAE Systems Australia has been awarded a $31 million contract by Raytheon Missile Systems of Tucson Arizona for the continued production of Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) components.

DARPA asks Honeywell to develop common testing for advanced MEMS-based inertial navigation

DARPA asks Honeywell to develop common testing for advanced MEMS-based inertial navigation

ARLINGTON, Va., 7 Feb. 2012. Navigation and guidance researchers at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., are asking test and measurement experts at the Honeywell Aerospace Microelectronics & Precision Sensors segment in Plymouth, Minn., develop a universal testing platform for advanced miniature gyroscopes under development for smart munitions, ships, vehicles, aircraft, infantry soldiers, and ocean divers.

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NASA reaches out to industry for ideas on next-generation small satellite technologies

WASHINGTON, 6 Feb. 2012. NASA officials overseeing the Edison Small Satellite Demonstration Program have issued a broad agency announcement (BAA) seeking low-cost, flight demonstration proposals for small satellite technology. The solicitation is limited to demonstrations of communications systems for small satellites, proximity operations with small satellites, and propulsion systems for CubeSat-scale satellites. The goal is to increase the technical capabilities and range of uses for the emerging category of spacecraft.

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Weight Reduction and Space Savings in Wire and Cable Design and Their Contribution to Aerospace Design and Operational Efficiency

Like every other military and aerospace component, wire and cable is under increased scrutiny as engineers look for weight and space savings in their designs.

 

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Embedded High Assurance Computing using the Freescale™ Trust Architecture

It is becoming evident that embedded computing solutions used in mil/aero applications will need to provide high assurance computing in order to ensure overall mission safety and high availability systems, and specifically safeguard the integrity, confidentiality and security of the data within and between systems.

Interoperability Considerations Between Different Host FMC and FMC Mezzanine Vendors

In the same way as one might strip out unnecessary weight in a car aimed for racing, the FMC is a performance solution that strips away unnecessary generic interfaces for direct FPGA driven I/O. But that requires knowledge to achieve the desired performance and to ensure the host and FMC module will work well together.

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