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SpringActive asked to push forward with developing robotic system to help foot soldiers carry heavy loadsORLANDO, Fla., 23 May 2012. U.S. military researchers are asking an Arizona robotics company to refine its design of a robotic exoskeleton system designed to help infantry soldiers and Marines carry heavy loads for long periods during military operations while mitigating the risk of injury to hips, knees, and ankles. |
Navy chooses Lockheed Martin to upgrade submarine sonar systemsMANASSAS, Va., 22 May, 2012. The Naval Sea Systems Command in Washingtonm D.C., has selected Lockheed Martin to develop and produce the acoustic rapid commercial-off-the-shelf insertion (ARCI) sonar systems and common acoustics processing for technology insertions 12 through 14 for the U.S Navy submarine fleet and potential foreign sales. |
Lockheed Martin receives core for fourth SBIRS GEO satelliteSTENNIS, Miss., 26 May, 2012. Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received the core structure for the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous satellite (GEO-4). |
Northrop Grumman Joint STARS performs test of JT-8D propulsion systemMELBOURNE, Fla., 24 May 2012. Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) testbed aircraft, equipped with a new JT-8D propulsion system, has successfully completed flight testing and moved one step closer to receiving its Military Airworthiness Certification. |
Air Force and NATO select Boeing to modernize avionics and flight deck for AWACS fleetsSEATTLE, 24 May 2012. The Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., has selected Boeing [NYSE: BA] to develop a design that modernizes the flight deck and avionics of the U.S. and NATO E-3 707 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft fleet. |
Parvus introduces rugged fiber optic Gigabit Ethernet switch subsystemSALT LAKE CITY, Utah, 26 May 2012. Parvus, a subsidiary of Eurotech, has released tactical fiber optic media support for the DuraNET 1268, a rugged Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet switch subsystem equipped with ten triple-speed 10/100/1000Mbps ports for connecting IPv4 and IPv6 compatible sensors and computing devices onboard network-centric manned and unmanned vehicles and aircraft. |
Kontron introduces the CP3003 3U CompactPCI processor board for 3rd generation Intel Core processorsECHING, Germany, 25 May 2012. Kontron introduced the high-performance 3U CompactPCI processor board CP3003, based on the 3rd generation Intel Core processor technology. Kontron’s first Quad-Core 3U CompactPCI processor board provides customers with processing performance and 3D graphics performance. |
Serial FPDP rugged data recorders for aircraft, ships, and vehicles introduced by PentekUPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J., 24 May 2012. Pentek Inc. in Upper Saddle River, N.J., is introducing the Talon family of high-speed, multi-channel Serial FPDP turnkey rugged data recorders for capturing streaming sources such as live transfers from sensors or data from other computers aboard aircraft, ground vehicles, ships and submarines, and other harsh-environment applications. |
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Unmanned vehicles retain important position in shrinking Pentagon budget
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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SpringActive asked to push forward with developing robotic system to help foot soldiers carry heavy loadsORLANDO, Fla., 23 May 2012. U.S. military researchers are asking an Arizona robotics company to refine its design of a robotic exoskeleton system designed to help infantry soldiers and Marines carry heavy loads for long periods during military operations while mitigating the risk of injury to hips, knees, and ankles. |
Rugged I/O specialist Acromag boosts expertise in military embedded systems with acquisition of XembeddedWIXOM, Mich., 22 May 2012. Leaders of military and industrial digital I/O specialist Acromag Inc. in Wixom, Mich., are boosting their company's expertise in VME I/O and embedded computing with their acquisition this month of Xembedded LLC in nearby Ann Arbor, Mich. |
Industry asks Armed Services Committees to support advanced aviation biofuelsWASHINGTON, 21 May 2012. The Advanced Biofuels Association, the Algal Biomass Organization, Airlines for America, the Biotechnology Industry Organization, and the National Farm Bureau Federation are asking the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to support the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) commitment to accelerate production of American-made, advanced, “drop-in” biofuels for use in military jets, ships, and vehicles. |
DARPA moves ahead with fractionated-satellite System F6 program with solicitation for affordable satellite busARLINGTON, Va. 20 May 2012. Satellite designers at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are pushing forward with a project to develop small, networked clusters or orbiting satellite modules that are maintainable and upgradeable to replace traditional monolithic military satellites that can be risky and difficult to fix or upgrade when onboard malfunctions occur. |
Marines ask industry for new ideas on non-lethal weapons; industry briefings set for 22 JuneQUANTICO MARINE BASE, Va., 18 May 2012. U.S. Marine Corps researchers are asking industry for ideas on developing new non-lethal weapons technologies and materials involving electronic rays, laser beams, chemical agents and even blunt-impact weapons as part of a request for information (RFI M6785412JNLW4) issued Thursday called Non-Lethal Weapons Research and Technology Development ID/IQ. |
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Navigating the Embedded Security Landscape
The landscape of embedded security technologies is vast and complex. Not only does security mean significantly different things to different people, but countless variations of security technologies also exist. “Navigating the Embedded Security Landscape” by Logic PD’s Mark Benson discusses these variations and presents questions that can help focus what security means to you and your product.
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The application note “Creating a Solution for Testing Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum Devices” discusses how to reduce interference, increase transmission security and enhance the efficient use of available bandwidth. Frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) is used in applications such as Bluetooth®, consumer walkie-talkies and military communications.
Power-On Built-In Test Solution for Kontron VPX and VME Single Board Computers
Kontron intelligent Power-on Built-in Test (PBIT) solutions improve the reliability, safety and security of your mission critical installations. Kontron PBIT provides a modular and scalable set of uniform test routines to assess the health status and configuration for both boards and complete systems. The SYSTEM wide “capture” concept offers an innovative method to PBIT, so far unmatched in the Embedded SBC world.
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9 Reasons the RR2P Pluggable Canister RAID is Right for Military Surveillance
Challenge: How to record high resolution, high volume data in a centralized storage unit for multiple surveillance and reconnaissance activities reliably and at high speed; how to store it; and how to rapidly remove it from the plane, ship or vehicle and transfer it to a ground station for analysis.
Solution: The RR2P "Purpose-Built" Rugged RAID Disk Array with two Pluggable Canisters with total on-line capacity to 20 TB for military data recorders used in mobile surveillance.
Rugged, lightweight and compact, the RR2P delivers the high capacity, high speed and high reliability that make it ideal for new surveillance applications as well as the perfect replacement for earlier generations of equipment that are no longer available.
New! High-Speed, Real-Time Recording Systems, 1st Edition
This new handbook reviews some of the techniques and features that are widely desired in a high-speed, real-time recording system. These include, among others, the use of a non-proprietary file system, such as NTFS, the use of a client-server architecture, and the presence of an API for integrating the recorder into a larger system.
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