Volume 17, Issue 7

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Computers

Mercury Computer Systems selects Wind River platform for Ensemble2

July 1, 2006
Mercury Computer Systems of Chelmsford, Mass., sought a reliable and scalable platform for its Ensemble2 AdvancedTCS-based system.
Test

Alliant TechSystems uses Rockwell Collins’ GPS receiver in BTERM demonstration

July 1, 2006
Alliant TechSystems (ATK) logged a suc cessful test flight of a Ballistic Trajectory Extended Range Munition (BTERM) projectile, with the help of a global positioning system unit...
Communications

Northrop Grumman taps Spectrum Signal Processing’s SDR-300 for research and development efforts

July 1, 2006
The Northrop Grumman Corp. Space Technology segment in Redondo Beach, Calif., is involved in the research and development of military satellite communications waveforms as it ...
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Communications

Northrop Grumman ensures data security with Harris Corporation’s Sierra II

July 1, 2006
Officials of Northrop Grumman Corp. understand well the need for security, especially when it comes to communications to and among land forces.
Computers

LynuxWorks LynxOS-178 to control F-35 Joint Strike Fighter panoramic cockpit display

July 1, 2006
Avionics designers at the L-3 Communications Display Systems segment in Alpharetta, Ga., needed a safety-critical real-time operating system (RTOS) for a portion of the Panoramic...

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Computers

4U VITA 31.1 chassis for Gigabit Ethernet applications

July 1, 2006
Elma Electronic Inc. in Fremont, Calif., is offering a 4U Type 15 VITA 31.1 chassis with an eight-slot Dual Star backplane conforming to the VITA 31.1 specification for Gigabit...
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Power

High-performance 4-gigabit Fibre Channel 16 bay SATA-II RAID subsystem

July 1, 2006
Phoenix International Systems Inc. in Orange, Calif., is offering a high-performance 4-gigabit Fibre Channel 16 Bay SATA-II RAID subsystem, the PES16 SATA-II model.
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Communications

24-volt DC power supplies for defense and aerospace applications

July 1, 2006
Vicor Corp. in Andover, Mass., is adding seven mid-power Micro DC-DC converters to the high-density 24-volts DC input family: 50-watt models at 3.3, 5, 12, 15, 24, 28, and 48 ...
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Communications

Boeing taps Dow-Key RF switching technology for new 787 Dreamliner

July 1, 2006
Boeing Corp., based in Chicago, anticipates releasing the new 787 Dreamliner for service in 2008.
Computers

DSP RTOS supports Freescale’s MSC8144 multicore digital signal processor

July 1, 2006
Enea in Stockholm, Sweden, is offering its OSEck real-time operating system (RTOS) for Freescale’s MSC8144 multicore digital signal processor.
Computers

Software analysis tool to aid RoHS compliance

July 1, 2006
Innov-X Systems in Woburn, Mass., is offering software to assist manufacturers in complying with the European Union’s Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directives.