HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., 19 Feb. 2012. Behlman Electronics Inc. in Hauppauge, N.Y., is introducing the model BL1500 rugged power supply for extremely hostile operating environments, especially down-hole oil exploration, drilling, evaluation, completion. and intervention. Behlman's BL1500 unit is powered from 115-volt AC, 47-63 Hz and provides two ranges of high-voltage AC at 60 Hz. Units can be stacked for increased power.

WASHINGTON, 15 Feb. 2012. Leaders of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) plan to spend at least $31.6 billion next year for activities related to command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR), according to Pentagon budget documents released this week. The $31.6 billion the military plans to spend on C4ISR in fiscal 2013 is down 10.92 percent from the $35.47 billion in the Pentagon's current-year budget, and is down 16.8 percent from 2011 C4ISR spending levels.

BOHEMIA, N.Y., 8 Feb. 2012. North Atlantic Industries (NAI) in Bohemia, N.Y., is introducing the VPX55-3 3U rugged VPX power electronics device for harsh-environment aerospace and defense applications on land, in the air, and at sea. The VPX55-3 provides as much as 300 Watts of power with six outputs and complies with MIL-STD-704F.

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.

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.

ZUG, Switzerland, 6 Feb. 2012. Teseq Holding AG, a developer and provider of instrumentation and systems for EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) emission and immunity testing, has acquired MILMEGA Ltd., a U.K,-based specialist in the design and manufacture of solid-state, high-power microwave and radio-frequency (RF) amplifiers. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Teseq capabilities in military, commercial, industrial, automotive, and communications applications.

SAN DIEGO, 6 Feb. 2012. TDK-Lambda Americas of the TDK Corp. has introduced a new line of green, 500-watt power supplies that comply with the European energy-saving requirements of the ErP (Energy-related Products) Directive. The GWS500 series power supplies are designed to combine high efficiency, high power density, and low standby power consumption (<0.5W, no-load).

ARLINGTON, Va., 5 Feb. 2012. Computer scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., are asking for industry's help in an effort to develop military embedded systems technology that boosts performance dramatically without increasing size, weight, and waste heat. The DARPA Microsystems Technology Office on Friday released a broad agency announcement (DARPA-BAA-12-24) for the Power Efficiency Revolution For Embedded Computing Technologies (PERFECT) program.

ARLINGTON, Texas, 3 Feb. 2012. WinSystems Inc. in Arlington, Texas, is introducing two rugged PC/104 wide-input-range DC/DC power supplies for military, transportation, pipeline, communications, and solar power applications. The input voltage range 10 to 50 volts DC so they can work with 12-, 24-, or 48-volt battery operated or distributed DC power systems. The standard output voltage for the PCM-DC-AT500 is 5 volts at 20 amps.

HANSCOM AFB, Mass., 1 Feb. 2012. 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 -- PAVE PAWS, which is short for Phased Array Warning System; the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS); and the Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS).

BLACKSBURG, Va., January 31, 2012. VPT Inc., a HEICO company (NYSE:HEI-A) (NYSE:HEI), announced today that it is now offering a new dual output 15W DC-DC converter with no cross regulation error.

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 31, 2012. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $10 million contract from Naval Sea Systems Command to develop a pulsed power system that will enable projectiles to reach large distances without the use of an explosive charge or rocket motor.

ARLINGTON, Va. Jan 18, 2012. BAE Systems received a $313 million contract modification for additional engineering design, logistics development and test evaluation support to complete the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase of the U.S. Army’s Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) program. PIM is the latest howitzer in the M109 family of vehicles.

ARLINGTON, Va., 15 Jan. 2012. Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) experts in the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., have awarded their third industry contract for a program that seeks to develop technologies to help detect enemy submarines in shallow coastal waters and harbors without using traditional acoustic submarine-hunting technologies like sonar.

TORRANCE, Calif., 15 Jan. 2012. Pelican Products Inc. in Torrance, Calif., is introducing the 2710 and 2720 LED head lamp with a wide range of features to adapt many situations. Both head lamps feature a red LED emergency signaling mode that flashes the letters "SOS" in Morse code and a 4X optical magnification lens for closed space and spot lighting. They come with a rubber headband for helmet use, cloth headband, and batteries.

SAN DIEGO, 13 Jan. 2012. Undersea warfare experts at Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) in McLean, Va., are developing deep-sea anti-submarine warfare (ASW) surveillance technology to protect Navy aircraft carriers and their escort ships from quiet enemy attack submarines while the carriers are operating in the open ocean. The new sonar equipment will operate at extreme ocean depths in the so-called "deep sound channel" to detect quiet enemy submarines lurking overhead. SAIC is doing the work under terms of a 15-month $10.6 million contract modification announced Thursday from The Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWAR) Center Pacific in San Diego.

TAIPEI, Taiwan, 12 Jan. 2012. ADLINK Technology Inc. in Taipei, Taiwan, is introducing the EOS-1200 power over Ethernet (PoE) embedded vision system for multi-camera imaging applications like factory automation and food and packaging inspection. The EOS-1200 implements the 2nd generation Intel Core i7 quad core processor, providing four independent gigabit PoE ports with data transfer rates as fast as 4 gigabits per second.

BLACKSBURG, Va., 8 Jan 2012. The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) at Fort Belvoir, Va., is issuing Standard Microcircuit Drawings (SMDs) for more than 150 space-grade, radiation-hardened DC-DC power converter modules from power electronics specialist VPT Inc. in Blacksburg, Va. VPT’s rad-hard SV series DC-DC converters are manufactured to MIL-PRF-38534 Class K for space environments. These products are for space applications including low Earth orbit (LEO) systems, geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) systems, deep space probes, and other demanding applications.

Jan. 1, 2012. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps manned and unmanned aircraft benefit from increasingly robust, flexible, and advanced electronics. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officials share a singular goal: to infuse new and existing aircraft with advanced avionics technology. Today’s avionics advancements, being employed in manned and unmanned aircraft, provide a competitive advantage and increased potential for mission success and warfighter safety.