
Rockwell Collins selects Green Hills Software INTEGRITY-178B tuMP multicore operating system for the RQ-78B Shadow UAVSANTA BARBARA, Calif., 17 May 2012. Rockwell Collins has selected the INTEGRITY-178B tuMP multicore operating system by Green Hills Software, a provider of high assurance operating systems, for use in their mission computer for the RQ-7B Shadow Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). |
Navy looks to VersaLogic to provide PC/104 embedded computer for lightweight torpedo prototypeNEWPORT, R.I., 16 May 2012. U.S. Navy underwater weapons experts needed a PC/104-based stackable embedded computer for a prototype torpedo designed by experts at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, R.I. They found their solution from VersaLogic Corp. in Eugene, Ore. |
Boeing looks to Vision Systems for helmet-mounted displays for jet fighter aircraft pilotsSAN JOSE, Calif., 13 May 2012. Combat aircraft designers at the Boeing Co.Defense, Space & Security segment in St. Louis needed helmet-mounted displays for jet fighters. They found their solution from Vision Systems International LLC (VSI) in San Jose, Calif. Boeing awarded VSI a $32 million contract for the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) for U.S. Navy and Air Force jet fighter pilots, as well as for combat aircraft operating in Finland, Australia, Belgium, Canada, and Switzerland. |
Goodrich to provide air data, ice detection and other systems for KC-390 military transport aircraftCHARLOTTE, N.C., May 8, 2012. Embraer has selected Goodrich Corp. (NYSE: GR), a supplier of systems and services to aerospace and defense companies, to provide the air data system, ice detector, windshield ice protection controller, and the fuel quantity gauging and control system for the Embraer KC-390 military transport aircraft. |
Embraer chooses Ethernet-based flight recorders from Curtiss-Wright for Legacy 500 business jet flight testingCITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., 4 May 2012. Aircraft manufacturer Embraer S.A. in São José Dos Campos, Brazil, needed rugged data acquisition and recorder technology for the Legacy 500 business jet. They found their solution from Curtiss-Wright Controls Avionics & Electronics in City of Industry, Calif. |
Raytheon chooses Mercury for infrared sensor-processing subsystem for helicopter situational awarenessCHELMSFORD, Mass., 29 April 2012. Infrared sensors experts at the Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems segment in El Segundo, Calif., needed an advanced sensor processing subsystem for the multi-function image processor in the Raytheon Advanced Distributed Aperture System (ADAS), which provides spherical situational awareness to helicopter crews. They found their solution from Mercury Computer Systems Inc. in Chelmsford, Mass. |
Raytheon Griffin Missile fires from RAM launcherNATIONAL HARBOR, Md., 19 April 2012. The U.S. Navy fired Raytheon Co.'s (NYSE: RTN) Griffin B missile from a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher. |
DOD chooses Reality Mobile's RealityVision for mobile video deployment of 4G LTE with Navy pilot of Oceus Networks' Xiphos solutionHERNDON, Va., 18 April 2012. Reality Mobile has been awarded a subcontract with Oceus Networks to provide real-time mobile video collaboration solutions to the U.S. Navy. The company's flagship product, RealityVision, was selected as part of a pilot for a new Navy portable maritime Command and Control (C2) system. |
Air Force chooses nine companies to share in potential $6.9 billion for military IT contractsMAXWELL AFB, Ala., 17 April 2012. U.S. Air Force information technology (IT) experts are awarding contracts worth a potential $6.9 billion to nine computer companies to provide computer networking and data-processing equipment for network-centric warfare operations worldwide. The deals with these nine companies are firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, and indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts. |
Boeing introduces updated Geospatial Data Management Tool, DataMaster 5.1ARLINGTON, Va., 13 April 2012. Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the release of DataMaster 5.1, an advanced version of its geospatial data tool that offers defense and Intelligence Community customers improved map, terrain and full-motion video management. |