High Reliability Electronics

Navy looks to VersaLogic to provide PC/104 embedded computer for lightweight torpedo prototype

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:52:00 GMT

NEWPORT, 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.

3U VPX rugged graphics board with NVIDIA CUDA GPGPU for military embedded systems introduced by GE

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:30:00 GMT

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., 16 May 2012. GE Intelligent Platforms in Huntsville, Ala., is introducing the GRA112 3U VPX rugged graphics board for demanding graphical applications that require a general-purpose graphics processing unit (GPGPU), such as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), radar, and sonar.

Rugged Cisco PMC module for military ad-hoc networking on the move introduced by X-ES

Tue, 15 May 2012 05:15:00 GMT

MIDDLETON, Wis., 15 May 2012. Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) in Middleton, Wis., is introducing the XPedite5205 PCI mezzanine card (PMC) embedded router module hosting Cisco IOS IP Routing software for mobile ad hoc networking for military and emergency response.

Water-resistant Ethernet connectors for harsh outdoor environments introduced by CONEC

Sun, 13 May 2012 05:15:00 GMT

GARNER, N.C., 13 May 2012. American CONEC Corp. in Garner, N.C., is introducing water-resistant Ethernet I/O port connectors with a special flange-mount for deployment in harsh environments such as security and surveillance equipment, GPS systems, communications, industrial machinery, and test and measurement equipment.

Marine Corps picks 10 companies to supply as much as $775 million in computer equipment over next five years

Thu, 10 May 2012 08:31:00 GMT

QUANTICO, Va., 10 May 2012. U.S. Marine Corps leaders are choosing 10 information technology (IT) companies to compete for contracts collectively worth as much as $775 million over the next three to five years to provide commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) military computer equipment as part of the Marine Corps Common Hardware Suite (MCCHS) program, which the Marine Corp put in place to meet the service's IT hardware requirements.

Radiation-hardened DC-DC converter for orbital and deep-space applications introduced by VPT

Thu, 10 May 2012 05:30:00 GMT

BLACKSBURG, Va., 10 May 2012. VPT Inc. in Blacksburg, Va., is introducing the SVGA0515 series point of load DC-DC converter for use in the extreme environment of space. VPT experts have qualified the SVGA0515 to MIL-PRF-38534 Class H and Class K.

New Products: Part 1

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:58:00 GMT

Choosing the right display for aerospace and defense applications requires some touch considerations

Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Rugged displays are everywhere on and above the battlefield today. Whether systems designers are looking for a display in a cockpit, for a ground vehicle, or for a rugged tablet, there are many different factors to consider for what these displays need to do.

ANTENNAS: Army and Marine Corps choose SINCGARS ground-mobile antennas from ITT Corp.

Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

U.S. Army and Marine Corps communications experts needed ground-mobile antennas for the Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS).

Navy moves large, long-endurance UUV project forward with machine autonomy contract to Hydroid

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:01:00 GMT

ARLINGTON, Va., 29 April 2012. The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) in Arlington, Va., plans to award a $5.9 million three-year sole-source contract to Hydroid Inc. in Pocasset, Mass., to develop an autonomy testing system for the future Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Innovative Naval Prototype Technology (LDUUV INP) program, which seeks to develop machine autonomy and long-endurance propulsion systems for large unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).

Rugged 3U OpenVPX CPU board based in 3rd Generation Intel Core processor introduced by Curtiss-Wright

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:19:00 GMT

ASHBURN, Va., 26 April 2012. Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions in Ashburn, Va., is introducing the VPX3-1257 3U OpenVPX single-board computer with the quad-core 3rd-Generation Intel Core i7-3612QE processor, which was introduced this week. The embedded computing board is for harsh-environment, air- and conduction-cooled aerospace and defense applications.

VXS/VME, CompactPCI, and AdvancedMC boards based on Intel 3rd Generation Core processors introduced by Concurrent

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:58:00 GMT

WOBURN, Mass., 25 April 2012. Concurrent Technologies Inc. this week is introducing three embedded computing products based on the newly announced Intel 3rd Generation Core microprocessor -- the VX 91x/01x 6U VXS/VME single-board computer, the PP 93x/x1x single slot air-cooled 6U CompactPCI single-board computer, and the AM 92x/x1x Advanced Mezzanine Card (AdvancedMC).

Mini piezoelectric accelerometer for jet engine and helicopter vibration testing introduced by Meggitt

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:54:00 GMT

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., 23 April 2012. Meggitt Sensing Systems in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., is introducing the model 2220E miniature piezoelectric accelerometer for high-temperature vibration measurements in applications such as aircraft engine ground vibration testing, automotive and aerospace component durability testing, auxiliary power unit (APU) monitoring, and helicopter health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) testing.

Radiation-hardened DC-DC converter power supplies for satellite applications introduced by Microsemi

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:11:00 GMT

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., 19 April 2012. Microsemi Corp. in Aliso Viejo, Calif., is introducing the SA50-28 family of radiation-hardened single-, dual-, and triple-output DC-DC converters for military and commercial satellites that require protection against naturally occurring total-dose ionized radiation, which can hurt system performance.

Harsh-environment connector helps designers link IP67 components with IP20 controls

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:04:00 GMT

GERMANTOWN, Wis., 18 April 2012. WAGO Corp. in Germantown, Wis., is introducing the 756 series M12 socket Ethernet adapter that WAGO designed to simply linking machine-mount IP67 components with IP20 controls. The D-Coded M12 adapter provides tool-free terminations with a traditional cable-based RJ45 Ethernet socket that routes data through a screw-locking M12 connector.

GMS designers say they have found a way to deploy high-end computer servers in a mobile vetronics architecture

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., 15 April 2012. Embedded computing experts at General Micro Systems (GMS) Inc. in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., say they have developed vetronics computing technology for military combat vehicles and similar land systems that has true high-capacity server performance in a rugged, conduction-cooled package for mobile electronic warfare, signals intelligence, communications intelligence, and other demanding vetronics applications.

Amphenol gets UL certification for 1,000-volt capacity in company's Helios H4 PV power connector

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:15:00 GMT

SIDNEY, N.Y., 12 April 2012. Officials of Amphenol Industrial Global Operations in Sidney, N.Y., have certified the company's Helios H4 PV connector to 1,000 volts, per Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) in Durham, N.C.

Harris wins $400 million contract to replace legacy U.S. Special Operations radio equipment

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:38:00 GMT

MAC DILL AFB, Fla., 11 April 2012. Leaders of the U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., are looking to military radio communications experts at the Harris Corp. (NYSE:HRS) RF Communications Division, Rochester, N.Y., for a $400 million program to upgrade hand-held Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS) for Special Operations forces in the field.

Army and Lockheed Martin prepare for production of advanced laser-guided Hellfire missile

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:07:00 GMT

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., 10 April 2012. U.S. Army officials are working with Hellfire Systems LLC in Orlando, Fla., to prepare for production of one of the latest versions of the Hellfire missile, which is launched from helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), ground vehicles, and fixed sites against armored combat vehicles and other high-value targets.

Northrop Grumman to provide SCORPION unattended ground sensors to U.S. Army

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

CINCINNATI, Ohio, 10 April 2012. The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to provide SCORPION and SCORPION II Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) systems to protect soldiers with a remote persistent unattended surveillance capability for improved situational awareness and actionable intelligence.