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    The FAA is planning to overhaul the U.S. air traffic control system within the next four years.
    John Keller
    June 9, 2025
    FAA prodding industry for ATC enabling technologies in telecommunications; radio communications; surveillance; machine automation; and facilities.
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    A photo of NASA sinage
    June 9, 2025
    The 25 contracts total up to $475 million over a decade under its third NASA Open Innovation Services (NOIS‑3) initiative
    This image illustrates how the DARPA POWER program seeks to develop a power beaming for near-instantaneous energy network
    John Keller
    June 9, 2025
    POWER optical technologies are to create an airborne relay capable of redirection, wavefront correction, and energy harvesting of optical beams.
    Diehl Aviation
    The cooperation agreement between DLR and Diehl Aviation is intended as a long-term partnership. Together, the two parties are focusing on research projects including the design of efficient cabin and system architectures. They are combining their expertise to work on solutions for current and future challenges in aviation. Credit: Diehl Aviation.
    June 9, 2025
    The partnership will focus on several key areas, including avionics, system architecture, cabin systems, and simulation-based certification methods.
    ICEYE
    ICEYE Dwell Precise SAR image of the port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands taken in early September 2024. ICEYE image.
    June 9, 2025
    Earth observation satellite operators such as Maxar Intelligence, BlackSky, Planet Labs and Capella Space are increasingly looking beyond traditional United States government ...
    The Rhopoint ultra-precision current sense resistor series is for power supplies, pulse protection circuits, overcurrent detection, battery management, motor control, and LED lighting.
    June 9, 2025
    Key features include 2-terminal current sense resistor; maximum operating temperature of 70 C; and operating temperature range of -65 to 155 C.
    June 6, 2025
    AFR Enterprises is a premier resource to buy electronic components, avionic components, and computer peripherals.
    Dawn Logo Revised
    June 6, 2025
    Founded in 1985, Dawn is the industry leader in the design and manufacture of mission critical products based on the VITA™ and PICMG® architectures. Military Rugged. Field Reliable...
    VPX-3673
    Dawn VME Products
    June 6, 2025
    SOSA compliant version Test Extender Card. Test your VPX 3U chassis VPX + VITA 67.3 Type C card slots using the Dawn VPX-3673 Test Extender Card.
    PIC Wire & Cable
    June 6, 2025
    PIC Wire & Cable products are engineered to perform under pressure in harsh aerospace environments and manufactured with extensive quality control measures to ensure consistent...
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    June 6, 2025
    At Atrenne, A Celestica Company, we are a technology company driven by an engineering mindset, dedicated to providing cost-effective risk mitigation through our proven platforms...
    Understanding EMI Shielding: Why It’s Critical for Aerospace and Defense Applications
    In the ever-evolving landscape of aerospace and defense, where precision and reliability are paramount, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding plays a critical...
    The Future of SOSA®-Aligned Open VPX Systems: Reshaping Embedded Innovation
    In today’s fast-paced technological landscape, the embedded systems industry is undergoing a transformative phase driven by the need for high-performance, adaptable, and...
    Ensuring Quality in Advanced Manufacturing
    In today’s high-tech manufacturing environment, quality assurance and regulatory compliance aren’t just best practices—they’re critical pillars...
    SOSA Aligned – Air Flow Through Chassis – 48.8
    Air flow through (AFT) cooling is among the most reliable active cooling techniques available for systems with high power densities.
    Atrenne Technical Overview
    How well the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies, components, and solutions work together and with other systems determines how well the system works. Single-Board Computers...
    700 Series ATR Enclosures
    With a legacy of over fifty years providing enclosures, backplanes, system integration and custom solutions, Atrenne Computing Solution specializes in rugged electronic systems...
    Designing SOSA™ Backplanes for the Future of Electronics
    The Cold War is a topic for history lessons, no longer a useful paradigm for defining defense programs. We now face a global adversary that is technically agile and future-focused...
    Choosing the Right Cooling Methodology for OpenVPX Deployments
    OpenVPX computing for rugged environments deploys the technology industry’s most advanced silicon solutions into the most extreme environmental conditions. As silicon geometries...
    Thermal Management
    As power dissipation of electronics increases in parallel to the miniaturization pressures on these same volumes, previous rules of thumb and myths involving system level thermal...
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    A meteorologist examines colorful weather radar maps on high-resolution monitors.
    John Keller
    June 6, 2025
    Weather Service wants to pay only for weather data by subscription, while contractors pay costs of systems development, operations, and maintenance.
    Businesspeople pose with the SmartTrack technology at a table with company logos behind them
    Jamie Whitney
    June 6, 2025
    The SmartTrack label uses a combination of cellular, GPS, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi connectivity to gather and transmit data on a shipment’s exact location, temperature, humidity, ...
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    A technician looks at the hybrid engine as it sits on a stand
    June 6, 2025
    The thermal engine delivers baseline propulsive power, while the electric motor kicks in during high-power demand situations, AviationPros reports.
    The KYOCERA AVS CP2816 series integrated thin film (ITF) high-directivity couplers are for high-frequency wireless systems
    June 6, 2025
    Couplers feature nickel land grid array (LGA) terminations equipped with a lead-free solder coating compatible with automated or manual soldering.
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    June 5, 2025
    IMPERX, INC. is a U.S.-based manufacturer recognized for delivering high-performance, ruggedized machine vision imaging solutions for over two decades. The IMPERX name has become...
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    June 5, 2025
    VPT is a global leader in providing power conversion solutions for use in avionics, military, and space applications.
    Mamba Top Bot Combo 2000 X 1200
    Holt’s MAMBA family of MIL-STD-1553 terminals offer four device options; BC/RT/MT, BC/RT, RT/MT and RT in compact 48-pin plastic QFP or 6mm x 6mm QFN packages. Integrated on-chip...
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    June 5, 2025
    Supplies ICs for avionics and military data bus applications. Offers a wide range of ARINC 429 products, MIL-STD-1553 BC/RT/MT protocol ICs, transceivers and transformers.
    The Lockheed Martin Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missile undergoes testing.
    John Keller
    June 5, 2025
    Conventional Prompt Strike is a boost-glide hypersonic missile with two-stage solid rocket motor, hypersonic glide body, and kinetic-energy warhead.
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    A photo of the prototype aircraft on the tarmac at Edwards Air Force Base
    June 5, 2025
    The test campaign evaluated aerodynamics, stability, control, and the performance of key subsystems, including propulsion, avionics, flight software, fuel systems, thermal management...
    The RTX Raytheon AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) is for late-model Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
    John Keller
    June 5, 2025
    The AN/SPY-6(V) AMDR will provide greater detection ranges, increased discrimination accuracy, higher reliability and sustainability, and lower costs.
    Draper
    A photo of the APNT system on the prop plane
    Jamie Whitney
    June 5, 2025
    The tests were conducted over more than 30 flight hours aboard a twin turboprop aircraft, flying in both day and night conditions at altitudes up to 25,000 feet.
    NASA
    The Psionic Space Navigation Doppler Lidar (PSNDL) system is installed in a pod located under the right wing of a NASA F/A-18 research aircraft for flight testing above Death Valley near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, in February 2025. NASA
    June 5, 2025
    These cutting-edge solutions have flown aboard a suborbital rocket system, a high-speed jet, a helicopter, and a rocket-powered lander testbed, Loura Hall writes for NASA.
    The Elma Electronic CompacFrame development chassis is for radar, autonomous navigation, threat detection and identification, target tracking, sensor fusion, surveillance, and situational awareness.
    Elma Electronic
    June 5, 2025
    Chassis is for compute-intensive processing of infrared and RF signals using AI, machine learning, or traditional digital signal processing algorithms.
    IMPERX SDI-C2010
    IMPERX Inc
    June 4, 2025
    Features a Sony IMX265 global shutter sensor, 1920x1080 resolution, 60 fps, 3G-SDI/HD-SDI output, excellent sensitivity, and customizable performance for demanding applications...
    IMPERX CXP-C9440
    IMPERX Inc
    June 4, 2025
    Features a 9344 x 7000 GMAX3265 global shutter sensor, 34.7 fps, quad CXP-6 output, smear-free imaging, raw data access, and user-controlled image processing via GenICam interface...
    IMPERX PoE-C4110.
    IMPERX Inc
    June 4, 2025
    Features a Sony IMX304 global shutter sensor, 4112 x 3008 resolution, 9.6 fps, GigE Vision PoE output, raw data access, and simple intuitive graphical user interface for flexible...
    IMPERX P67-C1911
    IMPERX Inc
    June 4, 2025
    Features a Sony IMX429 global shutter sensor, 1944 x 1472 resolution, 40 fps, PoE GigE Vision output, IP67-rated enclosure, and user-friendly GenICam interface for harsh, demanding...
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    June 4, 2025
    Explore key control methods and real-world applications of BLDC motor drives within aerospace and defense systems.
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    June 4, 2025
    The new AWOS units are designed to provide more accurate, real-time weather data to pilots and air traffic controllers.
    The Boeing Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) has been developed for long-endurance undersea surveillance missions.
    John Keller
    June 4, 2025
    Researchers want to identify companies to design, build, and test the OEX -- an ultra-large autonomous undersea vehicle for underwater surveillance.
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    Jamie Whitney
    June 4, 2025
    Its initial capabilities include filling gaps in satellite data and precipitation modeling, with plans to support forecasting of tropical cyclones, atmospheric rivers, and other...
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    The DARPA Advanced Disease Outbreak Simulation Capabilities project seeks to model disease transmission and health effects to defend against emerging and unknown biological warfare threats.
    John Keller
    June 4, 2025
    Researchers want an overview of technologies for disease outbreak simulation, and how simulation approaches could extend beyond standard modeling.
    Archer Aviation
    Archer’s Chief Test Pilot and US Marine Corps Veteran, Jeff Greenwood, was at Midnight’s controls for this piloted flight. Archer Aviation photo.
    June 4, 2025
    The company entered the latest phase of its test flight program, with chief test pilot Jeff Greenwood in the cockpit taking the aircraft prototype down a runway and up into the...
    The EIZO Condor GR6S-AD2000 ruggedized 3U OpenVPX video graphics is for real-time video capture and artificial intelligence (AI)-accelerated data processing.
    The embedded computing board is a SOSA-aligned I/O-intensive 3U VPX video capture system that supports as many as six 12G-SDI video streams.