MAE Technology Close-up - May 14th, 2024
 
 
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May 14, 2024
UNMANNED VEHICLE
The company says its 2024 Cento is the first large, self-flying, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) cargo drone to receive the consent, Jack Daleo reports for Flying.
Users can control the Switchblade UAV's loitering from as far away as 6.2 miles to engage long-range targets and relieve pinned-down warfighters.
MUM-T describes synchronized use of human warfighters, manned and unmanned aircraft, robotics, and sensors to achieve enhanced situational awareness.
The ROGUE Fires version of the JLTV lacks a crew cab and body, and is integrated with sensors and cameras, with a launcher mounted on top of the vehicle.
DEFENSE EXECUTIVE
Microbial sense-and-respond devices could help detect heavy metals, organic pollutants, energetic compounds, chemical warfare agents, and gases.
MicroLabBox is a design and development system for the laboratory that combines compact size and low system costs with high performance.
Sponsored

AirBorn’s 6U Power Blade DC to DC module offers 2000W+ output in the same 6U footprint; nearly double compared to other 6U VPX Power Supplies. Power Blade is a SOSA aligned, rugged, highly reliable, conduction cooled, switch mode unit built for high-end defense and space applications. Power Blade is a VITA 62, Open VPX compliant, 6U power supply that delivers more than 2000 Watts of power.

Aurora engineers will design and fly an X-plane to demonstrate enabling technologies for a combination of aircraft speed and runway independence.
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
The F-15 EPAWSS replaces an analog federated avionics system with a next-generation, digital, integrated EW suite to counter modern EW threats.
E-Gon seeks single-ship EW advanced software capabilities to provide an enhanced understanding of the electromagnetic operating environment.
Low-frequency radio signals below 30 MHz are for global communications, and for their ability to reach underground facilities and submarines.
EMBEDDED
SOSA-aligned air- and conduction-cooled embedded computing chassis-management module introduced by Pixus
These radios support joint service interoperable voice and data standards for line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight VHF and UHF radio communications.
Tualatin, OR — April 23, 2024 — VersaLogic Corp., the embedded industry’s most trusted computer company, has announced a new family of rugged embedded computers with high-performance...
TRUSTED COMPUTING
Lack of trusted foundries is a concern because commercial state-of-the-art facilities for defense-related ASICs may not meet security requirements.
DARPA is interested in using sensors across many different environmental conditions for monitoring military threats, pollutants, or changing conditions.
NXP's MCX N series microcontrollers are powered by Arm Cortex-M33 CPUs, with hardware-accelerated peripherals, communications, and signal processing.
SAOC aircraft will offer survivable command, control, and communications in case of national emergency or destruction of ground command control centers.