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Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2010 Courtney E. Howard |
Empowering embedded computing Mainstream, COTS technologies combine with aerospace and defense industry innovations to deliver increased performance in compact electronics designs |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008 Courtney E. Howard |
Power to the people Advanced electronics are increasingly finding their way onto today's digital battlefield. Companies that manufacture power electronics will continue to provide products that are lighter in weight and can power at a higher range. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 Ben Ames |
Test-and-Measurement Tools Struggle to Keep up with Shrinking Chips Chips and buses are getting smaller and faster every day. For engineers trying to test military electronics, that means trouble. Test-and-measurement equipment is pushed to its limits trying to keep up with the latest, smallest circuits. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 |
Enabling Technologies for Military and Aerospace Electronics Designers SenSyTech chooses Green Hills for weapons trainer... Lockheed Martin picks RGB Spectrum for F-16 trainer... Delta Air Lines selects Teradyne test system for avionics... NASA picks Verizon to test mobile router... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006 Courtney E. Howard |
Attention Turns to RF and Microwave Test and Measurement Federal programs, industry consortia, and engineers advance RF and microwave technologies to ensure their accuracy and reliability. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2004 |
Product Applications Lockheed Martin tests helicopters with VMETRO recorder... Air Force tests engines with MTI... General Dynamics picks Agilent to test Mars rovers... Navy warships use Behlman power supply... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 Courtney E. Howard |
By Land, by Sea, by Air: Rugged Computers Are Everywhere Military and aerospace organizations around the world tap novel rugged mobile computers for mission-critical applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004 |
Software-Defined Radio and Jtrs The U.S. military's next-generation radio system is to be based on software-defined radios, which will enable one radio to communicate with several radio networks, no matter the type of radio, whether it be SINCGARS or a satellite terminal. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 |
Products Martek Power offers high-power, multichannel power modules... Aeroflex offers Battery Electronic Unit family of Li-Ion cell balancing products... Elmo offers board-mounted servo drive with 5 kilowatts continuous power... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005 John McHale |
Software investment key for test and measurement equipment designers Military purchasers of test and measurement equipment, as in other markets, are demanding higher performance at lower costs and with greater ease of use. Outsourcing is one solution that many are turning to more and more. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 Dan Gardner |
Programmable logic: Understanding the risks in military and aerospace applications With embedded digital signal processing (DSP), random-access memory (RAM) blocks, and microprocessor cores now easily available for use in high-end devices, it is clear that programmable logic will play a bigger role in the mil/aero arena. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 Ben Ames |
Power Control is Trickier Than it Used to be Modern military equipment must be reliable and inexpensive, as designers rely on electronic components to ensure high performance on the digital battlefield. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 John McHale |
U.S. Navy Avionics Systems Embrace Open Architectures Designers of avionics equipment for U.S. Navy aircraft see obsolescence as their biggest obstacle in meeting the steady demand for upgrades and retrofits of existing aircraft. Their solution is open architecture. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 J.R. Wilson |
Military and Commercial Avionics Draw From the Same Technology Well The increasing imperative for the military to be able to adopt and adapt new technologies has led to a dramatic push for new, avionics-specific industry standards for power, form factors, and interfaces that will apply to military as well as commercial aviation. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 Courtney E. Howard |
Software Code and COTS Developers harness the latest software engineering tools to deliver reliable, mission-critical, real-time embedded software to mil-aero users. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009 Courtney E. Howard |
Electronics miniaturization Nanotechnology and MEMS are ideal for mil-aero applications, given the increasing need for small, light weight, and low-power solutions. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2009 |
Show Products Product highlights for the avionics and military shows in San Diego, June 1-2, 2009. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010 |
In Brief GeoEye selects Lockheed Martin to build remote sensing satellite system... Boeing Phantom Eye hydrogen-powered UAV begins development... AAI's advanced boresight equipment selected for U.S. Air Force platforms... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 |
In Brief BAE systems to develop on-board generator for Humvee... Navy P-3C aircraft use data link from Lockheed Martin... Northrop Grumman tests software for Webb Space Telescope... Air Force eyes state-of-the-art jet fighter targeting pods... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2009 Courtney E. Howard |
Thinking Inside the Box Systems engineers and technology firms partner to equip mil-aero platforms with innovative enclosures, backplanes, and electronics packaging. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 Ben Ames |
Power electronics drive next-generation vehicles From electric-drive ships to hybrid Humvees, military vehicles that rely on electric motors will soon rely on advanced power electronics to handle huge voltages in their drive trains. Designers of military vehicles, in fact, see electric power as the next great frontier. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007 John Keller |
Developers of Real-Time Embedded Software Take Aim at Code Complexity Safety, security, reliability, and performance dominate the discussion of real-time embedded operating systems as software developers aim for multiprocessor architectures with smaller size, lighter weight, and lower power consumption. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2010 Potter & Behr |
Model-Based Design Facilitates Compliance to Aerospace Standards While the need to integrate verification into the design cycle is recognized throughout the aerospace industry, it is perhaps most acutely felt in the design of mission-critical systems. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2005 Coble & Dela Garza |
Can optoelectronics go from practical to tactical? Many automakers have already begun to deploy optoelectronics into their automotive systems in sensors, dashboard displays, motion and position sensing. Such technologies may find their way into military and aerospace products. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009 |
In Brief Airbus integrates MTAD... FAA annual aviation forecast ... Northrop Grumman delivers SBIRS GEO-2 payload... Boeing Airborne Laser begins weapon system flight tests... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006 Ribault & Bailey |
Adoption of Assertion-Based Verification Improves Debug and Design Quality France's Thales Airborne Systems has adopted an assertion-based verification approach to design verification FPGAs. With debug productivity balancing the cost of adding assertions, the increase in quality remains as the net benefit of assertion-based verification. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 |
In Brief BAE Systems protects U.S. Army and Navy helicopters... Northrop Grumman to expand Mississippi UAV facility ... Thales forms alliance partnership with Wind River... Lockheed Martin delivers first Atlas Five Booster to west coast launch site... DC-DC device market continues to grow... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2008 John McHale |
Death, Taxes, and 1553 The decades-old, 1-megabit-per-second MIL-STD 1553 databus is still the reliable choice in old and new systems, yet demands for faster throughput in the network-centric world is fueling new approaches to increase the speed of the mature technology. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009 |
In Brief Lockheed Martin wins technology development contract for F/A-18E/F infrared search and track program... Lockheed Martin F-35 CatBIRD shows key avionics capability, reliability at Edwards Air Force Base... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2004 |
Product Applications Boeing picks Electrorack enclosures for in-air refueling program... Navy SPAWAR equips unmanned boat with Toshiba cameras... EADS uses Mentor Graphics to help design rocket wiring... Lockheed Martin uses Barco displays for Navy consoles... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004 |
Air Force Looks to the Next Generation of Avionics Networking In September, Air Force and industry leaders ran a time--critical targeting exercise at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Their goal was to reduce the sensor-to-shooter timeline by combining data from disparate sensors, air platforms, and ground stations |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 Estro Vitantonio |
Military and aerospace component manufacturers learn from the commercial market Military and commercial component suppliers traditionally have done business in different ways. Not so much anymore, however. And the changes are all for the better. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2008 John McHale |
JTRS Program Executive to Lead SDR Discussion at Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum One of the chief architects of the U.S. military's Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program will headline the military communications session of the Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum conference and trade show. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 John McHale |
Forum Brings Out the Most Crucial Aspects of Counter-IEDs, C4I, JTRS, and More The 2008 Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum last month covered the issues such as commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) integration, adaptation of software-defined radio, and lessons learned from Iraq. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010 |
Avionics Computers for Navy Combat Jets Come From General Dynamics in $30.6 Million Contract Avionics computer systems designers will provide the U.S. Navy with 118 Type 3 advanced mission computers for carrier-based F/A-18 and E/A-18G jet fighter-bomber and electronic warfare aircraft |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 John McHale |
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Ronald c. Jost to Keynote Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum Conference in March Session topics include: COTS integration panel discussion, COTS acquisition, software-defined radio and the Joint Tactical Radio System program, IPv6 and its influence on military systems, information assurance, and more. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2009 |
Rugged FPGA for Aerospace and Military Embedded Systems Introduced by Xilinx The Virtex-5Q family of field-programmable gate arrays is for aerospace and military embedded systems involving secure military communications, electronic warfare, aircraft avionics and vetronics, radar technology, and missiles. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 Courtney E. Howard |
Thermal Management a Challenge for Designers of Future Military Aircraft Today's aviation, vetronics, and other military-aero applications require more power, but have less space. This contributes to higher thermal loads and less opportunity to drive the heat out. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 John McHale |
PennWell launches new e-newsletter, Web site, and show on commercial and military avionics The new Web site delivers avionics information through a news section, a section on features and analysis from staff and the avionics industry, as well as a segment detailing the latest products from avionics suppliers. |
National Defense July 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Army Learns Tough Lessons From Armed Helicopter Letdown The price tag that the Army initially had estimated for its Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter has doubled. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2007 Courtney E. Howard |
Agilent managers, clients see promise in electronic warfare, signals intelligence With the acquisition of NetworkFab, Agilent, expands its presence in operational environments to support U.S. government prime contractors. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 John Keller |
21st Century Challenges for Test and Measurement Test and measurement, where military and aerospace systems are concerned, is at a critical stage, the dimensions of which cannot be understated, and the ramifications of which cannot be underestimated. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2007 |
U.S. Army Awards Agilent Technologies $94 Million Contract for Radio Test Sets Agilent's AN/PRM-35 radio test set (RTS) will test the performance of field radios in harsh environments. |
Home Toys August 2005 |
Making a Case for Advanced AC Power Conditioning The sensitivity and sophistication of today's electronic circuits require serious AC power conditioning. Anything less is too costly to consider, and will limit the performance users demand. |