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Line-of-Sight Radio
The U.S. Air Force has selected Cambium Networks’ pointto- point (PTP) 45600 High Capacity Line-of-Sight (HCLOS) radio for its Theater Deployable Communications program of record (TDC PMO). Supported by General Dynamics,...
Application Briefs Defense
Thermal System Reduces Munitions Stockpiles
Harper International has been selected by U.S. Demil, LLC (USD) for the design of a continuous, indirect Rotary Thermal Treatment Unit (TTU). The equipment will support US Department of Defense...
Articles Aerospace
Using RF Technology to Form a Wireless Network Under Water
Consumers have shown that they are eager to be rid of cabling and wires connecting them to devices situated or worn near or on the body. From athletic monitoring devices to headphones,...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Oil Pipeline Fault Detection System Determines Material Permittivity at Microwave Frequencies
Researching fault location techniques for the oil industry requires data on the complex permittivity of the polyamide Rilsan at microwave frequencies....
Articles Electronics & Computers
From VME to VPX
Sequestration, defense reform and cost constraints are driving a new paradigm in the defense industry, where leveraging existing technologies is no longer optional, but required. This is especially true as we migrate from VME to...
Products Test & Measurement
SoC Evaluation Kit
Avnet Electronics Marketing (Phoenix, AZ) has released MicroZed, a $199 evaluation kit based on the Xilinx Zynq®- 7000 All Programmable SoC. MicroZed supports multiple use models for exploration, prototyping and System-...
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DAQ/Embedded Control Platform
United Electronic Industries (UEI) (Walpole, MA) has released a new Ethernet-based data acquisition (DAQ) and control platform. The DNF-4-1G FLATRACK provides two Gigabit Ethernet (100/10 Base- T compatible)...
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Rugged LCD Monitors
Chassis Plans (San Diego, CA) has upgraded its militarygrade rugged 24" rackmount LCD monitor, the CPX1-241, and industrial-grade large rugged LCD monitor, the CPI1- 241, to include multi-touch technology with gesture...
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FGPA Processor Board
Creative Electronic Systems SA (Geneva, Switzerland) has announced the FIOV-2310, a 3U OpenVPX™ module with a Xilinx Kintex™-7 325T/410T user-programmable FPGA at its core. The FIOV-2310 allows the configuration of the...
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OpenVPX InfiniBand® Switch Fabric Module
GE Intelligent Platforms (Huntsville, AL) recently introduced the rugged IBX400 6U OpenVPX InfiniBand® Switch Fabric Module. The module complements GE’s existing GBX460 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch...
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PC Development System
Pentek (Upper Saddle River, NJ) has announced its Model 8266 PC development system, pre-configured to speed application development for Pentek Cobalt® Virtex-6 and Onyx® Virtex-7 FPGA PCI Express software radio and data...
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PCIe/104 GPU Board
Connect Tech (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) has released the Xtreme/GPU board in PCIe/104 form factor. Partnered with AMD technology, the Xtreme/GPU drives up to four Mini DisplayPort connections for either independent use, or...
Briefs Physical Sciences
High-Resolution, Measurement-Based, Phase-Resolved Prediction of Ocean Wavefields
Given remote and direct physical measurements of a realistic ocean wavefield, the goal of this work was to obtain a high-resolution description of the wavefield...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Measuring Impact Damage to Toughened CFRP Laminates with Time Domain Reflectometry
Laminated Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) composites are very effective in weight saving in aeronautical structural components. For these laminated CFRP...
Briefs Physical Sciences
Testing Mechanical Properties of Polymer-Based Multi- Phase Particulate Composites
Polymer composites comprised of metallic particles distributed throughout a contiguous polymer matrix can often be modified to produce advanced composites that...
Briefs Physical Sciences
Humanlike Articulated Robotic Headform for Respirator Fit Testing
The testing of individual respiratory protection (IRP) devices is now accomplished with panels of human wearers. Historical at tempts to simulate the human face and head have...
Articles Aerospace
Eyes In The Sky
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are critical to today’s intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, supplying valuable aerial imagery to ground forces. Small UAV systems are a highly flexible ISR solution...
Articles Software
MISRA C:2012
For C programmers working on safety-critical applications, following restrictions and guidelines to ensure safe-coding practices can be painful. Features of the language designed to make your work easier, more efficient, or provide...
Application Briefs Manned Systems
Armor Kits for Heavy Trucks
Over the last several years, the Army has initiated and implemented a Long Term Armor Strategy (LTAS). The LTAS provides modular armor protection for vehicles that vary dependent upon threat levels. The B-Kit...
Application Briefs Imaging
F-16 Full Mission Trainers
L-3 Communications announced that its Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) division has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright- Patterson Air Force Base near...
Articles Aerospace
GaN in Plastic Enables Next-Generation Radar and Communication Systems
Future trends for military radar require multifunction systems that combine radar, communications, and electronic warfare. This higher level of functional integration...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
System Could Detect Concealed Person-Borne Bombs at a Distance
The recent tragic events at the Boston Marathon illustrate the growing and critical need for the detection of person-borne improvised explosive devices (PBIEDS). Such systems, in...
Articles Electronics & Computers
CompactPCI Steps Into the Future
CompactPCI Serial has proven to be a beneficial technology upgrade for a number of embedded systems designers accustomed to working with the legacy CompactPCI platform. Not only does CompactPCI Serial bring...
Articles Electronics & Computers
The Evolution of AdvancedTCA: From telecommunications to military, aerospace and security
The Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA® or ATCA®) is a series of open standard computing platform specifications originally ratified...
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Thermal Cloak Heat Barrier
Concept Group (West Berlin, NJ) is developing the Insulon® Thermal Cloak™ heat barrier for use on automatic weapons. The barrier, which is attached to the fore-end of the weapon, uses a hair-thin Shaped Vacuum™...
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Analyzer Remote Control
Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, CA) has announced that its FieldFox handheld analyzers can now be remotely controlled via an iOS device such as an iPad or iPhone. Also new are a spectrum analysis time-gating option...
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RF Transceiver
Linx Technologies (Merlin, OR) offers the DP1203 Series radio-only RF transceiver module for the wireless transmission of digital data at rates of up to 152.3 kbps. Operating in the 433, 868, and 915 MHz license-free ISM...
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MIL-STD-1553 Transceiver/Transformer Device
Data Device Corporation (Bohemia, New York) has introduced a radiation-tolerant SPACE-PHY +5V Dual MIL-STD-1553 Transceiver/ Transformer Device. SPACE-PHY is an integrated MIL-STD-1553 physical layer...
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