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Portable Computing System
Diversified Technology (Ridgeland, MS) has announced the PCS-001 portable computing system for high-end communication and processing applications within the militarized battlefield. The system is contained in a...
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Rugged Computer
The Golden Eye II from General Micro Systems (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) is a rugged computer system based on the Intel® Penryn processor. It features up to a 2.26-GHz Core 2 Duo processor with 6 Mbytes of L2 cache, and is supported...
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Gas Flow Pulsers
InterTech Development (Skokie, IL) has introduced MicroPulseTM, an alternative to mechanical syringes for producing small, short pulses of various gases. The solid-state unit measures 145 × 52 × 35 mm and contains a miniature...
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Component Terminals
Total-ACETM fully integrated MIL-STD-1553 components from Data Device Corp. (Bohemia, NY) consolidate protocol, memory, dual transceivers, and dual transformers in a single, small plastic BGA package. The terminals are...
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DIN-Rail Amplifier
The Model AP5101 from Stellar Technology (Amherst, NY) is a DIN-rail-mounted single-channel amplifier that provides excitation and signal conditioning for standard DC-excited strain gauge transducers, including those for...
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Antivibration Mounts
Advanced Antivibration Components (New Hyde Park, NY) offers a series of 17 elliptic leaf spring antivibration mounts that are resistant to corrosion and operate in a wide range of temperatures. The design employs two or...
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DC/DC Converter Mounting Kit
Calex Mfg. Co. (Concord, CA) has announced the availability of the Calex MS22 Mounting Kit, which provides a turn-key solution for prototyping or mounting a DC/DC converter in an enclosure. The MS22 accommodates...
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Lightweight Connectors
ITT Interconnect Solutions (Santa Ana, CA) has expanded its family of sealed, miniature, lightweight connectors for modern and “future soldier” applications with a “Super Clean” version. Nemesis SC...
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High-Temperature UPS
Falcon Electric (Irwindale, CA) has announced a new line of SSG-RP SeriesTM Ultra-Wide Temperature UPS, with models from 1kVA to 3kVA. Having an operational temperature range of −22 °F to +149 °F (−30 °C to 65 °C)...
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Solid State Drive
SMART Modular Technologies (Newark, CA) has introduced the Xcel-100 solid-state drive (SSD) for mission-critical defense and industrial applications. Optimized for rugged applications that require high-performance, SMART's new...
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Highly Integrated Core Chip
The XZ1001-BD is a highly integrated transmit/receive 4 port core chip from M/A-COM Tech Asia (Hsinchu, Taiwan). It is designed for applications operating within the 2.5 to 4 GHz range. The XZ1001-BD features 100%...
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Handheld Vector Network Analyzers
Anritsu Company (Morgan Hill, CA) introduces the MS202x/3xC VNA Master series of handheld vector network analyzers (VNAs) that provides the performance and capabilities of numerous benchtop instruments in a...
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Low-Power FPGAs
Xilinx Inc. (San Jose, CA) offers the Spartan®6Q family of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) qualified for meeting the rigorous requirements of the aerospace and defense market. The Spartan-6Q family meets the needs of...
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Military-Grade Cable Markers
New printable CM-NMX military-grade cable markers for identification of large wire bundles, cables, pipes, and conduits have been launched by Tyco Electronics (Harrisburg, PA). The markers are well-suited for the...
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Ruggedized Low-Loss RF Cable Assemblies
Crystek (Fort Meyers, FL) offers the Armored LL142 rugged low-loss RF cable assemblies with a spiraled stainless steel casing and heavy-duty adhesive strain relief with a Neoprene jacket. At 18 GHz, the...
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Rugged Mobile Computers for Military and Homeland Security Operations
NextComputing (Nashua, NH) has released the Vigor Evo Plus rugged mobile computers to support high-end software applications in deployed environments. Created for military...
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Uni-Directional Material for Ballistic Vests
DSM Dyneema (Stanley, NC) offers Dyneema® SB51 vest-grade uni-directional (UD) material for use in ballistic vests that protect against handgun ammunition, fragments, and knives. The...
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Microwave Switch Carrier and Relay Driver
VTI Instruments Corp. (Irvine, CA) offers the EX1200-7100 26.5-GHz microwave switch carrier and relay driver. The carrier incorporates RF and microwave signal routing into the platform. The scalable...
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Advances in High-Frequency PCB Materials
Traditionally, RF/microwave printed circuit board applications were developed based on the needs that came out of the military market. Applications like radar and guidance systems were operating at...
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Specifying Components for Space Applications
Recently, NASA renewed a decades-old request for grant proposals that call for “faster, better, cheaper” projects. The ultimate agenda is to expedite developments in aerospace capabilities while...
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Software Fuses Radar and Sensor Data
Software designed to classify and track multiple targets for active space-borne missile threats also holds the potential to track objects as diverse as ground moving military targets, aircraft, and...
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Data-Driven Prognostics Software Predicts Deformation and Failure
Air- and space-borne systems require the storage, transport, and dispensing of large amounts of cryogenic fluids. In addition, these systems must be as lightweight as possible....
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Microgames for Proactive Preventative Medicine
The Department of Defense is actively looking for unified Force Health Protection and Deployment Health strategies to protect service members and their families from health hazards associated with military service. The Air Force is looking for a technology that will help save lives and promote healthy...
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Processing System Detects and Monitors Human Behavior in Crowds
A new surveillance technology soon might allow police, transportation officials, and private security firms to quickly and efficiently scan crowds to guard against terrorists or to...
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Passive Devices Designed to Improve Signal-to-Noise Ratios in Defense Electronics
While power architectures of defense electronics are extremely diverse, all have common operational demands: they must be robust (shock, vibration, temperature...
Articles Test & Measurement
Reliable EMI Shielding Materials and RF Cable Assemblies Ensure High Performance for Handheld Test Instruments
While high-performance test equipment has been used successfully in the laboratory for many years, the trend is moving toward remote...
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Forehead-Mounted Sensor Measures Oxygen Saturation for Hypoxia Early Detection and Warning
Symptoms of hypoxia – a deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching body tissues - have been documented among rotary-wing pilots and aircrew flying at...
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Manifold-Based Image Understanding
The rapid growth of sensing and imaging technology, combined with the need for near-real-time action based on the sensed data, has rendered automatic processing, understanding, and decision-making vital to our...
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Flexible Computing Architecture for Real-Time Skin Detection
In both the Air Force and search and rescue (SAR) communities, there is a need to detect and characterize persons. Existing methods use red-green-blue (RGB) imagery, but produce high false alarm rates. New technology in multispectral skin detection is better than the existing RGB methods,...
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