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15 Companies to Build Quantum Computer Prototypes for DARPA's QBI Program
Nearly 20 quantum computing companies have been chosen to enter the initial stage of DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), in which they will characterize...
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New Products
See the new products, including SemiNex's narrow-linewidth high-power External Cavity Laser with single frequency; Rohde & Schwarz's extended R&S®BBA300 portfolio with two innovative amplifier series, the R&S®BBA300-F and the R&S®BBA300-FG; Teledyne FLIR's Prism™ Supervisor, the latest addition to its Prism embedded software ecosystem; STMicroelectronics' first product of its strategic collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies to simplify development of next-generation wireless solutions for industrial and consumer IoT applications; and much more.
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Microsoft, PsiQuantum Designing Quantum Computer Prototypes for DARPA US2QC Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Microsoft and PsiQuantum to move to the final design stage of its Underexplored Systems...
Articles Aerospace
Affordable Mass: Embracing a New Strategy for Advancing Defense Capabilities
Affordable mass refers to the ability to rapidly produce large quantities of effective, cost-efficient munitions and systems. It’s not about cutting corners but about optimizing every facet of the production process, from design to deployment. Read on to learn more about it.
Articles Electronics & Computers
How Will TSN Ethernet Impact the Future of Embedded Computing?
Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) Ethernet is a real-time networking capability that is being developed by a growing number of embedded computing companies for the earliest stages of adoption by aerospace and defense manufacturers and their suppliers. Read on to learn more about it.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Fully Rugged Mobile PCs Provide an Edge on the Battlefield and Beyond
DARPA pioneered satellites, the internet, drones, and human-computer interfaces. Now that work is enabling the next round of revolutionary technologies, including AI, edge and cloud computing, and the Internet of Military Things for a wide variety of C4ISR applications. Read on to learn more.
Road Ready Electronics & Computers
CES 2025 Preview: All the Tech That’s Fit to Print
Software trends continue to dominate the automotive industry’s collective brainpower, but as OEMS take a moment to breathe and possibly regroup on self-driving technology, much of the...
Products Electronics & Computers
New Products
See the new products, including EIZO Rugged Solutions' Condor VC300xX, an XMC form factor Ultra High-Definition (UHD) video capture card for C5ISR applications; new R&S NRPxE power sensors from Rohde & Schwarz; Q-Tech Corporation's new AXTAL GHz Series of high-performance/ultra-low noise/high-frequency crystal oscillators and modules; Concurrent Technologies' TR MDx/6sd, which is a compute intensive rugged Plug In Card; Samtec's LL043 Series Nitrowave™ high-performance microwave cable assembly; and more.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Analog Transformation Complements Open System Designs to Optimize Modern Defense Systems
Miniature, modular, and intelligent gateways can be embedded into analog components to replace and re-imagine old firmware and analog mitigation circuitry. These new, embedded gateways promise to bring open architecture deeper into the tactical edge and realize a new level of agility throughout the lifecycle of a system, from design through sustainment of hybrid digital and analog systems. Read on to learn more.
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DEVCOM CBC Innovates and Integrates through Autonomous Technologies
Researchers and engineers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center have developed a prototype system for decontaminating military combat vehicles. Read on to learn more.
Products Electronics & Computers
New Products
See the new products, including EIZO Rugged Solutions' Condor™ GR5S-AD5000 – a 3U OpenVPX form factor video graphics and GPU output card; Sandvik Coromant's GC1230, a new grade for indexable milling; Teledyne FLIR's ITAR-free Vue® TV128+ camera module; WAGO’s updated 750-1632 Proportional Valve Module; and much more.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Making a Material Difference in Aerospace & Defense Electronics
Laminate materials are indispensable in the manufacture of boards and flexible circuitry for aerospace and defense electronics. Their unique properties address stringent demands, ensuring systems perform reliably under extreme conditions. Read on to learn more.
News Software
Securing the Software-Defined Vehicle
Old car models with mechanical components are rapidly giving way to the increasingly software-defined vehicle (SDV) with features that not only allow drivers and passengers to stay connected to the...
Products Electronics & Computers
New Products
See the new products, including EIZO Rugged Solutions' Condor™ NVA2102xX; Sealevel Systems' new family of computers, the Flexio Fanless Industrial Embedded Computers; Teledyne FLIR Defense's UltraFORCE® 380-HDc imaging system; the S-335 fast steering mirror from Physik Instrumente; Pixus Technologies' 3U and 6U handle/panel sets for OpenVPX and other architecture boards; and more.
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Replacement Data Storage Drive for F-16 Test Equipment
Arraid LLC is supplying the U.S. Air Force with 45 replacement data storage drives for automatic test equipment stations designed to support F-16 fighter jets operated by the Air National Guard and allied foreign militaries. Read on to learn more about it.
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Utilizing Model-Based Systems Engineering for Vehicle Development
Vehicles, alongside the majority of technologies in the world, are getting smarter and more connected. Although this advancement creates opportunities for the exploration and...
INSIDER Aerospace
How European Collaboration is Driving an Open Source Revolution in the Chip Space
The open source software ‘movement’ has already transformed computer operating systems. Can it do the same for semiconductors? European leaders think so....
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
L3 Technologies to Develop Next Generation Jammer Low Band System for EA-18G
The U.S. and Australian fleets are one step closer to getting the next increment of the U.S. Navy’s most advanced airborne electronic attack (AEA) system. The...
Technology Report Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Coherix’s Laser-Based Computer-Vision Improves Electronics Manufacturing
An industry-first 3D laser-based, computer-vision system can monitor and control the application of adhesive beads as tiny in width as two human hairs. This unique...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Microchip’s New Microprocessor to Enable Generational Leap in Spaceflight Computing
Microchip is launching a new class of microprocessors that the company claims will provide a generational leap in the computational performance of spacecraft avionics. Read on to learn more about it.
Products Electronics & Computers
New Products
See the new products, including VORAGO Technologies' VA7230, an Arm MPU with an embedded graphics processor; Renesas Electronics Corporation's space-ready reference design for the AMD Versal™ AI Edge XQRVE2302 Adaptive SOC; Teledyne FLIR's next mid-wave infrared Neutrino Ground ISR imaging module; Amada Weld Tech's new WL-300A precision laser welding workstations; Aitech's A178-AV, the latest iteration of its smallest rugged GPGPU AI supercomputers; and much more.
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ESA to Test Canadian Startup's Diamond Quantum Sensors in Space
SBQuantum, a Sherbrooke, Canada-based startup developing quantum diamond magnetometers capable of providing accurate readings from space, announced a pair of new contracts this...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Optimizing IoMT Device Battery Life With Emulation and Profiling Software
Battery profiling and emulation software are essential for IoMT device power analysis in order to improve field operations and force safety. Profiling and emulation help improve battery life, mimic any charge and battery profile state, create more reliable and consistent test environments, and measure capacity loss and aging effects. Read on to learn more.
Articles Photonics/Optics
Space Lasers: Aiming Towards Next Leap in Global Communications
Space lasers are transforming the world. Not the far-off future of science fiction, but the universe of how data and communications flow today — everywhere from deep space missions to countless applications here on earth, including consumer internet services, military operations, and banking transactions. Read on to learn more.
Articles Electronics & Computers
To 6G and Beyond: Penn Engineers Unlock the Next Generation of Wireless Communications
In the early 2010s, LightSquared, a startup promising to revolutionize cellular communications, declared bankruptcy. The company couldn’t figure out how to prevent its signals from interfering with those of GPS systems. Now, Penn Engineers have developed a new tool that could prevent such problems from ever happening again: an adjustable filter that can successfully prevent interference, even in higher-frequency bands of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Streamlined Microcomb Design Provides Control With The Flip of a Switch
Researchers at the University of Rochester describe new microcomb lasers they have developed that overcome previous limitations and feature a simple design that could open the door to a broad range of uses. Read on to learn more.
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New Products
See the new products, including Durabook's major upgrade of its Z14I laptop; New Wave Design’s V6065, a next-generation heterogeneous embedded computing 3U VPX module; Teledyne FLIR's next generation of high-performance Hadron 640 dual radiometric thermal and visible camera modules; Pickering Interface’s new high channel count microwave MUX family; and more.
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Army Launches CMOSS Prototyping Competition for Computer Chassis and Cards
Embedded computing suppliers will have the opportunity to compete to develop new open system architecture chassis and cards for use in U.S. Army combat vehicles and...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Thermal Management for Off-Highway Electric Vehicles
As demand increases for electric and hybrid technology advancements in the North American market, off-highway vehicles are subject to many challenges. These range from vibration and shock impacts on the vehicles, to thermal stress and adverse environmental conditions such as water, ice, humidity, dust, and grime. Read on to learn how to mitigate these threats.
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Improving Rocket and Flight Vehicle Testing Under Capital...
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Advancing Automotive Manufacturing with Digital Twins
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Solving Thermal Challenges in Defense: The Role of ECUs and...