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Beam Irradiance on Target System (BITS)
The Beam Irradiance on Target System (BITS) is a high energy laser (HEL) sensor array that directly measures the beam irradiance profile of HEL weapons. The BITS is a sensor array composed of 105 sensors...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Developing an Efficient RF Cable Test Suite for the Eurofighter Aircraft
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a state-of-the-art combat aircraft. BAE Systems has been working with other leading aerospace companies to make sure the Eurofighter Typhoon is...
Application Briefs Defense
Optionally-Piloted Aircraft (OPA)
The Centaur Optionally-Piloted Aircraft (OPA) from Aurora Flight Sciences recently flew from Virginia’s Manassas Regional Airport to the Emmen Military Airfield in Switzerland, piloted by an onboard crew.
Application Briefs Defense
Missile Defense System Signal Processor
The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system’s recently upgraded signal processor, designed and developed by Mercury Systems, enables the U.S. Navy to defeat more sophisticated ballistic missile...
Application Briefs Defense
Body-Worn Radio
The Nett Warrior Radio from Thales Communi cations provides soldiers with access to the government’s classified networks at the “Secret” or “Sensitive But Unclassified” level.
Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Geomagnetic Motion Tracking Products
Any compass incorporated into a host system requires calibration so that the compass properly compensates for ferrous and magnetic components. If this is not done correctly, heading readings can be very...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Improving Signal to Noise Ratios in Defense Electronics
As a vertical market, “defense electronics” encompasses a huge range of systems, from portable communications to transportation, avionics, and shipborne radar. While the power...
Articles Aerospace
From the Lab to the Frontlines Flexible Displays Get Real
In her opening remarks at the AUSA 2012 on October 23, 2012, Heidi Shyu, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology talked about a process she called...
Articles Aerospace
Designing Firearm Recoil Springs
Compression springs are a critical component of firearm performance and durability. Making a recoil compression spring perform properly in the extremely limited space available in most firearms, and ensuring it...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Small Form Factor Computers Go Ultra-low Power
Agrowing number of mobile, space constrained or harsh environment applications are being designed for the military, industrial automation/HMI, digital signage and medical markets that are driving...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Carbon Nanotube Technology Promises a Revolution in Electrical Cabling
While carbon nanotube technology (CNT) has generated widespread interest for applications ranging from semiconductors to medical, one area that is a focus of research at TE...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Electromagnetic Simulation Accelerates Design of Microwave Amplifiers
An automated simulation-based design cycle has become a fundamental part of the success of one of today’s leading designers of traveling wave tube (TWT) microwave...
Application Briefs Defense
Intelligence Analysis System
Air Force intelligence analysts must assess an adversary’s capability to achieve their objectives, including their offensive and defensive systems, state of readiness, training, and conditions such as weather. To effectively assess these capabilities, analysts must integrate a tremendous amount of data from a number...
Application Briefs Communications
One-Shot Sniper System
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Cubic Defense Applications, the defense systems business of Cubic Corporation, a $6 million contract to develop the next generation (XG) of the One Shot...
Application Briefs Defense
Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, has unveiled its Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV) utility variant for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. The L-ATV...
Application Briefs Defense
Armed Scout Helicopter Upgrades
Officials from the Armed Scout Helicopter Project Office, together with the US Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center’s Prototype Integration Facility, announced that the first...
Articles Aerospace
Trends in Military System Thermal Management
There is no shortage of challenges facing thermal engineers in today’s military and aerospace applications, from the inherent problems caused by harsh environments to the challenges created by...
Articles Unmanned Systems
Modeling and Simulation Techniques for Unmanned Vehicle Systems
Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle (UAV) systems have become possible in recent history thanks primarily to the effects of Moore’s Law — the doubling of processing power every 18...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Looking Under the Hood of a Military Power Supply
There are power supplies in virtually every military electronic system. These ubiquitous devices come in all sizes and power ratings. And just like their commercial counterparts, they are...
Articles Aerospace
An Improved SDR FPGA Verification Methodology for Emerging OFDMA Waveforms
The rapid evolution of commercial technologies such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) is becoming more attractive for Software-Defined Radio (SDR) and public safety...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Simulation Optimizes Safety and Performance When Integrating an Antenna Onto a Platform
Successful integration of an antenna onto a vehicle platform poses many challenges. Vehicle features impact antenna performance by blocking, reflecting, or...
Application Briefs Defense
Laser Polarimeter Classifies Remote Material
Advanced Optical Technologies, Inc. (AOT) has been awarded a Phase 2 SBIR contract to develop a next-generation laser polarimeter for the US Army RDECOM CERDEC Night Vision and Electronic Sensors...
Application Briefs Defense
Game-Based Training Applications Teach Soldiers Cultural Skills
Charles River Analytics released a case study of an effort for the US Army called CAATE (Culturally Aware Agents for Training Environments). Under this effort, Charles River...
Application Briefs Defense
Buoy System Tracks Ships in Real Time
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the nation’s 360 ports and waterways remain especially vulnerable to attack from small vessels carrying improvised explosive devices, including...
Application Briefs Defense
Smart Hoses Simplify Unmanned Aircraft Refueling
Icon Aerospace supplies refueling hoses to Tier-1 suppliers and air forces across the globe. The IconIC™ hose system secures power with telemetry cables and fiber-optics for data transfer. The...
Application Briefs Defense
New Technology Could Improve Inertial Guidance System Accuracy
NASA has tapped a team of aerospace, military and academic researchers for a three-year project that could dramatically improve in-flight navigation capabilities for space vehicles,...
Articles Aerospace
Solving the Power/Energy Paradox for High-Power Defense Applications
While often used interchangeably, power and energy are not the same. Energy is the capacity to perform and power is the rate at which that capacity is exercised — the rate...
Articles Aerospace
The Role of Engineering Simulation in the Evolution of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Across all domains (land, sea, and air), the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) has shown explosive growth and, as their value continues to be demonstrated,...
Articles Data Acquisition
Optimizing High Reliability Power Distribution System Designs
As the performance requirements of avionics, military, and space electronic systems increase, so do the demands on the power supplies for these systems. Successful system designs...
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