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Clamoring for a Connection
Many of today’s constantly connected consumers balk at spending a few hours without Web access. Commercials airlines are responding by forging links with satellite providers that give flyers the same...
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UCLA Researchers Develop New Strong and Lightweight Metal Nanocomposite
A team led by researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has created a super-strong yet light structural metal with a very high...
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Hot Swap Functionality for Lithium Ion Solution
Intelligent Power Vault (IPV) is a high energy density lithium-ion battery system developed by Accutronics that is particularly suitable for applications where energy reliability, flexibility,...
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Lockheed Martin System Improves Situational Awareness of the Final Frontier
Lockheed Martin recently announced that its Space Fence System, including the large-scale digital radar and turn-key facility, had met all the requirements of the...
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NASA Team Completes Third Phase of UAS Flight Testing
Technologies considered necessary for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to safely avoid other aircraft while moving through airspace recently were put to the test using NASA's remotely...
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Rockwell Collins Upgrades Direction Finder with Multi-Channel Scanning
Rockwell Collins's new DF-500 direction finder builds on the search and rescue (SAR) mission of its DF-430 predecessor. The DF-430 had been in production for over 10...
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Three Times More Power Density the Charm for Lockheed Martin Cooling System
Scientists and engineers at Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Center (ATC) have packed three times the power density into a key satellite cooling system whose...
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Signal Compression Technology Enables E-Fan's Flight, Potential Enhanced 'Black Box' Possibilities
V-Nova Ltd. demonstrated the capabilities of its PERSEUS data compression technology for aerospace applications as part of Airbus'...
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Lightweighting Focus for TE's Connectivity Solutions
TE Connectivity recently announced two new aerospace connectivity solutions that offer substantial weight savings: its COPALUM Lite sealed terminals and splices, and its Raychem INSTALITE...
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Northrop Grumman and Green Hills Software Part of H-1 Upgrades
Under a recently awarded contract from Naval Air Systems Command, Northrop Grumman will provide FlightPro Gen III mission computers for the UH-1Y and AH-1Z aircraft, becoming...
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Flight Vision System for Rotary-Wing Aircraft
Elbit Systems Ltd.'s Helicopter ClearVision is the rotary-wing version of its ClearVision next-generation enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) for commercial aircraft. This system has been...
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Hindustan Aeronautics Selects L-3’s TACAN+ for Light Utility Helicopter Program
L-3 Aviation Products announced that Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has selected its Tactical Airborne Navigation System, TACAN+, for its new Light Utility...
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Accenture Demos Wearable Technology for Improving Manufacturing Processes
There was plenty of chatter at Paris Air Show about the need to increase efficiencies throughout the life of an aircraft, from its design and build all the way to it...
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Multi-Display Controller Board
The CC10S multi-display controller board from MEN Micro is based on a Freescale ARM i.MX 6 Series processor. The board provides full HD resolution to LCD TFT panel PCs from 7 to 15 in. The combination of powerful...
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First Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Ready for System-Level Testing
In early May, Lockheed Martin engineers and technicians used a 10-ton crane to gently lower the system module of the U.S. Air Force’s first next-generation GPS III...
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QinetiQ Technology the Driver Behind ESA Space Taxi
QinetiQ supplied the onboard computer that guided the European Space Agency’s IXV spaceplane safely back to Earth after its maiden test flight on February 11. The IXV (Intermediate...
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Sikorsky to Provide an ALIAS to DARPA
DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program seeks to leverage the industry-wide advances that have been made in aircraft automation systems, including progress made in remotely...
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Counterfeit Electronic Parts: Manufacture of and Avoidance
If a counterfeit electronic part is installed in critical technology such as aircraft, spacecraft, or missiles, the consequences can be quite drastic. The equipment or the product...
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Wireless Sensing — the Road to Future Digital Avionics
The performance of avionics systems is dictated by the timely availability and usage of critical health parameters. Various sensors acquire and communicate the desired parameters. In...
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Nanoparticle Networking Could Lead to Fast-Charging Batteries
A new electrode design for lithium-ion batteries has been shown to potentially reduce the charging time from hours to minutes by replacing the conventional graphite electrode...
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Smaller Lidars Could Allow UAVs to Conduct Underwater Scans
Bathymetric lidars—devices that employ powerful lasers to scan beneath the water's surface—are currently used primarily to map coastal waters. At nearly 600 lb, the systems are...
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Single-Channel Detectors
The SCD-B line of CalSensors single-channel detectors from Opto Diode features anti-reflective-coated silicon windows. The IR detectors provide enhanced sensitivity across the mid-IR spectrum from 1.2 µm to 5.5 µm. The devices are optimized to provide the high performance of lead salt detectors while reducing harmful...
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AFRL, ThermAvant Collaborate on Technologies to Help Electronics Stay Cool
A next-generation, micro-chip carrier for cooling is currently in development by Columbia, MO-based ThermAvant Technologies, LLC, and is already being tested by...
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Collaborative Research Project Leads to Potentially Swarming VTOL UAVs
Over a three-year period, German aerospace engineers from industry and academia collaborated on the AVIGLE (Avionic Digital Service Platform) research project, described...
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Wireless Devices Used by Pilots are Vulnerable to Hacking
A new class of apps and wireless devices used by private pilots are vulnerable to a wide range of security attacks, which in some scenarios could lead to catastrophic outcomes, according...
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Mil-Aero Design Embraces Intelligent Application-Ready ATCA Platforms
Cohesive Hardware/Software Solutions Accelerate Development of High Performance Data and Video Applications Telecommunications design continues its evolution toward higher...
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RF Photonics for Avionics Signal Processing
The maturity of RF photonic components has reached the point where fiber optic links are being system-tested to replace traditional copper coax links on avionic platforms. Many demonstrations of RF...
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Laser Measurement
Ophir Photonics’ 1000WP-BB-34 high-power water cooled thermal sensor is designed with the requirement that all materials coming in contact with the cooling water are either copper or nonmetallic. This eliminates the...
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Thirsty? There’s an App for That
Clean, potable water is one thing the world universally cannot live without. It hydrates. It cleans. It keeps us alive and well. That makes water very valuable to soldiers. However, as many mission...
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