Military & Aerospace
Airmen enhance F-15E capabilities with helmet-mounted cueing system
August 13, 2010 9:11 am | by Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore, 4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs | Blogs | CommentsThe concept is like something out of a movie -- the ability to find a target from a jet cockpit with the naked eye and lock onto it simply by fixing your gaze upon it. This science fiction concept has become a reality at the 336th Fighter Squadron.
Mass Storage Mezzanine Offers Fast, Secure Erasure and Write Protection
August 9, 2010 6:33 am | Product Releases | CommentsElma Electronic Systems division offers the Secure PMCDisk for securely erasing and write-protecting sensitive data in harsh environments often found in military and defense applications. The new, high-capacity mass data storage mezzanine supports
Solar-Powered Plane Breaks Endurance Records
August 4, 2010 5:47 am | News | CommentsQinetiQ will today bring Zephyr , its solar powered high-altitude long endurance (HALE) Unmanned Air System (UAS) back to earth after two weeks in the air.
Large Binocular Telescope Achieves Major Breakthrough
August 2, 2010 5:38 am | News | CommentsThe next generation of adaptive optics has arrived at the Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona, providing astronomers with a new level of image sharpness never before seen.
FPGA Boards Target Software Defined Radio, SIGINT, Tactical Comms, and Radar Applications
July 29, 2010 7:39 am | Product Releases | CommentsGE Intelligent Platforms today announced that it will soon launch a range of digital receiver, digital transceiver and FPGA processor products based on the Virtex-6 FPGA family from Xilinx.
Coolest Toy EVER!!
July 28, 2010 10:21 pm | by Dmeist | Videos | CommentsBuilt out of kevlar and carbon fiber, this miniature figher jet can reach speeds upwards of 280 M.P.H. The models use small jet turbines, functionally identical to those used in actual full-sized jets to achieve remarkable speeds and flying precision.
U.S. Navy Laser Weapon Shoots Down Drone in Test.
July 26, 2010 7:25 am | by knightskross | Videos | Commentshttp://droidzilla.blogspot.com/ This silent video shows during a recent test, a Navy laser using a tracking system from Raytheon to shoot down the unmanned aerial vehicles with lasers. http://droidzilla.blogspot.com/
Nanowick at heart of new system to cool 'power electronics'
July 22, 2010 12:22 pm | by EurekAlert | News | Comments(Purdue University) Researchers have shown that an advanced cooling technology being developed for high-power electronics in military and automotive systems is capable of handling roughly 10 times the heat generated by conventional computer chips.
Senate plan puts off space shuttle retirement
July 22, 2010 10:35 am | News | CommentsA U.S. Senate oversight committee unanimously passed a plan on Thursday to postpone retirement of the space shuttle as part of a job-saving compromise to the Obama administration's wish to end NASA's program to return astronauts to the moon.
Commercial spacecraft makes first crewed flight
July 19, 2010 7:08 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Blogs | CommentsBack in December, we reported on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, the world’s first commercial spaceship. Christened the VSS Enterprise, the vessel is a sub-orbital spacecraft capable of ferrying two pilots and six passengers into the thermosphere (an apogee of about 110 km). On July 15th, the Enterprise completed its first crewed flight.
UK Drone draws inspiration from Celtic mythology
July 16, 2010 11:21 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Blogs | CommentsFor proof that unmanned systems represent the future of warfare, check out BAE Systems’ new Unmanned Combat Aircraft System (UCAS), Taranis. Resembling something out of The Terminator, Taranis (named after the Celtic God of Thunder) is a sight to behold.
High-Voltage 40 W Amps Tout High Performance
July 15, 2010 1:23 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTREK introduced its 2200 Series of 40 W High Voltage Amplifiers. The series is positioned as offering a combination of high performance and attractive pricing. The three initial models of the series – Model 2205, 2210 and 2220 – provide
Brainstorm: Military Electronics
July 15, 2010 7:27 am | by Edited by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Articles | CommentsWill unmanned drones ever replace manned fighter jets?
Trivector Services Validates Time Latencies for Ares I Rocket With Mathworks Products
July 13, 2010 12:50 pm | News | CommentsMathWorks today announced that TriVector Services used Model-Based Design to reduce the validation time on design of communication buses for NASA’s Ares I rocket by more than one year. TriVector used MathWorks products to create a system model to serve as an executable specification throughout development.
LynxOS-SE Supports ARM Cortex-A8 on a TI OMAP 3 for Secure Mobile Applications
July 13, 2010 10:15 am | Product Releases | CommentsLynxOS-SE time- and space-partitioned secure RTOS for ARM Cortex-A8 processor enables power efficient, high-performance real-time mission-critical systems.
ECN Roundtable - Aerospace and Aviation
July 13, 2010 5:28 am | Articles | CommentsIn this month's Roundtable, we ask our guests about the impact of military RPV tech on the development of civilian systems.
European Space Agency looking closely at asteroid
July 12, 2010 9:54 am | News | CommentsThe European Space Agency is taking the closest look yet at an asteroid some 280 million miles in outer space between Mars and Jupiter.
NASA delays shuttle finale until 2011
July 12, 2010 9:40 am | News | CommentsNASA on Thursday postponed the final two missions of the space shuttle program until November and February due to delays preparing the last load of spare parts for the International Space Station.
Russian cargo docks with space station on 2nd try
July 12, 2010 9:33 am | News | CommentsAn unmanned Russian cargo ship docked successfully Sunday at the International Space Station (ISS) on its second attempt after missing it Friday due to a faulty radio link, a Russian space official said.
Software helps troops avoid IEDs
July 12, 2010 7:59 am | by Elizabeth Long, 711th Human Performance Wing | Blogs | CommentsThe Air Force is developing software that will help field commanders avoid improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The software will integrate data from multiple sources to provide real-time intel for mission planners.
HB-SIA achieves first solar-powered night flight
July 9, 2010 12:20 pm | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Blogs | CommentsBack in April, we reported on the Impulse HB-SIA, a solar-powered aircraft piloted by balloonist Bertrand Piccard. Powered by 11,628 monocrystalline silicon cells, the HB-SIA is an impressive piece of work. Yesterday, the craft achieved an important milestone: the first solar-powered night flight.
Survival training for astronauts
July 9, 2010 7:21 am | News | CommentsAt the end of June, ESA’s six astronaut candidates were thrown out of a helicopter, left to drift at sea and abandoned under the hot Mediterranean sun – but luckily they were well-trained and under supervision. Astronauts have to be prepared for almost everything in space, but also anything on the ground.
NASA Project M GENIE Integration and Lander Free Flight
July 9, 2010 5:02 am | Videos | CommentsThis video gives an overview of the GENIE integration activities on the Project M RR-1 prototype lander.
Successive Detection Log Video Amps Are Offered in Die and Module Packaging
July 8, 2010 11:34 am | Product Releases | CommentsHittite Microwave has launched two successive detection log video amplifiers (SDLVA) that operate over the 0.6 to 20 GHz and 2 to 20 GHz frequency ranges respectively. Available in die format, the HMC913 features power limiter circuitry at its RF input and carries
Custom Quick-Turn Ultracapacitor Modules Target Military Applications
July 8, 2010 9:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsAnnounced today by Tecate Group is the quick-turnaround availability of custom ultracapacitor modules expressly engineered to accelerate the development of military ground-mobile, sea, and airborne products and systems.
