Military & Aerospace
MIL-STD-1553 PMC Card Achieves High MTBF with DO-254 Certifiable ASIC Core
August 5, 2011 6:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsData Device Corporation (DDC) introduced a DO-254 certifiable MIL-STD-1553 PMC card utilizing DDC’s Enhanced Mini-ACE core in an ASIC design to achieve very high-reliability (MTBF). The BU-65596F/M incorporates
Post-shuttle, U.S. space explorers need not be human
August 4, 2011 10:48 am | News | CommentsNow that the shuttle fleet is permanently grounded, the U.S. space spotlight could shift toward the path-breaking astronomical science that NASA does without human beings on board.
Obsolescence Mitigation Program Ensures a Future Supply of Discontinued Mil-Aero Parts
August 4, 2011 7:18 am | Product Releases | CommentsMaxim Integrated Products is introducing a new Obsolescence Mitigation (OM) Program to minimize the impact of integrated circuit device obsolescence on long-term military/aerospace programs.
Maxim’s Obsolescence Mitigation Program Ensures a Future Supply of Discontinued Mil-Aero Parts
August 4, 2011 7:07 am | News | CommentsMaxim Integrated Products is introducing a new Obsolescence Mitigation (OM) Program to minimize the impact of integrated circuit (IC) device obsolescence on long-term military/aerospace programs. The new program ensures a future supply of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) plastic parts...
Microchip Engineers Build Amateur Satellite Set for Deployment on ISS
August 2, 2011 12:23 pm | News | CommentsMicrochip Technology today announced that a volunteer team of Microchip engineers spent nearly four years working on nights and weekends to develop the ARISSat-1 amateur satellite.
AECOM pledges US$250,000 gift to the Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association
August 2, 2011 5:45 am | News | CommentsAECOM Technology Corporation announced today that it has pledged US$250,000 toward the Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association (SMSA) Capital Campaign. This pledge is the lead gift in the campaign and is the first major corporate pledge.
25th-Anniversary Version of System Design Software Features Exceptional Hardware Integration
August 1, 2011 8:32 am | Product Releases | CommentsNational Instruments unveiled NI LabVIEW 2011, the 25th-anniversary version of its system design software. The software is positioned to accelerate the productivity of engineers and scientists who develop and deploy measurement and control systems to
Rare Earth Brushless Permanent Magnet Generators Operate as High as 400,000 rpm
August 1, 2011 7:16 am | Product Releases | CommentsKoford Engineering LLC has introduced a line of brushless Rare Earth permanent magnet brushless generators operating at speeds from 1,800 rpm up to as high as 400,000 rpm. Power output is up to
128-Mbit, 64-Mbit and 32-Mbit Low Power Asynchronous SRAMs Have 32-bit Bus Widths
August 1, 2011 6:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsCypress Semiconductor Corp. introduced 128-Mbit, 64-Mbit and 32-Mbit MoBL (More Battery Life) Asynchronous SRAMs with 32-bit bus widths. The SRAMs cater to applications in telecommunications, computers, peripherals, and consumer, medical and military domains to
August 2011: Trains, Planes, & Automobiles
August 1, 2011 12:00 am | Digital Editions | CommentsThe August 2011 issue of ECN discusses trains, planes, & automobiles. Highlights include: “CAN in 30 Minutes or Less,” “Powering the Next Generation of Telematics and the In-vehicle Cloud,” and “Protecting Power Transistors in Automotive Inverter Design.” The Roundtable collaborative Q&A section asks “What does ‘green’ mean to you?”
First joint European Space Tweetup in Cologne
July 28, 2011 12:23 pm | News | CommentsThe DLR German Aerospace Center and the European Space Agency are inviting 60 Twitter followers to the first joint European Space Tweetup as part of German Aerospace Day on 18 September in Cologne, Germany. A Tweetup is an informal, educational gathering of people who use the Twitter social messaging medium.
New uses for Space Station
July 28, 2011 12:10 pm | News | CommentsFor more than a decade, the International Space Station has been a busy orbiting research lab. But it could soon take on a new role as a testbed for ambitious missions deeper into space.
EMC Test Software Adds DO-160 Module for Aerospace Applications
July 28, 2011 8:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsTeseq Inc. introduced an aerospace test application for use in its Compliance 5 EMC test software. The DO-160 RF emissions and immunity test module is asserted to make set-up and testing fast and easy. Preloaded, standard hardware configurations and limit lines enable
NASA probe poised for launch to Jupiter
July 28, 2011 6:41 am | by Irene Klotz, Reuters | News | CommentsA NASA satellite was hoisted aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Wednesday in preparation for launch next week on an unprecedented mission to the heart of Jupiter. The robotic probe called Juno is scheduled to spend one year cycling inside Jupiter's deadly radiation belts...
Module Features 64 SPDT Electromechanical Power Relays
July 27, 2011 12:56 pm | Product Releases | CommentsHighland Technology has released its latest industrial/aerospace VME module, the model V210 relay board. The V210 features 64 SPDT electromechanical power relays under VME register control. Features include
Researching Inner and Outer Space
July 27, 2011 5:55 am | News | CommentsTwenty years after the first human traveled into space, the U.S. space agency NASA's shuttle fleet established itself with the launch of Columbia on April 12, 1981. For 30 years, in 135 missions, the U.S. Space Shuttle Program brought 356 astronauts from a total of 16 countries...
3-D Holographic Technology Provides Detailed Human Intelligence
July 26, 2011 9:56 am | by By T'Jae Gibson, US Army (www.army.mil) | News | CommentsImagine going from looking at the outside of a building, to seeing the internal workings of its electrical system simply by walking around a display case. The sophistication of 3-D holographic technology allows just that.
ITT and Mercury Computer Systems Partner To Speed Intelligence Data to Warfighters
July 26, 2011 7:50 am | News | CommentsITT Corporation and Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. announced an agreement to combine their respective technology expertise and jointly develop an airborne solution that meets the interoperability needs of the tactical Warfighter. The new system is expected to
Space hall of fame: nominate your technology for 2012
July 25, 2011 9:36 am | News | CommentsNumerous life-changing technologies have emerged from space. Now it’s time to promote European spinoffs to enter the 'Space Technology Hall of Fame' honouring the scientists, engineers, innovators and businesses behind these advances for our society.
Horn of Africa drought seen from space
July 22, 2011 7:35 am | News | CommentsDrought in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti is pushing tens of thousands of people from their homes as millions face food insecurity in a crisis visible from space. ESA’s SMOS satellite shows that the region’s soil is too dry to grow crops.
Rugged Video Distribution System Serves Deployed Surveillance Platforms
July 21, 2011 6:53 am | 3M Electronics Solutions Division | Product Releases | CommentsCurtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has introduced the newest addition to its industry leading Skyquest family of rugged video management system products, the Skyquest VDSU-1407 Video Distribution System Unit.
New Point of Load DC-DC Power Converter Delivers 20A for Military-Avionics Systems
July 20, 2011 9:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsVPT Inc., a HEICO company expanded its line of point of load (POL) DC-DC power converters with the introduction of a new 20A module.
DC-DC power conversion rack developed for harsh environmental conditions
July 20, 2011 7:30 am | Product Releases | CommentsPowerstax will be displaying their growing range of standard and custom COTs power solutions for MIL and non-tactical applications at this year’s DESi exhibition. To be seen for the first time in Europe will be the TVR3001...
6-to-18 GHz SP6T Switch Provides High Reliability in Defense Systems
July 20, 2011 4:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsNarda today introduced the SEM066 high-performance SP6T electromechanical microwave switch that covers 2 to 18 GHz and is an excellent choice for defense applications that require broad operating bandwidth along with ruggedness and long-term reliability in the field.
Talon Air Selects Optex Perimeter Warning System to Protect Aircraft
July 20, 2011 4:47 am | News | CommentsTo prevent the potential for accidents and costly repairs to aircraft being moved in hangars, Talon Air has installed a unique perimeter-warning system in two of its hangars.
