Military & Aerospace
2 kVA Portable Inverter Includes Sine Wave Output for Field Apps
March 15, 2011 9:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsAbsopulse Electronics’ CSI 2KT-2A rugged, portable DC/AC inverter system uses microprocessor controlled high frequency PWM technology to generate 2 kVA output power with pure sine wave output voltage. High frequency conversion enables
Motor Controller Switches Loads Up to 100 A
March 15, 2011 8:52 am | Product Releases | CommentsTrombetta's reversible Intelligent Motor Controller can be customized to meet DC motor application requirements. The controller is capable of switching loads up to 100 A and providing
Positioning sensor provides accuracy of ±7 arc-min
March 14, 2011 12:44 pm | Product Releases | CommentsHoneywell today introduced the Honeywell Hawk Resolvers 1-Inch Series, Fully Housed Configuration, which provide enhanced accuracy (±7 arcmin) for precise motion control.
Cursor and Switch Function Control for Instrumentation Panels is Waterproof
March 11, 2011 6:42 am | Product Releases | CommentsCTI Electronics compliments its line of rugged industrial pointing devices with a Switch Function Control device. These three devices have similar form, the exact same cutout fit of 1.50” x 1.62”, but offer
Marine Corps signs four-year contract with Saft for Li-ion engine starting batteries
March 9, 2011 9:16 am | News | CommentsThe United States Marine Corps (USMC) selected Saft, the world specialist in the design and manufacture of high-tech industrial batteries, to supply advanced energy storage systems for its Improved Battery System Program (IBS).
Japan announces domestic stealth fighter
March 8, 2011 12:18 pm | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Blogs | CommentsResponding to regional threats and the United States’ refusal to share F-22 technology, Japan is developing its own stealth fighter. The “land of the rising sun” intends to fly its first stealth fighter prototype by 2014. Japan and Israel have both expressed interest in the “air supremacy weapon”, the F-22 Raptor.
Managed Switch Technology Primed for Military Applications
March 8, 2011 4:27 am | by Mike Southworth, Director of Marketing, Parvus Corporation | Articles | CommentsThe success of net-centric warfare is dependent on fast, secure communications technology – specifically Ethernet. To meet the military's demands for Ethernet-enabled vehicles, there is an increased focus on developing a variety of Ethernet switches and routers...
U.S. military's mini space shuttle lifts off
March 7, 2011 5:30 am | by Irene Klotz, Reuters | News | CommentsA prototype miniature space shuttle blasted off aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday for a demonstration run that could last as long as nine months.
Wideband Digital Module Enables Real-time Processing in Radar Applications
March 1, 2011 9:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsGE Intelligent Platforms today announced the SPR870A 3U VPX Wideband Digital Receiver/Exciter Module. Building on GE’s legacy of industry-leading digital receiver families and extending still further the growing ecosystem of GE 3U VPX solutions...
RF Test System Offers Fast Characterization of Radar Modules
February 28, 2011 9:26 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe new R&S TS6710 test system from Rohde & Schwarz is a flexible, turnkey standard solution for manufacturers of AESA radar equipment. Its modular architecture allows it to be configured for product development
Brainstorm: Unmanned Systems
February 28, 2011 6:48 am | by Edited by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Articles | CommentsWhat is the next big advancement in unmanned weapons systems?
Japan may send chatty humanoid tweet-bot to space
February 18, 2011 8:53 am | News | CommentsLonely astronauts on the International Space Station may soon be getting an android friend from Japan. And for the folks back home, it will tweet.
u-blox and Rohde & Schwarz team up on Galileo and GLONASS development
February 14, 2011 7:45 am | News | Commentsu-blox and Rohde & Schwarz (R&S), a worldwide leading supplier of test and measurement equipment, have successfully concluded a simulation of the soon-to-be-deployed European Galileo satellite positioning system.
European cargo rocket to supply Space Station
February 11, 2011 7:58 am | News | CommentsAn unmanned Ariane rocket is scheduled to launch a cargo vessel into orbit on Tuesday in Europe's second mission to carry supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), space officials said on Friday. The modified Ariane launcher will lift off at 7.08 p.m. (2208 GMT)...
ITW Insulcast's Product Suite
February 10, 2011 5:10 am | Videos | CommentsTom O'Haire with Insulcast gives an overview of the company and describes some of its more popular products.
256x64 OLED Displays Offer 16-Level Grayscale Capability
February 9, 2011 10:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsOSD Displays offers its 256 x 64 models with 16-level grayscale capability. The products offering this technology are the OSD25664P0908-10 (blue), and OSD25664P0913-10 (yellow). These models have a
IR Expands Offering of QPL-Certified Schottky Rectifiers for Space Applications
February 8, 2011 11:11 am | International Rectifier | Product Releases | CommentsInternational Rectifier today announced the expansion of the company’s offering of high reliability Schottky rectifiers in accordance with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime Qualified Products List (QPL) for space applications...
Mars500 ‘arrives’ in orbit around Mars
February 8, 2011 9:00 am | News | CommentsThe first full-duration simulation of a manned voyage to Mars has reached a major milestone: the ‘spacecraft’ yesterday ‘arrived’ at Mars after 244 days of virtual interplanetary flight. Three crewmembers will ‘land’ on Mars on 12 February and make three sorties onto simulated martian terrain.
Call for Media: witness Mars500 crew emerge onto alien surface
February 8, 2011 8:45 am | News | CommentsPR 05-2011 After more than eight months ‘flying’ to the Red Planet, the isolated Mars500 crew will finally take their first steps onto a mock-Mars surface on 14 February – and members of the news media can apply now for ringside seats.
Unmanned Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS-D First Flight
February 7, 2011 3:23 am | Videos | CommentsA Northrop Grumman video of the Feb 4 first flight of the US Navy's X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator from Edwrads AFB, Calif.
Army to deploy “revolutionary” smart weapon
February 3, 2011 9:23 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Blogs | CommentsThe U.S. Army is set to deploy a “revolutionary” airburst grenade launcher, said to be the first small arms “smart” weapon. Described as a “game changer,” the XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System (CDTE) could fundamentally transform squad and platoon tactics. Most firefights in Afghanistan take place beyond 300 meters (often up to 500 meters).
The ECN Roundtable - MilAero and HiRel Applications
February 2, 2011 8:06 am | Articles | CommentsThis month's Roundtable question is “How do you feel solid-state lighting will impact Industrial, Military, and/or hi-rel applications in the coming year?"
Al-Qaida leader: Drone strikes costing fighters, territory
January 27, 2011 8:52 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Blogs | CommentsIn a rare admission of defeat, an Al-Qaida leader in Pakistan conceded that drones are costing fighters and denying the terror network safe havens. This speaks to the continued success of the “drone war”, and will undoubtedly spur proponents of the F-35. According to Ustadh Ahmad Farooq, “There were many areas where we once had freedom, but now they have been lost,” he said.
First-Ever Solar Sail Flies
January 27, 2011 6:25 am | by LabEquipment | Videos | CommentsIn an unexpected reversal of fortune, NASA's NanoSail-D spacecraft has unfurled a gleaming sheet of space-age fabric 650 km above Earth, becoming the first-ever solar sail to circle our planet. Source: NASA Read More: www.laboratoryequipment.com/News-first-ever-solar-sail-flies-012711.aspx
High-voltage UL-certified Optoisolator Targets ATEX-ICEex Apps
January 25, 2011 5:25 am | Product Releases | CommentsTT electronics OPTEK Technology has developed a UL- and VDE-rated optical isolator with 20 kV isolation and 2Mbit/s data transmission rates designed to comply with ATEX and ICEex certifications for
