Military & Aerospace
SiGe Changes Space Electronics
December 2, 2010 4:24 am | by LabEquipment | Videos | CommentsA five-year project led by the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a novel approach to space electronics that could change how space vehicles and instruments are designed.
MegaPhase Cables Enable Successful Conclusion of Seven-year Deep Space Program
December 1, 2010 9:12 am | News | CommentsMegaPhase cables have contributed to the first and only asteroid dust capture from space. Japanese scientists confirmed their Hayabusa space probe, equipped with MegaPhase's GrooveTube cable assemblies. The seven year mission captured particles from the asteroid Itokawa...
MLCC series features maximum capacitance value of 33uF
December 1, 2010 8:53 am | Avx Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation has expanded its stacked, surface mount multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) product offering to include the highest capacitance for a given MLCC package. Designated the RH Series, the range extension features 50V and 100V devices...
Circular Connectors Optimize Data Transmission in C4I Military Equipment
December 1, 2010 5:30 am | Product Releases | CommentsITT Interconnect Solutions has expanded its circular connector product offering to include a lightweight, small form-factor version that offers significant space savings for handheld devices. Designated the Nemesis Series, the miniature circular connectors provide full 360 degree EMI shielding...
Module speeds the integration of dual redundant ports of MIL-STD-1553
December 1, 2010 5:16 am | Product Releases | CommentsCurtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC) has announced the availability of the XMC-603, its new rugged quad-channel MIL-STD-1553 XMC interface module. The XMC-603 mezzanine module speeds and simplifies the integration of dual redundant ports of MIL-STD-1553...
Low G-Sensitivity Oscillators suit Military and Harsh Environment Applications
November 16, 2010 6:03 am | Product Releases | CommentsVectron International announced its new 508-series of small, low G-sensitivity clocks and oscillators. All 508 series products include a rugged 4-point mount crystal, ideal for low G-sensitivity military, industrial and other harsh environment applications.
3U, cPCI Enclosure Is Configurable for Industrial and Telecom Apps
November 11, 2010 12:16 pm | Product Releases | CommentsSIE Computing Solutions, Inc, introduced a 3U seven-slot CompactPCI benchtop chassis. This latest addition to the SIE 505 Series is a configurable enclosure solution for systems in embedded telecommunications, military, and test and measurement applications. This
New Distributed Power Architecture Gives Designers New Options for Mil-Aero Applications
November 10, 2010 4:03 am | by Jeremy Ferrell, VPT, Inc., www.vpt-inc.com | Articles | CommentsToday’s commercial avionics, military and space electronics need higher performance while decreasing size, weight and cost. The power supply is a key determining factor in the final system size, weight, and thermal design.
Passive Heat Transfer Devices Respond to Satellite Application Demands
November 9, 2010 11:48 am | by Nelson Gernert, Vice President, Engineering and Technology, Thermacore Inc. | Articles | CommentsDissipation of the heat generated by increasingly powerful satellite electronics presents inherent challenges. Today’s satellite applications, especially in the military sector, demand increasingly powerful functionality and a wider variety of electronics...
3A PoL DC-DC Power Converters Tout Reliability, Power Flexibility
November 9, 2010 11:34 am | Product Releases | CommentsVPT, Inc. unveiled its latest point of load (POL) DC-DC converter, the DVPL0503S, designed to provide critical reliability performance and efficiency in the distributed power architectures of avionics, military, and space systems. The new 3A DVPL DC-DC POL converter can
FPGA Design Simplifies Interface Conversion
November 9, 2010 10:32 am | by Earle Foster, Sealevel Systems, Inc. | Articles | CommentsOften legacy electronic equipment needs to be used with modern computers that do not support the interface or protocol for the device. Disparate electrical signaling levels, contrasting data rates, and missing or mismatched handshaking signals are among the problems the system engineer may face.
Precision Miniature Motors Aid Aerospace and Defense Applications
November 9, 2010 10:23 am | by Chris Schaefer, Portescap, www.portescap.com | Articles | CommentsThe applications for miniature motors span a wide range, from pumps that deliver insulin to regulate blood sugar, to motors that roll out paper in everyday desktop printers. As expected, application demands also vary greatly over this range...
Meeting the Challenge of High-Voltage Power Distribution in New Ground Vehicles
November 9, 2010 10:13 am | by Michael Toland, International Rectifier, www.irf.com | Articles | CommentsOn today’s battlefield, military vehicles have to perform in harsh environments with increasingly complex and sophisticated on-board electronics. To achieve the required level of complexity, greater demand is placed on the power electronics to deliver higher power in higher densities.
Multicore DSPs Tout 10 GHz Performance with Combined Fixed and Floating Point Capabilities
November 9, 2010 5:28 am | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments announced its newest digital signal processor (DSP), the TMS320C66x, and four scalable C667x devices. Built with multiple 1.25 GHz DSP cores, it is said to be the industry’s first 10 GHz DSP with
Air Force wants tougher, ''more survivable'' drones
November 8, 2010 4:27 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Blogs | CommentsThe U.S. military wants its next-generation RPVs to be more survivable in “contested airspace.” At a breakfast with reporters in DC, Lt. Gen. Philip Breedlove (the Air Force’s chief of operations, plans and requirements) noted the MQ-9 Reaper’s shortcomings, and stressed the need for tougher, more durable RPVs.
Visible Color LEDs Suit High-Reliability Military and Harsh-Environment Industrial Apps
November 4, 2010 12:10 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTT electronics OPTEK Technology has developed a series of high-reliability, high-sensitivity color LEDs processed to MIL-PRF-19500-level TX and TXV specifications. Designated the OVM4x Series, the visible LEDs feature hermetically sealed TO-46 package with
Accurate Compassing in Harsh Environments
November 2, 2010 6:57 am | by Andrew Leuzinger, PNI Sensor Corporation, www.pnicorp.com | Articles | CommentsToday’s electronic compasses are built to withstand harsh environments – mechanical shocks, extreme temperatures and battlefield conditions. Yet the most challenging environment for electronic compasses is transitory magnetic field distortion encountered in everyday situations.
EEVblog #124 - A Tour of Apex Electronics
November 2, 2010 5:23 am | by EEVblog | Videos | CommentsDave dropped by Apex Electronics in Sun Valley just outside LA, the biggest and oldest surplus electronics store in California (and probably the US?) . Come on a tour through the aladdin's cave of surplus electronics and hardware. It's actually pretty sad to see all this old technology...
Lockheed Martin showcases incredible “HULC”
November 1, 2010 5:46 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Blogs | CommentsAt the recent Association of the U.S. Army conference in D.C., Lockheed Martin showcased its Human Universal Load Carrier (HULC), the defense giant’s answer to Raytheon’s XOS-2 exoskeleton (the “Real Iron Man Suit”). That’s right: it’s HULC vs. Iron Man.
Powerstax targets EMEA Markets with Rugged Vehicle Power Supply at Electronica 2010
October 28, 2010 5:30 am | Product Releases | CommentsPowerstax, one of Europe’s leading application-rich power solutions manufacturers, specialise in providing custom solutions for the most demanding power system requirements. Electronica 2010 will see the launch of the new Powerstax TVS1001 rugged up-converter designed for use in military tactical vehicle systems...
Raytheon Missile Systems Selects Microsemi for Advanced Bomb Program
October 27, 2010 5:03 am | News | CommentsMicrosemi Corporation announced today that Raytheon Missile Systems has selected Microsemi to develop and manufacture millimeterwave transceivers for the GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment II program. The SDB II is an air-launched, precision-strike standoff weapon that will enable the warfighter to defeat moving and fixed targets in adverse weather conditions.
RF Micro Devices Awarded $1.5 Million Navy Contract
October 27, 2010 5:00 am | News | CommentsRF Micro Devices announced today that it has been awarded a $1.5 million R&D contract by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) related to gallium nitride (GaN) microelectronics, including the development of materials, device fabrication and high power circuits.
Eglin completes second alternate fuel test
October 26, 2010 5:52 am | by Chrissy Cuttita, Eglin Air Force Base Public Affairs | News | CommentsSpecialists at Eglin Air Force Base conducted their second aircraft performance evaluation using an environmentally-friendly, biomass-derived fuel, this time with an F-15 Eagle. The jet flew at a variety of flight conditions, achieved supersonic speeds, and landed with no issues, though it was powered with a hydro-processed renewable jet blend fuel Oct. 22...
Motion Measurement in Unmanned Systems
October 25, 2010 9:15 am | by Matt Liberty, Hillcrest Laboratories, www.hillcrestlabs.com | Articles | CommentsAutonomous systems that navigate their surroundings are becoming more viable as sensor technology improves and computing power increases. Google’s car is the most recent high-profile system, but even vacuum cleaners and lawn mowers now drive themselves.
Inertial sensors enhance autonomous systems
October 25, 2010 5:47 am | by Fritz Martin, Senior Product Design Manager, MicroStrain | Articles | CommentsThe adoption rate for unmanned systems continues to increase in the military, defense, aerospace and robotics industries, and is now also being embraced in many new markets across a variety of applications. The benefits of autonomous mobility...
