Military & Aerospace
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
3U SBCs Feature 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
January 24, 2011 12:04 pm | Product Releases | CommentsExtreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) introduced the XPedite7470, a conduction- or air-cooled 3U VPX Single Board Computer (SBC). Based on the 2nd generation Intel Core i7, the SBC uses the processor's quad-core technology operating at 2.1 GHz to
Real-time solution serves next-generation cockpit display applications
January 20, 2011 5:51 am | Product Releases | CommentsDDC-I today announced it has partnered with Quantum3D to provide a safety-critical real-time display solution for next-generation Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) cockpit display applications. The integrated solution features Quantum3D’s OpenGL IGL-178 software graphics processing unit...
EMI Filter Modules Meet MIL-STD-461 Requirements
January 19, 2011 7:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsGaia Converter announced the availability of three EMI filter modules providing electromagnetic interference (EMI) protection for avionic and military power systems. Those modules offer
The Tinker's Toolbox - the first commercially-available Chip-Scale Atomic Clock
January 19, 2011 7:02 am | Podcasts | CommentsIn this episode of the Tinker's Toolbox, we talk to Steve Fossi of Symmetricom about their new chipscale atomic clock (CSAC), the first commercial device of its kind. Right-click to download the podcast
Thomson Reuters Releases Report on the State of Global Innovation
January 19, 2011 6:16 am | News | CommentsInnovation levels, as measured by patent volume, shifted across 12 major technology areas from 2009 to 2010, according to the second annual analysis of world patent activity published by the IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters.
Connector incorporates broadband fiber optic transceivers
January 19, 2011 6:11 am | Product Releases | CommentsTeledyne Reynolds Inc. announces the launch of the Hyperion Series of connectors which incorporate broadband fiber optic transceivers in their design. Since the Hyperion connectors are designed to transmit fiber optic signals through standard, 16 AWG, MIL-PRF-29504/4 and /5 compliant termini...
Rocker switch serves compact space applications
January 17, 2011 11:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsPhaseda LLC has introduced a small power rocker switch. This small size RL3-8 rocker switch is made for compact space application. It has UL rating at 6A 125VAC, and VDE rating at 3A 250VAC T125. And it’s fully compliant with RoHS requirement.
Construction with Quadrotor Teams
January 17, 2011 8:27 am | by TheDmel | Videos | CommentsTeams of quadrotors autonomously build tower-like cubic structures from modular parts. Work done by Quentin Lindsey, Daniel Mellinger, and Vijay Kumar at the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania.
AAC Recieves Gold Boeing Performance Excellence Award
January 14, 2011 6:42 am | News | CommentsAmerican Aerospace Controls (AAC)today announced that it has received the 2010 “Boeing Performance Excellence Award”. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance.
Satellite IF switch IC allows 16 satellite inputs
January 14, 2011 4:04 am | Product Releases | CommentsMaxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX12005, the industry’s first 8 x 4 satellite IF switch IC that is expandable to allow up to 16 satellite signals. Highly integrated, the MAX12005 is flexible and adaptable for a wide range of space-constrained, satellite IF distribution and multiswitch applications.
Adaptive Control for Aero-Optical Compensation
January 13, 2011 3:41 am | by by Mary Rodriguez, US Air Force | News | CommentsAn Air Force/SBIR effort--conducted by MZA Associates Corporation--developed an adaptive control method that can be incorporated into any wavefront control processor that doubles the laser irradiance delivered to targets from the laser system.
Gold Nanoparticles Harness Viral Mechanisms to Potentially Create Advanced Nanociruitry
January 12, 2011 5:00 am | by by Eva Blaylock, US Air Force (www.wpafb.af.mil) | News | CommentsResearchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory and the University of New Mexico discovered a way to synthesize specific peptide sequences that bind metal nanoparticles to a virus.
