Military & Aerospace
Air Force filling holes in communication during drawdown
August 24, 2010 7:45 am | by Staff Sgt. Sanjay Allen, Air Component Coordination Element-Iraq Public Affairs | News | CommentsWhile convoys are operating in areas where ground communications are limited, joint airborne battle staff crews are stepping in to bridge the gap during the responsible drawdown of forces where communication is critical to ensure U.S. Forces redeploy safely.
Air Force Research Lab conducts second successful robot refueler test
August 24, 2010 6:15 am | News | CommentsThe test of a robotic refueling system by researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate in late July 2010 marks the second successful test of technology that could dramatically change the way the U.S. military services its aircraft.
U.S. aerospace companies boost technical education
August 23, 2010 7:11 am | News | CommentsU.S. aerospace and defense companies are stepping up support for educational programs in hope of encouraging students to pursue technical careers to help replace an expected flood of worker retirements.
Private spaceship carrier plane damaged in test
August 23, 2010 6:59 am | News | CommentsAn aircraft designed to launch Virgin Galactic's suborbital passenger spaceship was damaged in an accident on a California runway, manufacturer Scaled Composites said.
The Next Steps in OpenVPX Development
August 20, 2010 6:49 am | by Justin Moll, Director of Marketing, Elma Bustronic (www.elmabustronic.com) | Articles | CommentsOpenVPX is now beginning to sprout promising green shoots as interoperability has become a significant focus around the VPX topic.
Hybrid Armor Incorporates Specialty Multi-wall Carbon Nanotube Material
August 20, 2010 6:15 am | News | CommentsSouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc. (SWeNT) is manufacturing specialty multi-wall carbon nanotubes for NanoRidge Materials, Inc. These CNTs are being incorporated into enhanced body armor to improve protection of soldiers and law enforcement officers from small arms fire.
Over 150,000 MegaPhase Cables Help Allied Forces Defeat IEDs
August 17, 2010 10:05 am | News | CommentsThe critical systems our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines use to jam radio-controlled improvised explosive devices (IEDs) rely on the RF cables designed and manufactured at the MegaPhase facility in Stroudsburg, PA.
Israel approves purchase of F-35
August 16, 2010 7:27 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Blogs | CommentsAs reported by Defense Talk, Israel has agreed to purchase 20 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in a deal worth an estimated 2.75 billion dollars. At $96 million a piece, this would be the most expensive weapons deal ever signed by Israel. As the Swiss Army Knife of fighter jets, and the bulwark of the free world for the next 40 years (not to sound hyperbolic)...
Spacewalking astronauts plug in new cooling pump
August 16, 2010 5:58 am | News | CommentsSpacewalking astronauts installed a new ammonia pump to the International Space Station on Monday, accomplishing the urgent cooling-system repairs after more than two weeks of impaired operations in orbit.
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.
