Military & Aerospace
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.
European Space Agency looking closely at asteroid
July 12, 2010 9:54 am | News | CommentsThe European Space Agency is taking the closest look yet at an asteroid some 280 million miles in outer space between Mars and Jupiter.
NASA delays shuttle finale until 2011
July 12, 2010 9:40 am | News | CommentsNASA on Thursday postponed the final two missions of the space shuttle program until November and February due to delays preparing the last load of spare parts for the International Space Station.
Russian cargo docks with space station on 2nd try
July 12, 2010 9:33 am | News | CommentsAn unmanned Russian cargo ship docked successfully Sunday at the International Space Station (ISS) on its second attempt after missing it Friday due to a faulty radio link, a Russian space official said.
Software helps troops avoid IEDs
July 12, 2010 7:59 am | by Elizabeth Long, 711th Human Performance Wing | Blogs | CommentsThe Air Force is developing software that will help field commanders avoid improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The software will integrate data from multiple sources to provide real-time intel for mission planners.
HB-SIA achieves first solar-powered night flight
July 9, 2010 12:20 pm | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Blogs | CommentsBack in April, we reported on the Impulse HB-SIA, a solar-powered aircraft piloted by balloonist Bertrand Piccard. Powered by 11,628 monocrystalline silicon cells, the HB-SIA is an impressive piece of work. Yesterday, the craft achieved an important milestone: the first solar-powered night flight.
Survival training for astronauts
July 9, 2010 7:21 am | News | CommentsAt the end of June, ESA’s six astronaut candidates were thrown out of a helicopter, left to drift at sea and abandoned under the hot Mediterranean sun – but luckily they were well-trained and under supervision. Astronauts have to be prepared for almost everything in space, but also anything on the ground.
NASA Project M GENIE Integration and Lander Free Flight
July 9, 2010 5:02 am | Videos | CommentsThis video gives an overview of the GENIE integration activities on the Project M RR-1 prototype lander.
Successive Detection Log Video Amps Are Offered in Die and Module Packaging
July 8, 2010 11:34 am | Product Releases | CommentsHittite Microwave has launched two successive detection log video amplifiers (SDLVA) that operate over the 0.6 to 20 GHz and 2 to 20 GHz frequency ranges respectively. Available in die format, the HMC913 features power limiter circuitry at its RF input and carries
Custom Quick-Turn Ultracapacitor Modules Target Military Applications
July 8, 2010 9:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsAnnounced today by Tecate Group is the quick-turnaround availability of custom ultracapacitor modules expressly engineered to accelerate the development of military ground-mobile, sea, and airborne products and systems.
Japanese spacecraft may have dust from asteroid
July 8, 2010 9:37 am | News | CommentsJapanese scientists say they have detected tiny particles collected by the first spacecraft to return to Earth after landing on an asteroid. But determining if the dust came from the asteroid or was picked up by the spacecraft on its return trip could take months.
F-35 soars past cost overruns, controversy
July 8, 2010 6:35 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Blogs | CommentsDespite cost overruns, delays, and controversy, the F-35 program is surging forward. Recently, Lockheed Martin received a $522 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense towards development of the “Joint Strike Fighter.” One thing’s certain—for better or worse, we’re putting all our eggs in one basket.
CWID Tests Latest in Communications for Warfighters
July 8, 2010 6:05 am | by by Randy Roughton, Defense Media Activity, San Antonio | News | CommentsAirmen and Soldiers brought their experience from Afghanistan and Iraq to test the latest communications systems in the Colorado Springs portion of the joint Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration.
Mission To Mercury
July 7, 2010 5:23 am | by ScienceMagazine | Videos | CommentsBepiColombo will set off in 2014 on a journey lasting approximately six years. When it arrives at Mercury in mid 2020, it will endure temperatures as high as 350 °C and gather data during its one year nominal mission, with a possible 1-year extension. --- Please subscribe to Science &...
Supply ship fails to dock with space station
July 6, 2010 6:29 am | News | CommentsAn unmanned Russian space capsule carrying supplies to the International Space Station failed in a docking attempt, Russian Mission Control and NASA said Friday.
US Army Field Tests Sporian Biosensor Buoy Network, Funds Phase III
July 6, 2010 5:32 am | News | CommentsSporian Microsystems, a developer of sensors and sensor systems, has received a Phase III award to continue development and testing of biosensor and wireless network technologies to detect pathogens in source waters.
Pentagon Develops Shape-Shifting Robot
July 6, 2010 5:07 am | by Tom Chivers | Videos | CommentsPentagon research scientists have taken a first step towards "Transformers"-style shape-shifting cars and aircraft, with a robot that can fold itself like origami into different forms.
Obama plan boosts foreign, private space projects
July 2, 2010 5:31 am | News | CommentsThe Obama administration on Monday outlined a space policy that offers an expanded role for foreign governments including possibly China and private companies in monitoring Earth's climate, tracking and removing orbital debris and protecting satellites.
Swiss team postpones solar plane night flight
July 1, 2010 10:39 am | Product Releases | CommentsPreparations for the world's first solar-powered round-the-world flight hit a major snag Thursday when the Swiss team behind the project was forced to postpone a 24-hour test flight because of an equipment problem.
Last 2 shuttle flights delayed, final trip in 2011
July 1, 2010 9:54 am | News | CommentsNASA's space shuttle program will keep going until next year. The space agency made it official Thursday after weeks of hints of launch delays: More time is needed to get the cargo ready for the final two shuttle flights.
Morphing cars and planes closer as Pentagon develops shape-shifting robot
July 1, 2010 8:23 am | by vegasflyboydotcom | Videos | CommentsTom Chivers London Telegraph June 30, 2010 Pentagon research scientists have taken a first step towards "Transformers"-style shape-shifting cars and aircraft, with a robot that can fold itself like origami into different forms. At the moment the tiny robot -- a sheet just half a...
Demonstration of the Navy Electromagnetic Rail Gun prototype
July 1, 2010 2:23 am | by dmine45 | Videos | CommentsThe US Navy's Electromagnetic Rail Gun that is under development at NSWC Dahlgren in Virginia. This is a prototype to demonstrate the technology of the rail gun for use on the future DDG-1000 class of Navy ships. This clip is from the show FutureWeapons on the Discovery Channel. It aired...
