John McHale, Editorial Director, OpenSystems Media
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Due Regard Radar from General Atomics tested on manned aircraft
SAN DIEGO. Engineers at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) in San Diego tested a prototype of its Due Regard Radar on a manned aircraft. The radar, internally funded by GA-ASI, supports the company’s Predator B Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) radar-based airborne sense-and-avoid architecture.
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F-35A completes test with external weapons
FORT WORTH, Texas. The F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) fighter jet’s first flew its first external weapons test mission at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
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MUOS-based communications demonstrated on JTRS manpack radio
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Engineers at General Dynamics C4 Systems completed the first secure voice and data communications demonstration via the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite-communications waveform. The demo used the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) two-channel networking radio (AN/PRC-155).
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Source code analysis as easy as a spell checker?
Software developers have enough on their plates without having to spend undue time analyzing their code. Sure, there is traditional source code analysis, whether done manually or by using techniques such as static or dynamic analysis, but Klocwork’s Insight 9.5 is intriguing because...
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Signal generators aim to eliminate field tests
With the DoD tightening its belt and expecting suppliers to absorb many development costs these days, products like Rohde & Schwarz’s R&S SMU200A signal generator topped with the company’s R&S SMU-K77 signal generator “option” really come in handy. The main benefit,...
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13U enclosure eases SIGINT, radar processing design
With applications such as SIGINT, radar processing, and image processing at the forefront of military embedded electronics, having those applications designed based upon an open standard such as OpenVPX (VITA 65) is a real boon to helping designers speed up development. Accordingly, the ne...
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System streamlines the signal recording/playback paradigm
When it comes to military systems, a streamlined approach that delivers maximum functionality is the optimum approach – which is exactly why the RTR 2726 multiband playback and recording system from Pentek caught our eye. Specifically, the multiband system records and plays back high...
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Mil simulation platform increases its flexibility
With increased platform flexibility on the military-embedded priority list these days, we were impressed by Quantum3D’s recent move to take its Mantis Real-Time Scene Management simulation software into multi-platform style. Previously, Mantis required implementation on Quantum3DR...
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Mini stabilizer eases the UAV video shakes
Two things often come to mind when the topic of image/video stabilization arises: 1) the on-target yet ever-moving video streams taken by UAVs dotting the skies; and 2) 6U VME. If you’ve ever seen UAV footage, you know the picture can vibrate constantly. (Hey, it’s not like UAV...
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Re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt deployed to Air Force
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah. Air Force and Boeing officials unveiled the first of 233 re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II during an event at Hill Air Force Base. Boeing is under contract with the Air Force to deliver 233 wing sets through 2018.
John McHale, Editorial Director
John McHale, Editorial Director
John McHale, Editorial Director
John McHale, Editorial Director
