Embedded Hardware
VPX, Rugged Computers, FPGAs
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Modernizations and retrofits highlight DoD FY 2015 budget request
The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 budget request for the Department of Defense (DoD) is not in any sense a wish list for new, high-priced platforms, but more a roadmap for extending the life of current weapons systems, aircraft, and ships through targeted retrofits and upgrades.
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New multi-function processor enhances Tomahawk Block IV guidance system
TUCSON, AZ. A new multi-function processor from Raytheon was demonstrated to enable the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile to navigate to and track moving targets that emit radio frequency signals. Raytheon engineers conducted this passive seeker test using a modified Tomahawk Block IV missile nosecone.
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UAV ISR payloads demand lighter weight, faster processing
Several technology trends are driving advances in Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) payloads on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – higher compute capacity, the growing use of VPX, and locating the processor closer to the sensor.
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Software development tools as force multipliers
Situational awareness often requires data center processing speeds in the smallest possible package. The sensors that feed signal and image processing systems siphon up masses of data, which processors must then reduce to useful information within tact...
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DoD unmanned systems report maps out technology development for next 25 years
A 25-year roadmap for unmanned systems released by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) earlier this year recommends more open standards and commonality in technology. The report, titled “Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap,” lays ou...
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Weather satellite's Solar Ultraviolet Imager payload delivered by Lockheed Martin
PALO ALTO, CA. Lockheed Martin engineers deployed a new solar analysis payload for scientists to measure and forecast space weather, which can seriously damage satellites, electrical grids, and communications systems back on Earth. Dubbed the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument, the payload was integrated with the first flight vehicle for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, better known as GOES-R.
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Navy to get five more Fire Scout UAVs from Northrop Grumman
SAN DIEGO. Northrop Grumman engineers have been tasked to build five more U.S. Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters. The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) enable ship commanders to extend ship intelligence-gathering capabilities well beyond the typical horizon.
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New, FACE-compliant airborne autonomy system demonstrated by Navy, Lockheed Martin
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. Engineers at Lockheed Martin and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) completed a demonstration of an unmanned rotorcraft completing an autonomous approach and landing in an unprepared environment via the OPTIMUS mission system from Lockheed Martin. The system improves the aircraft's onboard intelligence enabling it to have advanced mission planning capability that can then be applied to current and future unmanned rotary wing aircraft. It does so by using an open architecture set up for Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) compliance.
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Boeing to showcase advanced technologies for EW, ISR at the Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition
ST. LOUIS. Boeing is set to feature a variety of new technologies, including advances in Electronic Warfare (EW) and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) at the 2014 Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition on April 7-9 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.
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Supermicro highlights battery backup power solutions for mission-critical embedded applications at EE Live!
SAN JOSE, CA. Supermicro is exhibiting its latest solutions for mission-critical embedded applications at the EE Live! conference in San Jose, CA. The company will showcase its Battery Backup Power (BBP) solutions, as well as compact, low-power Intel Atom-based general-purpose server, communications, and network security embedded appliances.
John McHale, Editorial Director
John McHale, Editorial Director
Amanda Harvey, Assistant Editor
John McHale, Editorial Director
Amanda Harvey, Assistant Editor
Amanda Harvey, Assistant Editor