SATA connector family provides better solutions for storage interface
Sep 28, 2005
The 3M company has introduced a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) connector family that is said to provide smaller, faster and more reliable solutions for storage interface than do parallel ATA connectors....
NAVSEA orders man-transportable robotic systems
Sep 28, 2005
iRobot Corp. has been awarded a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) contract to deliver the iRobot PackBot Man-Transportable Robotic System (MTRS). ...
Canadian firms sign a tactical military communications agreement
Sep 28, 2005
Spectrum Signal Processing has entered into an agreement with General Dynamics Canada, to supply Software-Defined Radio (SDR) technology to General Dynamics Canada to assist in their development and demonstration of enhanced tactical military communication solutions. ...
New RFID technology is less costly, more accurate
Sep 28, 2005
By Steve Grossman, Editor A new "weighed zoning" Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been introduced that is said to cost 1/10 that of traditional systems and be far more effective in non-line-of-sight situations. ...
Replacement for military/aerospace RS-422/ RS-423 ICs unveiled
Sep 14, 2005
As part of its goal to extend the life of classic military ICs, QP Semiconductor is introducing a single replacement part, the QP1691AJ, for the discontinued RS-422 and RS-423 line drivers with tri-state outputs, part numbers DS1691AJ/883 and DS1691AJ – SMD (5962-8672101EA), respectively....
Multiple-capability 2.7 GHz radio test system
Sep 14, 2005
Aeroflex has unveiled a 2.7 GHz service monitor with a number of new features including the ability to analyze noise floor and effective receiver sensitivity. ...
An upgrade for the San Diego Naval Base power monitoring and control system
Sep 14, 2005
Telvent GIT S.A., with headquarters in Madrid, Spain has been awarded a contract by Williams Electric Company to supply a replacement supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) master station and upgraded remote terminal units for the U.S. Navy Base in San Diego. ...
Joint venture is bringing emergency communications to China
Sep 14, 2005
Intrado Technology (China) Co. Ltd. Inc., a provider of integrated data and telecommunications solutions, has been granted a business license enabling it to operate in China. ...
Non-lethal weapon is delivered to DOD
Sep 14, 2005
Raytheon Company is delivering a short-range, millimeter-wave, directed-energy non-lethal weapon to the Department of Defense Full Spectrum Effects Platform (FSEP) program — also known as Project Sheriff — for the Office of Force Transformation (OFT).
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The best laid plans of mice and men . . .
Sep 14, 2005
By Steve Grossman, Editor Perhaps the 18th-century poet, Robert Burns, had it right when he wrote: "The best laid plans o'mice an' men/Gang aft a-gley." ...
New connector for tight-jacketed cables
Aug 23, 2005
Tyco Electronics has introduced a new SC and LC connector design for tight-jacketed cable applications. ...
Contract awarded to test emergency evacuation plan at the Port of Jacksonville, Florida
Aug 23, 2005
Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC) has been awarded a contract by the University of Central Florida's Center for Advanced Transportation Systems Simulation to use ETC's advanced disaster management simulator (ADMS) to conduct a training demonstration exercise at the Port of Jacksonville, FL.
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$31 million contract to strengthen U.S. Army's Trojan satellite communications systems
Aug 23, 2005
CACI International has been awarded a delivery order contract by the Intelligence and Information Directorate of the U.S. Army Communication-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) to continue support for the Army's Trojan satellite communications systems.
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Royal Netherlands Army awards $13.8 million contract for Stinger training system
Aug 23, 2005
United Industrial Corporation has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary AAI Corporation has been awarded a $13.8 million contract by the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) to provide an advanced moving target simulator (AMTS) system for air defense training for the nation's armed forces. ...
Development of U.S. Navy high-powered electronic modules will reduce weight and volume
Aug 23, 2005
A Northrop Grumman Corporation-led team will develop lightweight, compact, high-power electronic modules that are expected to make the bulky, heavy transformers in use today to distribute electrical power aboard U.S. Navy ships a thing of the past.
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