An Unmanned Military Rolls Out 
, Jack Browne
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have attracted a tremendous amount of attention, both in military circles and from the companies that seek to advance their supporting hardware and software....

VICTORY Initiative Standardizes Combat System Architecture 
, William Wong
The US Army has adopted a standard to help the many electronic subsystems employed in ground vehicles to communicate efficiently and operate effectively together....

Electronic Subsystems Fly Onboard UAVs 
, Jack Browne
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become an essential component of the modern battle plan, whether for active warfare, surveillance, or communications....

ID Technology Leans On Magnetic Waves 
, Jack Browne
RuBee technology can go where traditional RF/microwavebased wireless technologies pose a threat—e.g., identifying hazardous materials, weapons, and stored ordnance....

Encryption Keeps Tiny Radios Secure 

These compact wireless radios support fast data rates at distances to 60 miles, with the small sizes and weights that makes them attractive for secure applications in UAVs....

COTS Gear Generates Multi-Emitter Test Signals 
, Greg Jue
This use of commercial hardware and software can create realistic representations of multiple- emitter signal environments, ideal for cost-effective equipment coexistence testing....

Advanced Circuit Materials Enable New Technologies 
, Art Aguayo
Military circuit and system designers rely on high-performance circuit materials to achieve greater functionality from circuits that are smaller, lighter, and less expensive than their predecessors....

News Shorts 
As part of a mobile communications networking project led by Oceus Networks, wireless broadband company Cambium Networks and intelligent-tracking experts BATS Wireless are supplying an enhanced wireless point-to-point (PTP) radio and antenna tracking solution to the US Navy....

New Products 
Designed for high-speed frequency tuning from 13.6 to 14.0 GHz in 1-MHz steps, the THOR-14000-XA frequency synthesizer from EM Research features tuning speed of better than 400 µs from band edge to band edge and better than 300 µs from channel to channel....

Contracts 
The Boeing Co. has awarded a $21- million initial production contract to Rockwell Collins for high-resolution 6 x 8 in. color displays, intended for the US Air Force’s fleet of B-1 aircraft....