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November 1, 2008
Net-Centric Operations Supplement: Battlespace Transformation
In less than 10 years, the Network-Centric Operations (NCO) concept has emerged from the pages of scholarly journals to become a major military initiative commanding a significant portion of U.S. defense spending. Also known as Net-Centric Warfare, the...
November 1, 2008
Net-Centric Operations Supplement: Beginning JTRS
After more than a decade in development, the Pentagon’s software-defined Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) has never been closer to reality. Major contracts have been awarded, and the program’s Airborne, Maritime and Fixed Site (AMF) radios are...
November 1, 2008
Net-Centric Operations Supplement: A Networked NATO
The growing United States commitment to Net-Centric Operations and the rise of coalition military operations are driving the development of international net-centric initiatives. Since the allied actions in Kosovo in the 1990s, several European nations and...
November 1, 2008
Net-Centric Operations Supplement: Future Combat, Unmanned Systems
The U.S. Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, its technology development and modernization plan, is best known for its terrain-bound vehicles like the Non-Line-of-Sight Canon and the unmanned ground vehicle, as well as the network systems that...
November 1, 2008
Embedded Overall
Despite driving key technologies in systems ranging from pacemakers to fighter aircraft, embedded software has not received nearly the recognition of high-profile enterprise applications. The embedded market “is not as big as the enterprise software...
October 1, 2008
Industry Scan
Coast Guard Trades Speed For Capability With New Ocean Sentry The U.S. Coast Guard is trading speed for capability with its new HC-144A Ocean Sentry medium range surveillance aircraft, which enters operational service next year. Recently, the fifth of...
October 1, 2008
People
David Chesmore Flight Display Systems, Alpharetta, Ga., named David Chesmore product engineer. Chesmore will be responsible for sustaining engineering standards and developing new products. Chesmore has more than 20 years of experience in avionics and...
October 1, 2008
Calendar
October 2-7 D.L.S. EMC by Your Design Seminar/Workshop, sponsored by D.L.S. Electronic Systems, Hilton Hotel, Northbrook, Ill. Contact D.L.S., phone 847-537-6400 or visit www.dlsemc.com. 6-8 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 61st Annual Meeting...
October 1, 2008
Beating Ballistic Threats
Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG) and small arms fire remain deadly, plentiful threats to helicopters forced to fly close to concealed enemies. Unlike Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) countered by missile warning receivers, flare dispensers, and...
October 1, 2008
New Products
Electronic Standby Instrument L-3 Avionics Systems, Grand Rapids, Mich., introduced the Trilogy ESI-1000 Electronic Standby Instrument, a solid-state integrated standby system created for Part 23 aircraft. L-3 said the system is designed as a backup...
October 1, 2008
Product Focus: RTOS
At 35,000 feet, the market for real-time operating systems (RTOS) is embracing the concept of virtualization as a way to wring more functionality out of avionics systems. In that respect, aviation is following in the footsteps of server-based computing in the...
September 1, 2008
People
Ray Miller Universal Avionics, Tucson, Ariz., promoted Ray Miller to vice president and general manager of its Instrument Division, located in Duluth, Ga. In this new position, Miller will oversee engineering design and certification of the company’s...
September 1, 2008
Product Focus: Test Equipment
In one of the largest aircraft test equipment procurement contracts in recent memory, the U.S. Navy was in the process of writing a request for proposals (RFP) to replace the roughly 600 Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) test systems in its...
September 1, 2008
Industry Scan
With EDO Purchase ITT Is Poised For Bigger Piece Of EW Market ITT Corp. foresees double-digit annual growth of its Electronic Systems group, helped by the recent addition of the former EDO Corp. The market for electronic warfare (EW) systems is seen as...
September 1, 2008
AESA’s Advantages
The operational launch of the F-22 Raptor clearly signaled a changing of the guard for the United States fighter force. Bristling with advanced sensors and weapons systems, the fifth-generation Raptor, along with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, will take the...
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