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Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006 John Keller |
Rebirth of the 1553 databus Developments are in the works to catapult the MIL-STD-1553 databus into the realm of high-speed networks to give thousands of military platforms and munitions added capabilities and new leases on life. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2006 J.R. Wilson |
New-Generation MIL-STD-1553 Garners Armed Services' Support The venerable MIL-STD-1553 databus is about to make a quantum leap into the 21st century, having endured unchanged on an estimated one million applications during the most dramatic two decades of technological change in human history. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2007 John Keller |
The coming revolution in commercial avionics data networking A new databus for passenger jetliners is set to replace or augment the widely installed ARINC 429 on the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner -- and perhaps future generations of regional passenger jets. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 J.R. Wilson |
Military and Commercial Avionics Draw From the Same Technology Well The increasing imperative for the military to be able to adopt and adapt new technologies has led to a dramatic push for new, avionics-specific industry standards for power, form factors, and interfaces that will apply to military as well as commercial aviation. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 John McHale |
U.S. Navy Avionics Systems Embrace Open Architectures Designers of avionics equipment for U.S. Navy aircraft see obsolescence as their biggest obstacle in meeting the steady demand for upgrades and retrofits of existing aircraft. Their solution is open architecture. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 |
DDC Announces MIL-STD-1553 PCI-104 Card The PCI-104 card from Data Device Corp has four dual-redundant MIL-STD-1553 channels, five programmable digital discrete I/Os, selectable external or internal time-tag clock, and an IRIG-B time synchronization input. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 |
Products Telepresence tactile feedback system... Actuators for unmanned-aerial-vehicle applications... Rugged COTS airborne computer with 3U CompactPCI cards... VME single-board embedded computer... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 John McHale |
Demand for Avionics Test Systems is Steady Despite Economic Challenges Designers of avionics test systems say they are excited about technology investment and comforted by steady military contract wins despite the slow commercial aviation market. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 |
Products Martek Power offers high-power, multichannel power modules... Aeroflex offers Battery Electronic Unit family of Li-Ion cell balancing products... Elmo offers board-mounted servo drive with 5 kilowatts continuous power... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 John McHale |
Sharing the stage: 10-Gig Ethernet and Serial RapidIO Military designers see Serial RapidIO and 10 Gigabit Ethernet complementing each other in systems today and the near future. Meanwhile Rocket IO in field-programmable gate arrays is exciting board designers. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004 |
Air Force Looks to the Next Generation of Avionics Networking In September, Air Force and industry leaders ran a time--critical targeting exercise at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Their goal was to reduce the sensor-to-shooter timeline by combining data from disparate sensors, air platforms, and ground stations |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 J.R. Wilson |
The evolution of UAV avionics Success of military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and development of new platforms for information, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) has led to some significant advances in small-scale avionics systems. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 J.R. Wilson |
Avionics Enter the 5th Generation Advanced military aircraft such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22 air-superiority jet fighter and the E-2D Hawkeye carrier-based maritime patrol and radar surveillance aircraft, will have powerful avionics systems like never seen before. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 |
In Brief BAE systems to develop on-board generator for Humvee... Navy P-3C aircraft use data link from Lockheed Martin... Northrop Grumman tests software for Webb Space Telescope... Air Force eyes state-of-the-art jet fighter targeting pods... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006 |
Gigabit Ethernet Network Access Controller U.S. Air Force leaders chose the next-generation ET-71000 GigExtreme intelligent gigabit Ethernet network access controller for a bomber aircraft upgrade program. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 Ben Ames |
Test-and-Measurement Tools Struggle to Keep up with Shrinking Chips Chips and buses are getting smaller and faster every day. For engineers trying to test military electronics, that means trouble. Test-and-measurement equipment is pushed to its limits trying to keep up with the latest, smallest circuits. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 |
DDC Offers Software Development Kits and IRIG-106 Chapter 10 Support For MIL-STD-1553 PC/104-Plus Card Data Device Corp. (DDC) is offering enhanced software development kits (SDK) that enable users to develop source code to simulate, monitor, or troubleshoot 1553 data buses. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005 John McHale |
Software investment key for test and measurement equipment designers Military purchasers of test and measurement equipment, as in other markets, are demanding higher performance at lower costs and with greater ease of use. Outsourcing is one solution that many are turning to more and more. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2004 |
New Products Universal avionics digital interface... VME card for motor drive power control... VME64 bus-to-bus adapters.. Add-on network-management software for the TCP/IP stack... Self-clinching panel fasteners... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2009 |
Ballard Technology releases avionics box The DO-160 validated product is a small, lightweight embedded computer with built-in interfaces for standard peripherals and for various avionics databuses. |
National Defense September 2013 Dan Parsons |
Prime Contractors Chasing Big Business Retooling Old Fighters For the United States and its allies, the F-16 has proven time and again to be the perfect all-around, multi-mission fighter aircraft, and with ongoing delays in developing a revolutionary new plane, air forces are preparing to keep it flying for decades to come. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010 |
MIL-STD-1553 Avionics Data Bus Interface From National Hybrid Supports MIL-STD-1760 The Terminal+ multi-protocol MIL-STD-1553 avionics data bus interface with integrated transformers can function as a simultaneous monitor/remote terminal, a programmable bus controller, a remote terminal, or a bus monitor. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 |
ADL Selects PC/104 Cards for MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429 Avionics Data Buses from DDC The companies have proven interoperability of the cards with the ADL systems for military, medical, transportation, communication, security, and process control applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 |
New Products From the Show New products announced at the 2004 Military & Aeropspace Electronics Show: 3U conduction-cooled CompactPCI single-board computer... Multimedia PMC graphics board... IEEE-1394a&b/FireWire VME board... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2009 John McHale |
United Kingdom Engineers Struggle to Upgrade Old Aircraft with New Avionics Technology The Netherlands-Officials of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MOD) in London say their agency needs to find better ways of upgrading fielded military avionics systems for the duration of their aircraft platforms' life cycles. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006 |
MIL-STD-1553/ARINC 429 USB 2.0 Interface Data Device Corp. is offering a multiprotocol USB 2.0 interface for MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429 databus applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 Ben Ames |
Power electronics drive next-generation vehicles From electric-drive ships to hybrid Humvees, military vehicles that rely on electric motors will soon rely on advanced power electronics to handle huge voltages in their drive trains. Designers of military vehicles, in fact, see electric power as the next great frontier. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010 |
Airbus Looks to DDC for MIL-STD-1553 Avionics Databus Components for A350 Jetliner Flight Control Airbus based its selection on DDC's experience supplying MIL-STD-1553 data bus boards, components, and 1553 software solutions for military, commercial, and aerospace applications, and competitive pricing. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2008 |
DDC Offers Expanded dataMARS Support for 1553/429 Avionics USB Devices The pairing of the BU-65590/91U and dataMARS Software Analysis suite creates a powerful combination for portable and lab avionics bus analysis and flight line recording. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009 |
In Brief Airbus integrates MTAD... FAA annual aviation forecast ... Northrop Grumman delivers SBIRS GEO-2 payload... Boeing Airborne Laser begins weapon system flight tests... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2008 Courtney E. Howard |
Quality control Makers of test and measurement solutions serving the mil-aero community continue to advance the technology, keeping pace with electronics advancements and the standards and deadlines to which they must adhere. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 |
NAI Offers MIL STD 1553 Aircraft Avionics Data Bus in VME and CompactPCI Boards North Atlantic Industries (NAI) is introducing MIL STD 1553 and CANBus functions for its VME, CompactPCI, and PCI multi-function boards for aircraft avionics and similar applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010 |
Avionics Computers for Navy Combat Jets Come From General Dynamics in $30.6 Million Contract Avionics computer systems designers will provide the U.S. Navy with 118 Type 3 advanced mission computers for carrier-based F/A-18 and E/A-18G jet fighter-bomber and electronic warfare aircraft |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2009 |
Show Products Product highlights for the avionics and military shows in San Diego, June 1-2, 2009. |
National Defense February 2012 Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy's Unmanned Combat Aircraft Flying Under Cloud of Uncertainty The Navy expects to invest a growing share of its aviation research dollars in unmanned aircraft as it seeks to extend the reach and endurance of its carrier-based air wings. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 John McHale |
Air Force Tests F-35 Fighter Aircraft Avionics; First Combat-Ready Jet to Fly This Summer The Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATBird) aircraft has completed a successful demonstration of military avionics systems being developed for the F-35 Lightning II fighter-bomber. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2009 |
Parvus Rugged Display Systems Selected for Navy P-8a Maritime Patrol Aircraft Parvus will supply the flight test display (FTD) and the instrumentation crew station control panel (ICCP) for the Poseidon aircraft. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2005 |
In Brief Northrop Grumman demonstrated Hawkeye 2000 at Aero India... Development platform eyes satellite communications... Boeing tests helmet-mounted cueing system... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 |
Northrop Grumman Hunter unmanned aircraft system employs Parvus mission computers The subsystems have been configured to operate as the payload interface unit for the Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle. |
National Defense May 2012 Dan Parsons |
Special Operations Boost Demand for Helicopters Special operations forces have a dedicated fleet of tricked-out helicopters at their disposal, but as their workload grows, they are increasingly reliant on conventional aircraft to get their jobs done. |
Popular Mechanics July 2006 Jeff Wise |
Flying Off The Drawing Board New technology is poised to transform aviation, finally making Personal Air Vehicles possible. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2010 |
MIL-STD-1553 Databus Interface From National Hybrid Combines Transceiver and Transformer National Hybrid and Pulse Engineering are introducing the Bus+ (pronounced Bus Plus) MIL-STD-1553 data bus that combines a transceiver and transformer into one package. |
National Defense July 2009 Stew Magnuson |
Navy Awaits Arrival of Powerful New Radar-Equipped Aircraft The Navy's new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft has a powerful new radar. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2006 John McHale |
Boeing manned/unmanned light helicopter uses latest digital technology The A/MH-6X Little Bird is said to offer exciting new possibilities for an already outstanding platform. The most significant modifications are to the cockpit avionics and electrical systems. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006 John Keller |
The new breed of major systems integrators Industry consolidation in the printed circuit board business is creating what looks suspiciously like a new breed of major defense-systems integrators. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006 |
Boeing Contracts Smiths Aerospace to Supply RIUs for the V-22 Aircraft The $6 million contract for engineering units could translate to $30 million in sales over the next 20 years for the U.K. company. The V-22 program involves several upgrades, requiring new hardware and software additions to be flexible and forgiving. |
National Defense June 2009 Grace V. Jean |
Training For War: A Multimedia Experience Just as training technologies for the newest fighter jets are going digital, so are those for one of the Air Force's oldest airplanes, the C-130 Hercules. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2005 |
PMC Includes 1553, Bus Controller, and Serial Lines Thales Computers, is offering an all-in-one PCI mezzanine card, the PMC-6L, which supports commonly used interfaces required in military and aerospace applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 |
Optoelectronics Briefs Second-generation Fibre Channel network adapter cards... NASA turns to Adtech Optics for space optoelectronics... Toshiba unveils remote head camera IK-M44A... Low-cost multi-output pulse generator for optoelectronics research... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 |
COTS Remote Power Controller Ruggedized for military use, the RP 26000 series has features for military, commercial, and industrial systems that require power management and wire-overload protection. |