The U.S. Navy has granted a contract to embedded computing technology supplier Kontron America Inc. to provide 25 FS-1290 rugged VME chassis assemblies for embedded computing in AN/UPX-29A interrogator systems aboard the littoral combat ships USS Little Rock and USS Sioux City and the national security cutter USCGC Midgett. The AN/UPX-29(V) interrogator is “a centralized air … [Read more...]
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U.S. Military Examines Possibility of Replacing RF Data Transmission with Laser Communication
The U.S. military has been examining the possibility of utilizing lasers instead of radio frequencies to transmit data—a technology known as “free-space optical communications”—for decades in an effort to combat the shrinking amount of radio spectrum available for military use. In recent years, the introduction of unmanned aerial vehicles has forced the military to lease time … [Read more...]
Military GPS Accuracy Challenged by RFI
Military GPS-based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) has profoundly changed how the U.S. Defense Department carries out command and control in the electronic battle space; however, concerns have arisen recently about U.S. military dependence on GPS and the vulnerabilities that may affect mission success if GPS is not available — even if only for the briefest of periods. … [Read more...]
Unmanned Drone Passes Compatibility Tests with Aircraft Carrier Systems
The U.S. Navy has completed the first round of testing on an experimental drone that has the potential to change the future of naval aviation. The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System was put through a series of mechanical and engineering tests designed to assess the drone’s compatibility with an aircraft carrier’s electronic systems and physical structure during a two-week period … [Read more...]
Potential Impacts of Electromagnetic Weapons on the Critical Infrastructures (View from 2012)
William A. Radasky IEEE Life Fellow WHAT IS IEMI? In recent years, Hollywood has indicated that criminals and terrorists could use electromagnetic (EM) weapons to black out a portion of Las Vegas (Ocean’s 11) or take down a counter-terrorism computer center (24). Is this fact or fiction? It turns out that Hollywood in this case is leading the public and police agencies in … [Read more...]
Distributed Amplifier for Test Instrumentation, Military and Space Applications
Custom MMIC, a developer of performance-driven monolithic microwave integrated circuits, has released the CMD173, a wideband GaAs MMIC distributed amplifier die for applications from DC to 20 GHz. According to the company, the CMD173 is ideal for microwave radio and VSAT, military and space applications, telecom infrastructure and test instrumentation. The CMD173 incorporates … [Read more...]
Declassified Document Reveals Plans to Create EMP “Seizure Weapon” Inspired by Pokemon
A declassified document recently released by the Army’s National Ground Intelligence Center revealed development plans for a military “seizure weapon” inspired by a controversial episode of the popular Japanese children’s cartoon Pokemon. The episode was pulled from American programming in 1997 after symptoms of epilepsy were induced by rapidly flashing images in several … [Read more...]
Researchers Increase Control of Networked Robots in Development of Autonomous Battlefield Systems
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed an algorithm that will help the Department of Defense more effectively control wirelessly networked robots and other military assets using radio communications. The team demonstrated the success of mapping a region of good connectivity to a radio base station using received signal strength (RSS). According to … [Read more...]
Integrated EW Defense System Completes EMC Testing for Pakistan FMS Program
The Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) developed by defense contractor ITT Exelis has completed electromagnetic compatibility testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The company is contracted to produce more than 160 AIDEWS systems for six nations as part of the F-16 Foreign Military Sales program; the EMC testing at Edwards Air Force Base … [Read more...]
Army Investigates Development of EMP Grenades for Disabling IEDs
The U.S. Army is investigating the possibility of creating electromagnetic pulse grenades to disable the radio transmitters on improvised explosive devices. According to its latest series of research contracts with small businesses, the Army wants to design “high power microwave grenades" to “generate an electromagnetic pulse that could be used to defeat the electronics used … [Read more...]
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