A special unit of China’s People’s Liberation Army is training 10,000 messenger pigeons to deliver vital military communications. China has had a division of military homing pigeons since 1950. Chen Cuntao, the officer responsible for this army, said that pigeons would be an effective communication tool “if there is electromagnetic interference or a collapse in our … [Read more...]
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Company Working to Create Silent Lights for the U.S. Navy
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is working with TechSolutions and Energy Focus to produce patented LED fixtures to replace humming fluorescent bulbs with a quiet alternative. TechSolutions funded development and certification of a suite of LED fixtures that are direct form-fit-function replacements for all the T8W5 light fixtures currently used by the Navy. TechSolutions’ … [Read more...]
Company Releases Form-In-Place EMI Gaskets
Chomerics Europe introduced a new one component, form-in-place EMI gasketing material. CHO-FORM 5547 is designed for use in applications such as portable equipment, telecoms and military and marine products. It is useful in applications where assembly closure forces are low and can eliminate the need for fasteners or rigid housings. The new material utilizes nickel-plated … [Read more...]
U.S. Government Places $6.8M Order for Radio Terminals
The U.S. government awarded a limited production order valued at $6.8 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) terminals from ViaSat Inc. The award resulted from a competitive procurement through the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR).MIDS JTRS is a joint development of ViaSat and Data Link Solutions and … [Read more...]
Device Enables Remote Detonation of Improvised Explosive Devices
In cooperation with two Colombian universities, scientists at the Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory at the Swiss university Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausannehave developed a new tool to eliminate Improvised Explosive Devices by using electromagnetic energy. The researchers had to confront two main technical difficulties. First, they had to find a way of inducting … [Read more...]
NASA Satellite Completes EMI/EMC Testing
The NASA National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) climate/weather satellite is undergoing flight environmental testing. The NPP satellite began environmental testing in November 2010 and has successfully completed vibration, acoustics, shock environments and electromagnetic compatibility/electromagnetic interference … [Read more...]
Four-Star General Visits EMI Gasket Material Manufacturer
Gen. Gordon Sullivan spoke to representatives from Raytheon and BAE Systems and to the 33-employee staff of New England Die Cutting, a company that produces electromagnetic interference materials in the form of gaskets, seals and insulators. These products protect against outside electromagnetic waves that could affect the performance of military technological systems on the … [Read more...]
Good News from U.S. Navy for Shipboard Electronics Integrators
U.S. Navy projects to build a variety of surface warships are on track, despite several different cutbacks, which is good news for suppliers and integrators of shipboard electronics who are looking forward to a wealth of new projects, electronic systems upgrades, and technology insertion. Two EMC-related projects include electronic modular enclosures (EME) for communications … [Read more...]
New Family of Military Analog Switches and Multiplexers
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a supplier of high-reliability discrete and IC components to military and aerospace customers, has expanded its family of MIL-PRF-38535-screened analog switches and multiplexers with the release of the hi-rel DG408, an 8-channel, single-ended analog multiplexer. In June 2010 the Vishay Siliconix facility in Santa Clara, Calif., was re-qualified by … [Read more...]
Automated Defibrillator Approved for Rigorous Military Operations
Cardiac Science Corporation has been awarded an Airworthiness Release from the U.S. Army for the company’s Powerheart AED G3 Pro automated defibrillator. The certification indicates the devise complies with U.S. Department of Defense medical device certification criteria, which includes testing for electromagnetic interference as well as device usability, electrical safety, … [Read more...]
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