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Ampex Data Systems Corporation has announced the release of its ruggedized ultra compact airborne recorder, the TuffServ 40 (TS 40). The TS 40 is the smallest, lightest and most power-frugal member of the TuffServ family. At just 1.8″ H x 3.5″ W x 6.25″ D and
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Norway’s Sensonor Technologies solid state STIM210 Gyro is the world's first gyro entirely based on semiconductor technology in combination with MEMS - Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems. It can now safely be considered as a success, with production currently up to around 250 per week. It is used in
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Colmek has announced a contract award from Turkish contractor Vestel Savunma Sanyani A.S.
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Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is introducing the MPMC-931x family of compact, conduction-cooled rugged half-ATR 3U CompactPCI multi-platform embedded mission computers. They can be configured for aerospace applications from benign laboratory to harsh-environment deployed vetronics in ground vehicles and avionics for fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters,
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TE Connectivity (formerly Tyco Electronics) in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, is introducing a compact 6-row Fortis Zd military connector for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) applications in rugged environments that require high-speed, small size, and light weight. The company announced the 6-row Fortis Zd connector
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Raytheon Company's Common Infrared Counter Measures solution for US Army helicopters is also ideal for protecting unmanned aircraft systems. At 15 pounds less than the Army's requirement, Raytheon's CIRCM system is lightweight enough for large UAS platforms. "These unmanned aircraft are widely deployed
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IAI Elta is introducing a new version of their lightweight Synthetic Aperture radar (SAR) Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) sensor designated EL/M-2054. The new radar is based on another Elta SAR radar, the EL/M-2055DX modular SAR/GMTI radar, The new version is designed specifically for small
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North Atlantic Industries has announced the availability of a rugged 12-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module. The H2 is an extremely low power, high performance Ethernet switch. It supports 16 KB jumbo frames, 802.1P QoS or DiffServ/ToS priority queues, 802.1Q VLAN, Port Aggregation, Spanning Tree, Rapid &
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Airelectronics is a new Spanish start-up created by a team of experienced aeronautical engineers, based in Madrid, which provides an integrated system for UAS flight. It has capability to take full control of an unmanned aircraft from takeoff to landing, and the company is targeting systems integrators that may
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Cobham has introduced a new high definition (HD), dual stream video transmitter, called M2TE (Messenger 2 Transmitter Enhanced), for use on unmanned aircraft. “The M2TE transmitter provides a bird’s eye view in real time for ground forces,” said Steve Schaefer, Vice President of Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance. “It
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Saab Defence of Sweden unveils the HEIMDALL laser rangefinder that incorporates diode-pumped erbium technology, which facilitates its use on remote weapons stations, unmanned aircraft, border surveillance systems, airport landing strips and on fire control systems. The HEIMDALL is a compact, light-weight device that can be used in several
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Micronetics, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $1.5M from a leading defence contractor for microwave high power switches that will be used in an air surveillance radar system. These systems are designed to protect forces and critical assets from cruise missiles, unmanned aircraft