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- Company: Data Device Corporation
Smart Protocol Converter!
Data Device Corporation (DDC) introduces the AceXtreme® Bridge Device to translate avionics messages in real-time between MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, and Ethernet in any direction, without a host computer. With an onboard Intel® Atom™ processor, two Ethernet channels, two MIL-STD-1553 and six ARINC 429 channels, the AceXtreme® Bridge Device is a highly flexible and cost effective solution for both…
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- Company: Solifos AG
Brugg Cables launches their next generation tactical fiber optic cables for increased network capacity – Shown at IDEF 2013
Working closely with leading military services in Europe and overseas, Brugg Cables is challenged to find new innovative cable solutions to meet the needs of harsh field environment communications. The outcome is the new smart BRUfield tactical cable solution, which enables faster deployment and enhancement of your network perimeter.BRUfield Tactical Fiber-optic CableThe new BRUfield tactical…
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- Company: J & S Franklin Ltd
J&S Franklin to Exhibit DefenCell Profile 300 at Counter Terror Expo
J&S Franklin will be exhibiting DefenCell Profile 300 Protection System at Counter Terror Expo 2013, which will be held on the 24th and 25th April 2013 at the Grand and West Halls, Olympia, London, England.DefenCell Profile 300 Protection SystemDefenCell Profile 300 Protection System is the latest development in the DefenCell range. It is a cellular, textile containment system that can be…
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- Company: Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group – Land Systems
Marshall Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2013 in Innovation Category
Deployable CT Scanners in service with three international Armed Forces including the UK have led to Land Systems, part of Cambridge based Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, being awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2013 in the Innovation category, the company announces today.Deployable CT Scanners The Innovation Award also includes the Company’s pioneering work designing a deployable…
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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
L-3 D.P. Associates Awarded Contract to Provide Driver Simulators to Chicago Fire Academy
L-3 D.P. Associates (L-3 DPA) announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy (NIPSTA) to provide the City of Chicago Fire Department (CFD) with three FireSim™ driver simulators. NIPSTA is the premier public safety training facility in northeastern Illinois and an intergovernmental partner with the CFD.FireSim™ Driver SimulatorsThe…
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- Company: Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S
Scottish Engineering Symbol’s Sonata
National landmark becomes a work of art The Finnieston CraneGlasgow’s iconic landmark, the Finnieston Crane, has inspired world-renowned artist Bill Fontana to create a unique work of art, transforming the crane into a musical instrument.By using a Type 4370 charge accelerometer, Type 2635 charge amplifier and 30 meters of cable, supplied by Bruel & Kjaer, Bill can reveal sounds from deep…
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- Company: Iveco Defence Vehicles
Defeating IEDs with a MOTS Design
In recent years, for well understood reasons, armoured and protected vehicle design has focused heavily on defeating the threat posed by IEDs and the other methods of attack which tend to characterise asymmetric warfare. This design path has reached its apotheosis in such vehicles as Mastiff, MATV and Foxhound, all of which are driven by the need to counter the most prevalent operational threat…
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- Company: FAUN TRACKWAY
FAUN TRACKWAY USA Takes To The Road With Portable Mobility Solutions
FAUN TRACKWAY USA – the leading manufacturer of mobility and aircraft landing solutions is this month showcasing its suite of products at two global defence exhibitions.From 9 – 12 April, a team from FAUN TRACKWAY USA will be at LAAD Defence & Security in Rio de Janerio, Brazil to engage with stakeholders and other military personnel operating within the defence sector.Then from 16-17 April,…
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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
L-3 Link Awarded Contract to Provide Boeing 777-300ER Full Flight Simulator
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that its Crawley, U.K.-based operation has been awarded a contract by Boeing to build and deliver a RealitySeven™ 777-300ER Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for the Boeing Flight Services Singapore training campus. The device will become ready for training (RFT) during the first quarter of 2014.RealitySeven™ 777-300ER Full Flight Simulator…
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- Company: 2iC Limited
2iC Limited - Battlefield Interoperability Software
2iC Limited has developed innovative software for use by integrators to rapidly and flexibly coordinate separate and disparate IT systems like those used on operations.Battlefield Interoperability SoftwareThe 2iC software is available off-the-shelf and delivers the power of enterprise middleware software to the lean tactical environment. This allows for rapid changes to the interoperability…
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- Company: L3 HARRIS WESCAM
L-3 WESCAM Successfully Completes 30-Day Flight Demonstrations of Newly Launched MX™ Designator Systems
L-3 WESCAM announced today the successful in-service demonstrations of its MX™-Series of designator systems at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Demonstrations of the MX-10D, MX-15D, MX-25D and MX-RSTA systems were conducted over a 30-day period on over four different aircraft and one ground vehicle. Operational hours spent on the trials totaled 100.MX™ Designator Systems “This…
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- Company: FAUN TRACKWAY
Irish Defence Forces Extend Relationship with FAUN TRACKWAY
The Irish Defence Forces has extended its relationship with FAUN TRACKWAY – the leading manufacturer of portable roadways and runways – as it looks to bolster its capabilities in challenging environments through expedient surfacing solutions. Heavy Ground Mobility System (HGMS)The latest contract for FAUN TRACKWAY’s innovative Heavy Ground Mobility System (HGMS) follows an initial order of the…
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- Company: FAUN TRACKWAY
FAUN TRACKWAY Expands Sales and Marketing Team
FAUN TRACKWAY, the Llangefni-based manufacturer of portable roadways and runways, has appointed Rachel Roberts as sales and marketing co-ordinator. In the newly-created role, Rachel will be responsible for administrating the sales pipeline and delivering marketing strategy as the company looks to increase its marketshare in the defence sector and explore opportunities for its products in civilian…
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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
L-3 Link Awarded Contract to Deliver UH-60M Operational Flight Trainers to Taiwan Army
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation to build two UH-60M Operational Flight Trainers (OFTs) for the Taiwan Army similar to those used on the U.S. Army’s Flight School XXI program. This award represents L-3 Link’s first export sale of its advanced…
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- Company: SPINNER GmbH
New 6-Channel Rotary Joint for Air Traffic Control
The new 6-channel rotary joint for air traffic control ("ATC – Air Traffic Control") radars supplements the product portfolio of SPINNER. 6-Channel Rotary JointThe result of this work is a non-contact 6-channel rotary joint for antennas using the frequency range of S-and L-band, the primary ("PSR – Primary Surveillance Radar") and secondary ("SSR – Secondary Surveillance Radar") surveillance…
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- Company: Cobham Antenna Systems Microwave Antennas
Sector Antenna Developed for Link16 Systems Application for Royal Australian Navy
Cobham Antenna Systems, Microwave Antennas (formerly European Antennas Ltd) in partnership with Jenkins Engineering Defence Systems and BAE Systems Australia has developed and built a new antenna solution for the Royal Australian Navy's ship borne, ship-to-air NATO Link16 data link systems. Link16 Data Link SystemsThe Royal Australian Navy (RAN) required an alternative to the conventional omni-…
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- Company: Eurotech
Parvus Low-Power Mission Computer Subsystem with MIL-STD-1553 Databus Interfaces Completes MIL-STD Environmental / EMI Qualification
Eurotech subsidiary Parvus Corporation announces that the DuraCOR 830, a rugged tactical mission processor subsystem based on an ultra-low power Intel Atom CPU with integrated MIL-STD-1553 databus interfaces has successfully completed military standard qualification testing to extreme MIL-STD-810G environmental conditions, MIL-STD-461F electromagnetic interference/compatibility (EMI/EMC), and MIL…
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- Company: Cobham Antenna Systems Microwave Antennas
Ultra Wideband Omni Antenna Developed for DAS Applications
Cobham Antenna Systems, Microwave Antennas (formerly European Antennas Ltd) has developed a new Ultra Wideband and compact Omni-Directional antenna.Ultra Wideband and Compact Omni-Directional Antenna Originally developed for an airport application, the antenna is required to support DAS applications covering PMR, TETRA, Cellular, Wireless LAN and WiFi communications systems.This new Omni-…
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- Company: SPINNER GmbH
Hybrid Rotary Joints
Modern radar systems need an exceptionally wide range of transmission technologies for the requirements on the antenna. In contrast with the classicrotary joint with a slip ring and a high frequency section, systems that are more complex require further modes of transmission:Data such as, for instance, FORJ technology or non-contacting data transmissions for different data protocols (such as…
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- Company: Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S
ONERA Acquires Brüel & Kjær Wind Tunnel Test System
The French aerospace research centre, ONERA, has acquired a 200-channel Brüel & Kjær PULSE™ acoustic data acquisition system for wind tunnel testing.200-Channel Brüel & Kjær PULSE™ Acoustic Data Acquisition System for Wind Tunnel Testing The system’s first use will be for scale-model, aero-acoustic measurements at the S1 large sonic wind tunnel in Modane, after which ONERA will use the…
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