Marching to the Numbers
Marching to the Numbers
100 HOURSNumber of flight hours a MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter surpassed after a test flight at Point Mugu, CA on March 10. It will continue to undergo testing at Point Mugu thiRead More...
Special Feature
Embedded Technologies Tackle Video Processing Challenges
Jeff Child, Editor in Chief
Even in this era of tighter budgets, the move to more advanced video display technologies continues to be strong. There are two main reasons for that. On the one hand there’s a fuRead More...
Relaying Video to Ground Poses Bandwidth Hurdles
Christopher Fadeley, Software Engineer, Tech Source
The change in emphasis to a more avionics approach to the military theater has introduced a new set of challenges in terms of technological feasibility. It is often requested to have anRead More...
System Development
Synthetic Instrumentation Eases ATE Obsolescence Woes
Robert Wade Lowdermilk, Co-Founder and CTO RADX Technologies, Dr. David Carey, Assoc. Professor of EE, Wilkes University
Between 1980 and 1992, the U.S. DoD spent over $50 billion on Automated Test Equipment (ATE) and Systems (ATS) procurements. During that time period, and until relatively recently, ATS Read More...
Tech Recon
Major DoD Programs Budget Emphasizes Cost-Effectiveness
Jeff Child, Editor in Chief
With a budget deal in place, there’s at least the promise of more certainty in the year ahead. But many advanced programs are likely to see some shifts in funding, and tech refresRead More...
Technology Focus
FPGA Processing Boards Ride Signal Processing Wave
Jeff Child, Editor in Chief
Because several military applications have an insatiable appetite for more digital signal processing muscle, the role of FPGAs in such systems is huge as they beef up their signal proceRead More...
FPGA Processing Boards Roundup
Virtex-7 Boards Offered in XMC and VPX Form Factors Two highly configurable modules feature advanced digital signal processing (DSP) capabilities and multiple I/O options and are availRead More...
