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Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 John McHale |
SDR: A Spectrum of Possibilities Whether it is called a disruptive technology or a paradigm shift in communications, the proliferation of software-defined radio (SDR) technology is changing the way the military and other industries view radio communications.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004 |
Software-Defined Radio and Jtrs The U.S. military's next-generation radio system is to be based on software-defined radios, which will enable one radio to communicate with several radio networks, no matter the type of radio, whether it be SINCGARS or a satellite terminal.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2007 John McHale |
New communications for Navy ships based on software-defined radio Software-defined-radio technology is being used on various U.S. Navy surface ships and submarines, as well as fixed land sites, to replace several legacy radios with one system.  |
National Defense May 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Trials and tribulations persist in Joint Tactical Radio The military services are severely slashing their expected buys of the Defense Department's troubled joint tactical radio system.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006 Ben Ames |
Special forces demand smaller, lighter electronics Special operations forces still rely on advanced electronics to move with speed and stealth through hostile territory, but the last thing they want is one more gadget to hang on their vests.  |
National Defense March 2011 Stew Magnuson |
New Radio Software Promises Improved Access to Military Satellites Radio manufacturers this year will offer to their military customers a new application that will provide easier connections to communication satellites.  |
National Defense September 2010 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army Under Pressure to Bring Broadband to The Battlefield In the Army's 2010 modernization roadmap, the "network" is billed as a top priority.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 J.R. Wilson |
Transformational Communications The world of military communications is on the verge of massive and revolutionary change, driving towards a networked battlespace. Still, what matters most is the person at the "pointy end of the spear."  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2009 |
Harris Corp. Adopts Objective Interface Systems Middleware for Falcon III Falcon III radios enable the secure transmission of information to the mobile warfighter. Harris has shipped 50,000 Falcon III AN/PRC-152 radios to date.  |
National Defense October 2012 Eric Beidel |
Industry Ready to Pounce on Embattled Radio Programs After nearly two decades and billions of dollars spent, the Joint Tactical Radio System, once a grand plan to build do-it-all radios common to the military services, is in a state of flux.  |
National Defense August 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Closest of Allies, But Not When it Comes to Radios Despite considerable advances in tactical communications technology interoperability on the battlefield between U.S. and U.K. forces remains years away.  |
National Defense January 2012 Stew Magnuson |
Rise of Smartphones May Sound Death Knell for Old Push-to-Talk Radios Handing an infantryman a device the size and shape of a brick that can only perform one task, voice communications, may soon be akin to issuing him a musket.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006 |
General Dynamics Runs JTRS With Altera Processors Engineers at General Dynamics C4 Systems needed processors for the U.S. DOD's Joint Tactical Radio System Cluster 5 design. They found a solution with the Cyclone II and MAX II programmable logic devices (PLDs) from Altera.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2008 |
In Brief Northrop Grumman receives contract for Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System... Raytheon delivers 100th AESA radar for Super Hornet and Growler jet aircraft... Boeing GPS IIF Satellite completes environmental tests... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 John McHale |
Joint Tactical Radio System pushing for innovation from small businesses Looking to spur technology development, officials from the Joint Tactical Radio Systems' Joint Executive Program Office in San Diego are pursuing ideas from small businesses and universities.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 |
In Brief Lockheed Martin C4ISR equipment onboard National Security Cutter Waesche... BAE Systems fires first shot from Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon prototype... etc.  |
National Defense June 2013 Sandra I. Erwin |
Special Operations Forces in the Market For Global Communications Technology When they deploy to combat zones, special operations troops bring along a multitude of gizmos. Besides basic line-of-sight radios to communicate with their peers, they need devices to connect with other U.S. government agencies and allies.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2008 John McHale |
JTRS Program Executive to Lead SDR Discussion at Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum One of the chief architects of the U.S. military's Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program will headline the military communications session of the Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum conference and trade show.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 John Keller |
Navy Looks to Software-Defined Radio to Supplement or Replace Satellite Communications Raytheon engineers will investigate new modular, software-defined digital radio architectures to improve data link performance with high-throughput waveforms in all frequency bands.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 |
U.S. Military selects Thales's JTRS handheld radio Personnel at the U.S. JTRS Joint Program Executive Office through the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command procurement authority, are in charge of purchasing handheld radios for the U.S. Department of Defense.  |
National Defense February 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Radio Competition Reaches Final Stretch Companies competing for the Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio have one more test before the Army awards a contract this year.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 |
Harris announces Unity XG-100 multiband software-defined radio for public safety The XG-100 provides secure interoperable communications over public-safety frequency bands from 136 to 870 MHz, which would enable emergency personnel to communicate directly without carrying several radios or route transmissions through ad-hoc network bridges.  |
National Defense April 2011 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army's Promise to War-Bound Soldiers: A Wireless Mobile Network If the Army's new tech-buying strategy goes according to plan, soldiers soon may be ditching paper maps, staticky radios and bulky satellite receivers.  |
National Defense December 2007 Grace Jean |
Industry Pushing Ahead with Software-Based Radios The U.S. Defense Department's troubled program to replace its radios with a family of software-based communications devices is plodding along slowly.  |
National Defense July 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Sticker Shock Felt As New Radios Are Acquired Despite suffering from sticker shock, the military services are proceeding with plans to install a new generation of software-based tactical radios that will be common across all weapon systems.  |
National Defense July 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy Upbeat About Communications Spacecraft, Despite Radio Troubles The Navy is building a dazzling satellite constellation that promises frontline troops and sailors at sea access to a multimedia wonderland.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 John McHale |
RF and Microwave Technology Enable Networking on the Move Designers of RF and microwave technology say low power and small size remain the trend in product designs. Meanwhile, integrators adapt and combine RF and microwave technologies to enable networking on the move.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010 |
In Brief GeoEye selects Lockheed Martin to build remote sensing satellite system... Boeing Phantom Eye hydrogen-powered UAV begins development... AAI's advanced boresight equipment selected for U.S. Air Force platforms... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2008 |
Software-Defined Radio Market to Grow to Nearly $10 Billion by 2011 The market for software defined radio (SDR) is expanding; in fact, two SDR markets are emerging: military and commercial.  |
National Defense May 2004 Sandra Erwin |
Pentagon Rethinks Management Approach To Joint Tactical Radio The Defense Department's ambitious plans to replace every military radio with a single radio system are being dampened somewhat by the difficulties in coordination among the services and the sheer scope of the project.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 John McHale |
JTRS HMS Program on Track Engineers at General Dynamics C4 Systems say the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form Fit (HMS) radios are on track for deployment at the beginning of the next decade.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2004 |
Briefs BAE Systems rad-hard -processors travel aboard MESSENGER to Mercury... Raytheon s ATFLIR supports combat operations from the USS John F. Kennedy... Air Force looks to Honeywell for computer security... rmy buys SAIC Mobile VACIS cargo, vehicle, and contraband inspection units... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004 |
Lockheed Martin and Boeing compete for JTRS contract The Joint Tactical Radio System will replace stovepipe radio frequency communications. Battlefield commanders will use the new network to trade voice, data, and video between air, maritime, and fixed stations worldwide.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 J.R. Wilson |
Avionics Enter the 5th Generation Advanced military aircraft such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22 air-superiority jet fighter and the E-2D Hawkeye carrier-based maritime patrol and radar surveillance aircraft, will have powerful avionics systems like never seen before.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009 |
German defense forces look to Rohde & Schwarz for military software-defined radio technology Leaders of the German armed forces needed military software-defined radio technology for future military command and control technology, as well as for interoperable information and military communications networking.  |
National Defense February 2014 Stew Magnuson |
Military Wrestles With the High Cost of Satellite Terminals Pricey spacecraft and rockets receive plenty of attention in the press and on Capitol Hill, but terminals are where the real savings are to be found for a Defense Department challenged by decreasing budgets, industry and government officials said.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 John Keller |
Transforming radio communications The next frontier of wireless radio communications is widely believed to be "cognitive radio" -- RF transceivers that use artificial intelligence, neural networks, or other advanced technologies to make informed decisions based on past usage.  |
National Defense July 2012 Dan Ward |
Tactical Radios: Military Procurement Gone Awry How exactly did the Army go about making the radio better and better? By increasing its complexity, extending the schedule, spending more money and making the device larger.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 Courtney E. Howard |
Rugged Electronics Empower Tomorrow's Technology Technology companies enable our military's net-centric vision through smaller, faster, stronger computers.  |
National Defense May 2007 Sandra Erwin |
Defense Department `Bundles' Handheld Radio Procurements The Defense Department is expected to soon seek industry bids for as many as 89,000 handheld combat radios.  |
IEEE Spectrum February 2007 Roy Rubenstein |
Radios Get Smart But can they be trusted to roam the spectrum and not interfere with existing users? Some analysts say it's only a matter of time before cognitive radios get into the commercial arena, because the economics are compelling.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 Courtney E. Howard |
Top Secrets: Securing Sensitive Data Defense industry organizations develop and deploy secure information solutions to protect military and civilian lives.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 |
In Brief Northrop Grumman submits bid for WATCHKEEPER Battlefield Intelligence... Aeroflex partners with TestMart... Anteon to support Army forces command modularity coordination centers... etc.  |
IEEE Spectrum April 2009 Koch & Prasad |
The Universal Handset Software-defined radio will let cellphones speak Wi-Fi, 3G, WiMax, and more.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008 John McHale |
Cisco maintains connectivity through self-healing network Engineers at Cisco Systems have developed router technology through their own research and development that heals broken or weak network connections in military on-the-move applications.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 |
In Brief Boeing awarded U.S. Marine Corps contract to extend ScanEagle services... Lockheed Martin completes test of Space-Based Infrared System... London defense show set for September 2007... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006 Courtney E. Howard |
Covert communique coming through loud and clear COTS suppliers in the defense industry collaborate with systems integrators to further electronic-warfare and signals-intelligence technologies.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 John McHale |
Forum Brings Out the Most Crucial Aspects of Counter-IEDs, C4I, JTRS, and More The 2008 Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum last month covered the issues such as commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) integration, adaptation of software-defined radio, and lessons learned from Iraq.  |
National Defense September 2005 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army, Marines Buying Loads Of Radios In response to booming Army and Marine Corps tactical radio orders, manufacturers rapidly are expanding their production capacity to meet this extraordinary demand.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 John McHale |
Raytheon Uses Xilinx FPGA for MicroLight Radios on Land Warrior Program The first spiral of Land Warrior capability will include 26 MicroLight radios, 26 VoIP smart controllers, and situational awareness software for testing prior to early fielding to platoon and squad leaders in an experimental company-size military unit.  |