PRODUCTS MILITARY & DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY POWERS HELICOPTERS’ MODULAR AVIONICS SYSTEM
function display, flight management and control systems, as well as the auto pilot of the new aircrafts. In addition, it provides resource management and partitioning capabilities that allow multiple independent applications of different safety criticality levels to run on a single target platform. “As we sought to create the next
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Wind River for its new Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) system, Helionix. The new avionics system, which includes the certified H175 and H145 civilian rotorcrafts, improves helicopter management. This platform powers the multi-
generation of our helicopters’ avionics, we turned to Wind River,” said Christian Franot, Head of Helionix Program at Airbus Helicopters. “Already validated in other IMA systems, Wind River safety critical technology offers the reliability, flexibility and configurability required for an implementation meeting stringent
safety demands. The company also delivered end-to-end expertise, from the system design to the certification process, enabling a smooth development cycle.” As part of the Wind River product portfolio for trusted systems, VxWorks 653 is a commercial off- the-shelf (COTS) platform for delivering safety-critical, IMA applications. Used in over 350 programs by more than 200 customers on over 75 aircraft, and supported by 24 partners, it serves as a key technology in a wide range of commercial, space, safety and mission-critical programs, both manned and unmanned, around the globe.
www.windriver.com
SOLDIER SYSTEMS
Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract somewhere in the region of $20 million from a Western European country for the supply of tactical mobile radios, from its new and advanced E-LynX Software Defined Radios (“SDR”) family. The company advises the contract will be performed over a period of three-years. The company’s E-LynX radio solution is
ADVANCING PROGRESS OF MILITARY UNMANNED AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
In support of the development of Unmanned Autonomous Systems (UAS), Kontron’s solutions are designed to meet the Department of Defence (DoD) long-term UAS roadmap requirements for standards-based, high performance, modular and safety-critical interoperability in size, weight, power and cooling (SWaP-C)- optimised form factors. The company specialises in small system integration that is ideal for a full range of UAS deployments, in particular the military’s small hand-carried UAV/UGV applications. For example, the MIL- STD COBALT 901 provides an application-ready and ITAR-free HMI or surveillance controller system designed for rigorous environments. Its small, fully sealed IP67 enclosure and Intel multi-core processing performance make it an optimal solution for sensor control and various processing needs on unmanned vehicles. For UAV/UGV real-time, compute intensive image processing needs, the company is now shipping its small, powerful VX3058 board. The company claims this board delivers breakthrough digital signal processing (DSP) performance based on the 8-core version of the Intel Xeon Processor D architecture (Broadwell DE), supports 10 Gigabit (Gb) Ethernet and PCI Express 3.0 in a small 3U VPX conduction cooled package. Also based on the Intel Xeon Processor D-1500 processor is Kontron’s COMe-bBD6 COM Express Computer-on-Module. Providing one of the most powerful and yet smallest modules in its class on the market today, the COMe- bBD6 brings next-generation CPU-intensive analytics and communications capabilities to unmanned systems. The company’s latest CompactPCI single board computers (SBCs) are able to provide the rugged, multi-core processing performance needed by UAV/UGVs and at a very attractive cost/feature balance. The company’s 3U and 6U CompactPCI blades and full-featured CompactPCI Layer 2/Layer3 switches offer the necessary high- speed processing throughput for reliable operation in high temperature, shock and vibration UAS environments. These SBCs can also maximise system efficiencies, for example, by off offloading the post processing required of many unmanned applications such as large amounts of GPS tagged imagery.
www.kontron.com
claimed to offer reliable voice, data and video services simultaneously, along with integrated blue force tracking capabilities, both in narrow and wide band waveforms. Based on combat proven Mobile Ad- Hoc Networking (MANET) capabilities, this solution is designed to serve as the mobile networking backbone for modern Battle Management Systems (“BMS”) and soldier systems.
www.elbitsystems.com
Luso Electronics has released its Elec & Eltek's high-speed USB 2.0 Type A Filter Connectors designed to offer improved PCB design flexibility, suppress noise from data and power lines, and deliver reliable Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection to protect sensitive semiconductor components from damage due to Cable Discharge Events (CDE).
This jack offers developers a drop-in
replacement for existing USB 2.0 connectors, integrating the Filter and ESD protection, this reduces the board space required without a costly redesign.
www.lusoelectronics.com
FIELD REPLACEABLE SMA CONNECTORS WITH RELIABLE SOLDERLESS ATTACHMENT FEATURE
A range of field replaceable SMA and 2.9mm connectors have been released by Intelliconnect (Europe) providing solderless attachment to 0.141" (RG402) semi rigid cables and 2.9mm connectors for 0.085"(RG405) and 0.141" cables. The company’s newly developed clamping
technology provides similar I/L and VSWR results to standard soldered connectors. No special tooling is required and cable retention force is similar to soldered versions. These stainless steel SMA and 2.9mm connectors have been designed for applications where reliability, durability, robustness and high frequency performance are very important. Typical applications include civil and military
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telecommunications, civil and military aeronautics, military equipment, space and measurement systems. Roy Philips, managing director of Intelliconnect
(Europe), says: “Our new SMA and 2.9mm clamp connector series offers an alternative for assembling SMA connectors to semi-rigid cable with no loss in performance or reliability. Solderless assembly facilitates field replacement in the event of wear or damage to the connector.” Intelliconnect is one of the largest UK based
manufacturers of RF and waterproof connectors suitable for applications such as wearables, medical, telecoms, satcoms and military.
www.intelliconnect.co.uk
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