Aerospace & Defence
Innovate UK highlights game-changing aerospace technologies
At Aerodays 2015, Europe’s flagship event for research in aeronautics and air transport, 20th to 22nd October in London, Innovate UK is promoting the best of British aerospace innovation.
Artesyn's ATCA technology selected by military contractors
Artesyn Embedded Technologies has revealed that its ATCA (AdvancedTCA) technology has been selected for multiple applications in military deployments. Several U.S. DoD branches, prime contractors and system integrators have adopted ATCA for a range of centralised compute systems on board ships, aircraft or in transit cases for command and control tents.
Higher rating achieved on military RF inductors
Gowanda Electronics has announced achievement of failure rate Level R on two more of its MIL-PRF-39010 RF inductor series, ER15M and ER18M, adding to the company’s series already approved to Level R, ER10M and ER17S. These four thru-hole series meet the military’s Qualified Product List (QPL) requirements for Established Reliability (ER) and address 10 different MIL-PRF-39010 slash numbers (/01 through /10).
Circular connector is suitable for military vehicles
Weald Electronics has made a significant addition to its LMG range of circular connectors with a 37 way model designed for use in military vehicle and fighting ship applications. According to Weald, these new high density variants are suitable for use in communications systems.
Night vision goggles will let pilots see 24 hours a day
Successful trials will lead the way to a fully integrated digital night vision helmet replacing the need for traditional analogue night vision goggles. Developed and tested by BAE Systems, Striker II is a fully digital solution that provides today’s combat pilot with exceptional night vision and target tracking technology. The company has begun evaluating the digital night vision capability through a series of night flight trials from its M...