High-performance embedded computing (HPEC) takes giant step forward with Intel Xeon D processor. Xeon Processor D <a href="/content/mae/en/index.html">Home</a> High-performance embedded computing (HPEC) takes giant step forward with Intel Xeon D processor THE MIL & AERO BLOG, 12 May 2015.
Designers of high-performance embedded computing (HPEC) for demanding aerospace and defense applications like radar processing, signals intelligence (SIGINT), and electronic warfare (EW) are flexing their muscles after introduction earlier this spring of the Intel Xeon D processor. This processor -- a rugged mobile version of the Intel Xeon server-class chip -- is bringing unprecedented digital signal processing (DSP) power to embedded computing and represents a big leap ahead of the latest Intel Core i7 processors that have become an embedded computing staple over the past several years.
The Xeon D is a mini server small enough to fit on a 3U embedded computing board, or even on a COM Express mezzanine card. German military increases order for Gladius "future soldier" system. Rheinmetall's Gladius soldier system is billed as most advanced system of its kind Image Gallery (2 images) The Rheinmetall Group has been awarded an €84 million (US$112 million) contract to supply a further sixty of its Gladius "future soldier" systems to the German Federal Defense Force (Bundeswehr).
The modular system, which provides soldiers with high-tech protective gear backed by a networked array of communication and navigation equipment, will be used by the next two contingents for of German troops headed for Afghanistan. The system – originally known as "Infanterist Der Zukunft" or "Future Soldier" and now called "Gladius" (Latin for sword) – is aimed at full scale military action, peacekeeping operations and humanitarian relief in restricted areas.
With a design focused on weight reduction, miniaturization and situational awareness, each system caters for ten-strong infantry squads with vehicles and basic stations operating in a network. Source: Rheinmetall Defence. Quantum-enhanced radar can't be fooled by electronic detection countermeasures. The military use of radar has always had a yin-yang dynamic – as new forms of radar are developed, so too are new ways to jam them.
A team of physicists at the University of Rochester has discovered how to defeat the latest active radar jamming methods by taking advantage of the quantum properties of photons. Solar-powered Silent Falcon UAV unveiled. UAVs have become increasingly common in everything from carrying out missile strikes against terrorists to helping map archaeological sites.
They come in all sizes from jet-powered behemoths to ones so small that they can sit in your hand. On Monday, Silent Falcon UAS Technologies of Alburquerque, New Mexico rolled out the latest in the small UAV class with the unveiling of its solar-powered Silent Falcon at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) conference in Las Vegas. View all Built in collaboration with Bye Aerospace, Silent Falcon is designed to be a man-portable small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) for long-duration intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. First flight of LEMV military blimp scheduled for next month. Northrop Grumman’s Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) is scheduled to make its first flight next month Next-generation airships are notorious for always being just around the corner, almost but not-quite ready to take to the skies.
According to a report in Wired, however, Northrop Grumman’s military Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) has been scheduled to make its maiden flight early next month. The announcement was reportedly made at a special forces industry conference in Tampa, Florida, by Northrop Grumman’s director of Army programs, K.C. Brown, Jr. Apparently the LEMV should begin test flights at Lakehurst, New Jersey, sometime between June 6 and 10. UPenn's GRASP lab unleashes a swarm of Nano Quadrotors. The autonomous squadron made up of 20 quadrotor robots from KMel Robotics (Photo: Kmel Robotics) Image Gallery (3 images) Remote-controlled quadrotor robots have been around for some time, but in the following video just released by a research team at the University of Pennsylvania's General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Lab, science fiction edges much closer to science fact as a swarm of the Nano Quadrotors perform some astounding maneuvers.
Admittedly, use of the term "nano" may be stretching things a bit, but even so, the capable little robots provide an interesting glimpse into what the future may hold for surveillance, search and rescue, light construction and warfare. Rheinmetall tests new Active Defense System under live fire. Defense supplier Rheinmetall AG's newly developed Active Defense System (AMAP-ADS) is designed to provide an unmatched level of protection to land vehicles through the use of sophisticated threat detection, identification and nullification technology that takes just milliseconds to react.
Lockheed Martin's very clever (and deadly) Joint Air-to-Ground Missile closer to deployment. With the announcement of the successful testing of a sophisticated Pneumatic Cooling System (PCS) by Lockheed Martin and industry partner Marotta Controls in December 2011, the very capable Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) is a step closer to deployment in the field.
View all The JAGM is a highly versatile weapons system which builds on the technology of the widely-deployed Hellfire, Longbow and Javelin missiles. It can therefore be said that the elements which have lead to JAGM have been very rigorously tested, including extensive battlefield use. The JAGM is intended for use on a range of platforms for the US Army, Navy and Marine Corps. The missile fits standard US Navy triple rail launchers and is suitable for use on rotary and fixed wing aircraft, ranging from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to the fast moving Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The PCS makes use of a miniature compressor and air filtration system to cool the missile's infrared sensor.
Source: Lockheed Martin. USAF takes delivery of the GBU-57A/B Penetrator - now there's nowhere to hide. Military technology has created some fearsome weapons, such as the 5,000 lb GBU-28 Deep Throat bunker buster, 15,000 lb BLU-82 Daisycutter, 15,650 lb Russian ATBIP (Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power), 22,000 lb Grand Slam earthquake bomb, and the 22,600 lb GBU-43 MOAB (Massive Ordnance Air Blast), but if you were hiding under 50 meters of hardened concrete, none of them were going to bother you.
View all. Instant fortresses modified for instant demolition. For a soldier, there's no greater comfort than having a nice, thick wall between you and the enemy.
However, building fortifications takes time and materials that an army in the field often doesn't have. Building materials like concrete are costly and difficult to bring in, while the traditional standby of sandbags is laborious and time consuming - and it doesn't help that someone might be shooting at you while you're shoveling dirt into bags. View all The answer to this problem for Coalition forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan came in the form of the Hesco Bastion. World's longest sniper kill - 2.47km twice! The sniper is without doubt the most feared combatant in any theater of war, the best of whom have an array of skills far beyond simply being able to hit human targets at a distance. Snipers are the most cost effective way of killing the enemy. View all Individual snipers routinely account for more kills than entire battalions operating in the same place at the same time, hit the target almost every time, and each bullet costs around €2.
The best .338 sniper rifle in the world. The Snark - the meanest VTOL UAV on the planet. October 29, 2005 Meet the Snark – an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle of immense capability that demonstrates just how far the breed has come in such a short period of time. Constructed mainly of Carbon Fibre and Kevlar, the Snark is light and fast (280 km/h), quiet (special rotor blades make it extremely quiet ), virtually invisible to radar or infrared detetection (it recycles its exhaust gases and emits little heat) and can carry a payload of 680kg, offering the ability to pack both massive firepower (enough to sink a ship) and surveillance equipment (such as high res infrared cameras with a magnification of 7500). But wait, there’s more, and this is the clincher. The Snark is the first UAV that runs on diesel fuel, which means it can be easily integrated into any military force – current UAVs require their own special fuel supply to be transported with them whereas the entire US Army plans to run on a single one fuel - diesel.
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