CHELMSFORD, Mass., 12 May 2012. Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY), a provider of ISR and EW subsystems based in Chelmsford, Mass, has released StreamDirect, a method for delivering streams of sensor data to specialized coprocessors such as general purpose graphics processing units (GPGPUs).

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 8, 2012. Embraer has selected Goodrich Corp. (NYSE: GR), a supplier of systems and services to aerospace and defense companies, to provide the air data system, ice detector, windshield ice protection controller, and the fuel quantity gauging and control system for the Embraer KC-390 military transport aircraft.

TEMPE, Ariz., 29 April 2012. StandardAero Business Aviation in Tempe, Ariz., has finished the first two avionics upgrades on the Dassault Falcon 900EX/DX/LX series aircraft flight deck. The upgrades involve installing the Honeywell EASy II avionics, which provides hardware and software upgrades for improved pilot vision, enhanced navigation, and clear weather information.

BOHEMIA, N.Y., 29 April 2012. Beta Transformer Technology Corp. in Bohemia, N.Y., is introducing the BXC-A-3 low-cost three-stub box coupler that is compatible with the MIL-STD-1553 1-megabit-per-second avionics databus. The BXC-A-3 is for system development, laboratory, test, and flight line applications.

NASHUA, N.H., 25 April 2012. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Designated Engineering Representative Joe Wlad is answering questions and offering insight and advice to avionics developers about RTCA’s DO-178C objectives. Register for the free Webinar now.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., 15 April 2012. Embedded computing experts at General Micro Systems (GMS) Inc. in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., say they have developed vetronics computing technology for military combat vehicles and similar land systems that has true high-capacity server performance in a rugged, conduction-cooled package for mobile electronic warfare, signals intelligence, communications intelligence, and other demanding vetronics applications.

SAN DIEGO, 10 April 2012. U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) officials have approved the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) terminal for full production and fielding.

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., 3 April 2012. U.S. Navy helicopter experts needed mission computers for UH-1Y utility helicopter and U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z attack helicopter. They found their solution from the Northrop Grumman Corp. Navigation Systems Division in Woodland Hills, Calif.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., 2 April 2012. PCI Systems Inc. in Sunnyvale, Calif., is introducing a family of 3U and 6U VPX embedded computing extenders for test and measurement of VPX embedded systems boards outside the chassis. The conduction-cooled extenders also fit into an air cooled chassis, PCI Systems officials say.

SAN JOSE, Calif., 2 April 2012. Three software companies that specialize in information security are working together to provide design and development tools for secure cloud computing systems for situations requiring secure hosting of applications, geographic redundancy of applications and data, and secure cross-domain transfer of information.

TECHNOLOGY FOCUS, 30 March 2012. The adoption of secure real-time operating systems (RTOSs) and related embedded computing security software tools for military embedded systems continues to grow, driven by increased security threats and concerns, real and perceived. Many pundits agree that the need to protect information, especially critical and classified data, as well as the computing and data storage systems on which it resides, has never been greater.

TECHNOLOGY FOCUS, 30 March 2012. The adoption of secure real-time operating systems (RTOSs) and related embedded computing security software tools for military embedded systems continues to grow, driven by increased security threats and concerns, real and perceived. Many pundits agree that the need to protect information, especially critical and classified data, as well as the computing and data storage systems on which it resides, has never been greater.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, 28 March 2012. Aircraft systems experts at the U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, are reaching out to industry to find companies able to perform major systems upgrades and technology insertion to enhance the capabilities and design for continual improvements of three versions of the U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J four-engine turboprop transport aircraft.

ASHBURN, Va., 28 March 2012. Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions in Ashburn, Va., is introducing the SoftScan/1905 embedded radar acquisition and scan conversion system that combines a rugged 6U VME single-board computer based on the Intel Core i7 processor, XMC-710 graphics controller mezzanine card, and the Curtiss-Wright SoftScan radar scan conversion software for radar acquisition, processing, and display as a complete embedded solution.

SAN JOSE, Calif., 26 March 2012. The LDRA Certification Services (LCS) segment of LDRA Ltd. in Wirral, England, is introducing FAA/EASA certification safety-critical software verification tools for avionics software development that must meet the requirements of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, 26 March 2012. Avionics experts at the Embraer S.A Defense and Security segment in São José dos Campos, Brazil, are choosing the GNAT Pro Ada software development environment from AdaCore in New York to develop real-time and embedded computing software in a major upgrade the Embraer AMX jet fighter-bomber.

SAN JOSE, 19 March 2012. LynuxWorks Inc., a provider of embedded software, has joined the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Consortium, an industry-government collaboration managed by The Open Group and intended to provide a common airborne computing environment for multiple branches of the U.S. military.

GREENBELT, Md., 14 March 2012. NASA officials have responded to aerospace and defense industry pundits and executives involved in matters of national security, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) concerned about NASA’s decision to auction off satellite software patent lots. Will placing federal intellectual property (IP) on the international stage for public/commercial/international consumption open up the nation to growing cyber warfare, cyber terrorism, and cyber security concerns?

MESA, Ariz., 13 March, 2012. Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Army have successfully completed a series of tests on the Adaptive Vehicle Management System (AVMS), an advanced rotorcraft flight control system. AVMS, which has been in development for two years, delivers enhanced maneuverability and safety while reducing aircrew workload and overall operating costs.