TOP 100 MILITARY SITES
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| 12/21/2007: Northern Iraq Operations Expose Enemy's Grim Nature Ongoing Multinational Force Iraq operations against terrorists are focused in the country's northern provinces, where al Qaeda activity is heavy. defenselink.mil |
01/28/2008: America Supports You: Fund Supports North Carolina Troops Troops from the Tar Heel state who face financial burdens can turn to a newly established fund for assistance. defenselink.mil |
02/28/2008: Gates Meets with Turks, Urges Open Dialogue Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he believes the Turks are working harder to keep the Iraqi government aware of their country's current counterterrorism operations in northern Iraq. defenselink.mil |
AATD Orders Parvus Rugged Ethernet Switch Subsystems for Army AH-64 Apache Helicopter Modernization Program Parvus Corporation today announced that the Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) has specified the DuraNET™ 1059 Ethernet switch node into a US Army aviation modernization program for the AH-64 Apache helicopter. Orders for 34 units have been received by Parvus to-date.Part of the US Army Research, Development & Engineering Command (RDECOM), AATD is a Directorate of the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) located at Fort Eustis, Virginia. AATD's mission is to be recognized as the leader within the Department of Defense (DoD) for the research, development, and engineering of rotorcraft and tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems and technology.Parvus' Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) DuraNET 1059 will be installed on several AH-64 Apache helicopters in early 2008 under a US Army Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) initiative aimed at improving situational awareness. This rugged unmanaged Ethernet switch node will provide Local Area Network (LAN) connectivity to onboard IP-enabled computing devices. Weighing in at less than 2lbs and equipped with MIL-38999 connectors, a conductively cooled chassis, and MIL-STD-704E compliant power supply, the rugged Fast Ethernet switch module serves as an ideal solution for airborne or ground vehicle networking applications. The unit was designed for tolerance to extreme operational temperatures (-40°C to +85°C) and MIL-STD-810F shock and vibration profiles experienced by helicopter and fighter aircraft. army-technology.com |
05/02/2008: Guard Stands By to Help Storm-Lashed Missouri Residents National Guard troops are standing by to assist storm-lashed Kansas City, Mo., residents, a Missouri National Guard official said. defenselink.mil |