TOP 100 MILITARY SITES
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| 12/18/2007: Task Force Volunteers Deliver Food to Honduran Village U.S. servicemembers from Joint Task Force Bravo took to the mountains around Soto Cano Air Base to deliver food and supplies to Hondurans living off the beaten path. defenselink.mil |
Army to Retire BDUs The Army’s Deputy Chief of Staff for G-1 (Personnel) announced this month that the final wear-out date for the Army Battle Dress Uniform and Desert Battle Dress Uniform will be April 30 for both active-duty and reserve- component Soldiers. army.mil |
DDC Announces New Software Development Kits and IRIG-106 Chapter 10 Supportfor MIL-STD-1553 PC/104-Plus Card Data Device Corporation (DDC) introduces newly enhanced Software Development Kits (SDK) for MIL-STD-1553 PC/104-Plus and PCI-104 cards. The SDK allows users to develop source code to simulate, monitor, or troubleshoot 1553 data buses with support for the latest versions of operating systems including VxWorks® 6, Linux® 2.6, and Windows® 2000/XP. This SDK allows users to quickly integrate DDC's 1553 cards into their 'C' source code applications. A common SDK exists across all operating systems allowing the programmer portability across different platforms. The easy-to-use high-level functions abstract all low-level hardware accesses and memory allocation such that specific hardware knowledge is not required.The BU-65578C PC/104-Plus card provides up to four dual redundant MIL-STD-1553 channels, five user-programmable digital discrete I/Os, selectable external or internal time-tag clock, and an IRIG-B time synchronization input. The card has an intelligent hardware offload engine that dramatically reduces PCI bus and host CPU utilization, while storing 1553 Monitor data in a convenient and portable IRIG-106 Chapter 10 file format."Storing data in the industry-standard IRIG-106 Chapter 10 file format allows DDC's cards to be used as a turnkey solution for digital flight data recorders," states Mike Hegarty, DDC's MIL-STD-1553 Marketing Manager.Data Device Corporation (DDC) is recognized as a leading international supplier of high-reliability data interface products, motion control and solid state power controllers for military and industrial applications for over 40 years.DDC's broad product line consists of advanced data bus technology for high-speed Ethernet and Fibre Channel networks, MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429 data bus boards and components, Synchro/Resolver interface components, and solid-state power controllers and motor drives. The company's design and manufacturing facility is located in Bohemia, New York. army-technology.com |
03/27/2008: Bush: Iraq Retreat Would Jeopardize U.S. Strategic Interests U.S. strategic interests are best served by finishing the job in Iraq, President Bush said during a visit to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. defenselink.mil |
04/25/2008: Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Iranian Meddling Destabilizes Iraq, Region New Iranian weapons found in and around Basra, Iraq, provide evidence that Iran continues meddling in Iraq in ways that hamper progress and put U.S. and Iraqi lives at risk, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. defenselink.mil |