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Same look and feel

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The maintenance simulators of BAE SYSTEMS and ECC Inc provide simulated training to avionics technicians, pilots and maintenance personnel. BAE SYSTEM's Reflectone provides training for the Marine Corp's Bell-Boeing MV-22 tilt-rotor aircraft. ECC Inc is providing maintenance trainers for the Navy's Boeing F/A-18E/F Fighters which include a cockpit, electronic bays and avionics.

Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing, Trainers & Simulators, Simulators (Training equipment), BAE SYSTEMS PLC

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Reconnaissance supercomputer

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The new Department of Defense joint Common Imagery Processor (CIP) makes use of the command off-the-shelf (COTS) Unix workstation operating system. CIP is developed for handling surveillance imagery from airborne sensor platform such as the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft and the Dark Star and Global Hawk high-altitude, unmanned aerial vehicles. CIP will place the capability of a Cray supercomputer into a ruggedized 38.5-by 19-by 18-in box to bring a choice of sensor data to the field or fleet.

Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing, Image Processing Equip, Image processing equipment

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Milstar's rugged trek

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The setback suffered by the $800 million Milstar Block 2 military communications satellite could be remedied by its proposed transition to commercial applications. It was launched on Apr 30 by a Titan IVB booster but was placed in an unintended orbit. The Milstar's capabilities include a thoroughly secure, jam resistant, nuclear-hardened transmissions at 4.8 kilobits per second.

Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, Military Communications Satellites, Lockheed Martin Corp.

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