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Treehouse Labs to Demonstrate BiKN Technology Platform with Wireless Chip Technology at CES 2012

Treehouse Labs has revealed the BiKN Technology Platform that integrates NXP Semiconductors’ wireless chip technology.

7 Jan 2012

AmberAlert.com Acquired by Amber Alert GPS

Amber Alert GPS, a GPS technology and services provider, has announced that the company has completed the acquisition of AmberAlert.com.

6 Jan 2012

Corvette Parts Supplier Introduces Installation Kit for Curb Alert Parking Sensors

Southern Car Parts, a supplier of components for Corvette vehicles, has devised a novel installation package for the Curb Alert parking sensor used in C5 and C6 Corvette cars.

4 Jan 2012

Raytheon to Deliver Multi-Functional Radars for U.S. Army

Raytheon Company has received a contract from the Missile Defense Agency to deliver two AN/TPY-2 radars to the U.S. Army. The AN/TPY-2 is a sophisticated multi-functional X-band radar, which will be used as a radar component in the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense system. The price of the contract is $363.9 million.

From Raytheon Company 3 Jan 2012

LightSquared Signals Do Not Affect Accuracy of High-Precision GPS Devices

LightSquared, a deployer of open 4G wireless broadband networks for new as well as for existing service providers, announced that it has filed the initial set of data from testing precision GPS devices that were modified to work along with the proposed 4G LTE network throughout the country.

27 Dec 2011

Telit Communications Acquires Navman Wireless’ GPS Module Business

Navman Wireless has declared that Telit Communications, a provider of machine-to-machine wireless technology, has acquired Navman Wireless’ subsidiary, the OEM Solutions business, which designs and produces global positioning system (GPS) modules.

From Danaher Corporation 26 Dec 2011

ITT Exelis Powers Up GPS III Navigation Payload Element Development Prototype

ITT Exelis has achieved a key milestone in its U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System III (GPS III) program. It has completed the integration and the initial power up of the GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) Navigation Payload Element (NPE).

26 Dec 2011

Hollysys Automation Technologies Supplies SCADA System to Beijing Subway Line 14

Hollysys Automation Technologies, a Chinese-based provider of control and automation technologies and applications, has entered into a contract of about $18.75 million or RMB 118.8 million with Beijing Metro Construction and Administration for delivering the incorporated surveillance control and data acquisition (SCADA) system.

23 Dec 2011

Magellan Receives 2012 Innovation Award for Its Wireless GPS Imaging System

Magellan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MiTAC international, was honored with an International CES Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering Award for its wireless back-up imaging system. Since 1976, the honorable Innovations Design and Engineering Awards are of high value to the company.

21 Dec 2011

Northrop Grumman Supports Embedded INS-GPS Sensor Integration in US Navy Aircraft

The US Navy, Naval Air Systems Command based in Patuxent River, has awarded a follow-on contract for Northrop Grumman to provide laboratory test and integration support for the LN-251 embedded fiber-optic inertial navigation system (INS)/ global positioning system (GPS), which is installed on the latest Sikorsky Aircraft's CH-53K Super Stallion helicopter.

From Northrop Grumman Corporation 21 Dec 2011