Brian Perry
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Expediting New Capabilities to the Warfighter with the SOSA Technical Standard

The MOSA design philosophy, which relates to hardware, software, and system architectures, increases warfighter effectiveness by simplifying the deployment of new capabilities.

07/29/2025
Steve Edwards
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Roundtable: SOSA Aligned Products in Demand, MOSA/SOSA Misconceptions, Future MOSA Impacts

Now celebrating its 10th year, The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture, Or SOSA, Consortium has never been stronger, as products aligned to the SOSA Technical Standard grow in demand in military applications.

07/28/2025
New Hybrid FPGA Devices a Game-Changer for Radar and Signal Processing
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New Hybrid FPGA Devices a Game-Changer for Radar and Signal Processing

Military and aerospace defense integrators, especially in the signal-processing application space, have typically turned to low-latency FPGA devices as coprocessors for signal-processing CPUs, forming the technical pillar for ingesting and processing massive amounts of time-critical radar and sensor data.

02/13/2025
100 Gbps Processing: Why Architectures Matter
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100 Gbps Processing: Why Architectures Matter

High performance embedded module and system designers must understand the technical considerations required to fully realize the true benefits of 100G technology.

10/23/2024
Rugged SOSA-aligned 6U VPX Embedded Computing Module Introduced by Curtiss-Wright
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Rugged SOSA-aligned 6U VPX Embedded Computing Module Introduced by Curtiss-Wright

The CHAMP-XD4 features dual Intel Xeon D-2700 processors, and is for demanding intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissonce (ISR) system architectures.

01/02/2024
100-Gigabit Ethernet Done Right
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100-Gigabit Ethernet Done Right

COTS suppliers have focused on increasing connectivity speeds within and between systems for decades, following the introduction of the VPX standard.

08/31/2023
Avionics International
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Open or Out: U.S. Military Requirements for Modular Open Systems Architectures

Now that the Army has chosen its preferred Future Long Range Assault Aircraft in Bell’s V-280 advanced tiltrotor, the race is on to populate it with mission systems that will allow the machine to operate through adversaries’ sophisticated air defense systems.

03/21/2023
Understanding GCIA
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Understanding GCIA: A Paradigm Shift for Establishing an Overall Ground-combat Vehicle Architecture

The U.S. Army has long pursued a standardized infrastructure and architecture for ground-combat vehicle hardware and networking.

02/16/2023