The growing deployment of single board computers in military systems brings with it a number of engineering challenges.
07/14/2015
Article
JLTV: The VICTORY Vanguard
We discuss the C4ISR/EW [Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance/Electronic Warfare] Interoperability (VICTORY) initiative and its application on JLTV.
07/06/2015
Article
Reduced SWaP, COTS in Space, and Budget Constraints in the Rad-Hard World
John McHale with Military Embedded Systems discusses radiation testing and qualification requirements for defense and space agencies are getting tougher and embracing TOR standards.
06/15/2015
Article
Dual-Node SBCs: A Hardware-Based Approach to Red/Black Architecture
As the need for data security increases, the need to support both encrypted data and less sensitive data within the same system is also on the rise.
06/10/2015
Article
Product Teardown: Maximizing Functionality Through Dual-Node Processing
Jerry Gipper of VITA Technologies describes the broad range of challenges from security to scheduling aerospace and defense applications must support.
06/09/2015
Article
For COTS, Small is the Next Big Thing
The aerospace and defense embedded COTS market has started to see whole new classes of small and ultra-small line-replaceable unit (LRU) offerings.
05/01/2015
Article
Multicore Processor-Based 3U Architectures Reduce SWaP for UAS ISR Platforms
Aaron Frank and Jacob Sealander discuss meeting SWaP targets of traditional ISR platforms.
04/16/2015
Article
Meeting the Challenging Performance and Thermal Requirements for Today’s Enclosure Designs
We discuss the defense and aerospace rugged-systems market's thermal management and processing power demands.
