The Mission Challenge
Attritable UAS platforms are being asked to do more: carry more sensors, process more data, operate autonomously, and survive in contested environments. But without secure, high throughput data handling, mission value is lost.
Key pressures on engineering teams:
- Exploding ISR and autonomy data rates
- Higher recovery risk in contested airspace
- Tight SWaP C constraints
- Harsh environmental profiles
- Accelerated development timelines
Bottom line: Secure, rugged, SWaP-optimized data-at-rest must be foundational.
Protect Mission Data Even if the Aircraft is Lost
Our CSfC-approved solutions provide two independent layers of NSA-approved encryption, ensuring mission data remains protected under the highest-risk conditions.
Benefits:
- Meets stringent DAR requirements
- Eliminates compromise risk for ISR/EW/autonomy data
- Proven across multiple deployed platforms
Engineered for Attritable Platforms
Our airborne NAS solutions deliver secure storage in compact, low‑power form factors that integrate cleanly into SWaP‑constrained architectures.
Ruggedization highlights:
Shock, vibration, and temperature hardened
Low power consumption
Lightweight, compact enclosures
Airborne‑qualified components
Built for Modern ISR and Autonomy Workloads
Support high‑rate sensor ingest, AI/ML pipelines, and rapid mission turnaround with removable high-data-throughput storage.
Technical advantages:
- High‑bandwidth ingest for multi‑INT payloads
- Removable storage for fast turnaround
- Scalable capacity for future payload growth
Designed to Drop into Your Avionics Stack
Flexible interfaces, multiple protocol support, and mounting options reduce redesign effort and accelerate integration.
Interface options | Protocols | Integration benefits | |
|---|---|---|---|
Ethernet | NFS | PCAP | Minimal airframe impact |
PCIe | CIFS | PXE | Rapid qualification |
SATA | FTP | DHCP | Clean data‑path alignment |
Customizations | SFTP | MPEG2 | - |
- | TFTP | HTTP | - |
Data Flow Overview
Ruggedization highlights:
Why Curtiss‑Wright
- Decades of rugged airborne storage expertise
- Proven CSfC‑compliant DAR architectures
- Defense‑grade supply chain
- Fielded across UAS, rotorcraft, fixed‑wing, and ground systems
- Engineering support from concept through integration