ATCA Military Adoption Mirrors Telecom Success

S ince its introduction to the telecommunications industry 10 years ago, the widely adopted AdvancedTCA (ATCA) standard continues to evolve and enable new segments. OriginallyRead More...

Single Event Effects Complicate Military Avionics System Design

Military aircraft routinely operate at altitudes from 30,000 to 60,000 feet or more, including planes with sophisticated fly-by-wire circuitry and those used for airborne earlyRead More...

ATCA Blades and Systems Fill Unique Military Needs

ATCA in recent years has carved out a solid niche in military applications suited to its features. Where ATCA shines is in a military system where compute density and raw performanceRead More...

Form, Fit and Function Make ATCA Right for Navy Modernization

A key trend in military and aerospace modernization is the push for more performance capabilities. The U.S. Department of Defense often mandates the use of open standards to lowerRead More...

Bridging 1553 to Ethernet Networks Paves Future of Avionics

Modern avionics systems find switched Ethernet the dominant network architecture with MIL-STD-1553 (1553) and ARINC implemented for high reliability and legacy communications.Read More...

PXI, VXI and LXI Boards Flex Their Instrumentation Muscles

For complex, high-performance military systems, the PXI bus form factor and its older cousin VXI have become staples as instrumentation and test solutions. More recently, the LAN-basedRead More...

MicroTCA Evolves to Serve Rugged Military Designs

  Developed to handle the extreme environmental demands of the telecommunications arena, MicroTCA provides military designers with a flexible embedded building block, offeringRead More...

Modular Approach Eases Avionics Certification Challenges

The promise of greater efficiency by using Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) systems that reduce Space, Weight and Power (SWaP), is now coming to fruition. Very large, visible projectsRead More...

Mission-Critical Apps Blend Benefits of ATCA and Service Availability

The increasing use of computer systems in the military and aerospace world and the escalating complexity of applications are placing new demands for continuous operation onRead More...

ATCA Evolves its Niche in Mil/Aero Systems

  In the past decade, open-standards solutions such as ATCA have moved from hypothetical to accepted options for mil/aero market segments. Making impressive inroads, modularRead More...