Rugged Ethernet Switch Boards Blend Fabric and Network Roles
At one time Ethernet was viewed as just a pure networking solution for command and control systems in the military. Today Ethernet is gaining traction in numerous other militaryRead More...
Chip Scale Atomic Clocks Improve for UAV System Designs
Precise time and frequency are needed to calculate position as well as to send and receive encrypted video and vehicle control data in very dense waveforms. UAVs normally synchronizeRead More...
FPGA Processing Boards Fuel Radar and SIGINT Advances
As the signal processing capabilities of FPGAs continue to climb, they’ve become key enablers for waveform-intensive applications like sonar, radar, SIGINT and SDR. VPX, VXS and VMERead More...
Radar Systems Boost Appetite for Faster I/O and DSP Processing
Today’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) subsystems are required to do more, faster, while ISR application developers are challenged to design sophisticated systemsRead More...
Embedded Processing Brings More Functionality to Small UAVs
T he electronics aboard Small UAVs—for flight control, mission control and communications—face some of the most rigorous size, weight and power restrictions. Selecting the rightRead More...
VME and VPX FPGA Processing Advances Target Radar and SIGINT Needs
No longer viewed as peripheral or coprocessing devices, faster FPGA-based DSP capabilities combined with an expanding array of IP cores and development tools for FPGAs are enablingRead More...
Rugged Box Systems Widen Their Scope of Functionality
Over the past several years, traditional embedded board vendors hvave added stand-alone rugged box-level systems to their military market offerings. These complete system boxesRead More...
Rugged Military Computers Bulk Up for Harsh Environments
Propelled by the rigorous needs of the U.S. Defense industry, rugged computing technology has come a long way in the last ten years. MIL-STD-461F, RE102 and 810G are the prevailingRead More...
Laptops and Panel PCs Muster for Rugged Military Duty
There’s been a major upward trend in the military toward systems that require sophisticated graphical user interfaces. Often in the form of rugged laptops and panel PCs, this isRead More...
10 Gbit Ethernet Offers an Alternative to Bus-Based Slot Cards
With the advent of the 10 Gbit Ethernet network as a high-speed data transfer mechanism, demanding military sensor interfacing and processing are seeing a seismic shift. The largeRead More...
