In next-generation, compute-intensive defense systems, multiple compute nodes can tackle huge amounts of data and process it into the forms that warfighters need.
High-performance, low-power military systems will be well served by small form-factor design platforms based on multicore processors and symmetric multiprocessing architectures.
With its higher performance per watt and lower BOM costs, multicore processing is being integrated into standards-based, modular, off-the-shelf form-factors optimized for the military’s specialized needs.
The high performance levels of multicore processing, combined with multicomputer programming techniques, are delivering the computationally intensive signal processing required in many defense electronics systems.
Advances in FPGAs are resulting in dramatic jumps in signal processing compute density. UAV signal processing payloads are reaping the rewards of that integration, but fragmentation of platform designs remains a challenge.
Sensor networks aboard UAVs are leveraging the benefits of packet-based communication. Meanwhile, image processing payloads are taking a turn toward small, embedded form-factors.
System Development Precision Time for Mil Networks
Demand for very precise timekeeping technology is on the rise in military applications. IEEE 1588 delivers a solution that’s efficient in its use of space and weight.
When data integrity and low latency are the priorities, MIL-STD-1553 still remains the military interface of choice. Fibre Channel, Ethernet and Extended 1553 top the list of possible upward migration paths from 1553.
