FPGAs in Radar and SIGINT

FPGA Boards Revamp the Radar and SIGINT Landscapes

Jeff Child Editor-in-Chief

March 2009

Waveform-intensive applications like sonar, radar and SIGINT seem to have an endless appetite for signal processing power. Faster DSPs coupled with a broader range of IP cores andRead More...

Data Recording System Architectures

Video Distribution: The Big Picture

Andrew Haylett & Andrew Hipperson, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, UK

September 2008

Today, video distribution in aerospace and defense applications–such as on ship–involves physically connected or wireless analog video signals. This is less than ideal because theRead More...

Evaluating Mil Networks

Predictability a Challenge in Net-Centric Warfighter Systems

Dr. Rajive Bagrodia, Scalable Network Technologies

May 2008

Today’s network-centric military relies heavily on mobile ad-hoc networks. Net-centricity is a force multiplier that relies on adaptive communication technologies and dynamic networkRead More...

SDR and JTRS Starting to Get in Tune

David B. Cotton, Contributing Editor

January 2007

C OTS Journal first started reporting on Software Defined Radio in its January/February 2000 issue and, since then, has continued to update developments in the field with numerousRead More...

Power Conversion

Fuel Cells Invade Next-Gen Mobile Equipment

Ted Prescop, Senior Applications Engineer

November 2006

The modern soldier relies on an increasing array of sophisticated electronic equipment. Soldiers and commanders alike have improved capability to gather intelligence, to communicate,Read More...

Power Conversion

Rugged System-Level Solutions Streamline Prime Supplier Costs

Dave Wessing, Systems Product Manager

November 2006

Cutting costs is a way of life for most military suppliers, yet that practice can hurt rather than help if it is not done correctly. An adept supplier would do well to focus on theRead More...

VME SBCs

VME SBC Designs Wrestle with Fabrics, I/O Issues

Jeff Child

December 2005

Still holding a firm grip on its position as the leading embedded board form-factor in the military market, VME boasts a longevity few bus standards can claim. Although approaching itsRead More...

VME SBCs

InfiniBand Technology Connects Onboard

Dave Wessing, SBS Technologies

December 2005

The U.S. Navy faces many of the same communications requirements that face commercial enterprises, like support for voice, data, video and imaging as well as security and Quality ofRead More...

VME SBCs

VME’s Tipping Point

Ray Alderman, VMEbus International Trade Association

December 2005

It’s no secret that we’re now in the middle of tremendous technological change and turmoil today. Buses have reached their performance limits, and everyone seems to be enchanted withRead More...

Sensors in the Military

Sensors in the Military: From Battlefield to Barracks

Ann R. Thryft

November 2005

As the data acquisition needs of today’s military expand, sensors are being used in a variety of new and different ways, especially to help improve performance and meet the goals ofRead More...

Sensors in the Military

Acquiring Data Using New Sensor Technologies

Doug Patterson, Aitech Defense Systems

November 2005

Sensors are normally components of larger electronic subsystems, such as computer control and measurement systems. Analog sensors usually produce a voltage or current proportional toRead More...

Sensors in the Military

Data Converters and DSPs Getting Closer to Sensors

Scott Hames, Interactive Circuits & Systems

November 2005

The data converters used in military applications, such as defense communications and radar systems, must operate at ever-increasing speeds and higher resolutions. As a result, theRead More...