Publisher's Notebook

Pete Yeatman, Publisher of COTS Journal provides his analysis, outlook and input on the military and aerospace electronics market. Each month Pete provides important information on the direction and trends associated with computing in government programs.

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Multiple Vendor Fairy Tale

Even the military is following the trend of consumer electronics—more functionality, smaller, less power and cheaper. The only problem is that the military can’t accept a “use it forRead More...

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July 2010

This Is Your Life Robert Gates

In 2006 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates rolled onto the scene. For many he was a breath of fresh air following Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. But there were just as many that weren’tRead More...

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"Time For This Nation ... "

  "...time for this nation to take a clearly leading role in space achievement..."                 President John F. Kennedy, May 25, 1961 On April 15th, 2010 President Obama had aRead More...

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I Have a Twit for You

Writing this column is both a privilege and a chore. Each month I try to find a topic that is current to our industry. And to do that I use the pool of what people have discussed,Read More...

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April 2010

Finding Our Footing Together

The last month I’ve been busy on the phone talking with many of you. Everyone is trying to figure out what is going on and what will happen in the Mil embedded electronics market.Read More...

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It’s a Sandal That’s a Boot

Late last month, Jeff Child, COTS Journal’s Editor-in-Chief, and I made our annual trek to AUSA Winter. Once again, the AUSA conference was very interesting and showcased that allRead More...

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Finally an End to the 20-Year Bus War

The Navy has always been at the forefront of open systems and commercially available products. In the late 80s they were instrumental in pushing for the development of aRead More...

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I Refuse to Fly Naked

  Here we are starting another year. I'm a little late in writing this column, so I come to you armed with the knowledge that we have another nut trying to blow himself up in anRead More...

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