By John Reardon, Editor – COTS Journal The integration of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solutions has long been a cornerstone of the defense industry's strategy, enabling the rapid...
Redefining Performance per Watt in Mobile Edge System Designs with COM-HPC Mini
By Dan Demers, regional vice president Americas, congatec In mobile edge applications, success is no longer measured by raw compute performance alone. What matters is...
EMI Filters: A Foundational Safeguard for Military and Aerospace Electronics
By Jeff Elliott, Calif.-based technical writer. He has researched and written about industrial technologies and issues for the past 20 years. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is an...
Time-Series, Real-Time, Secure: COTS Device Data Management for IoT & AI
In the defense industry, pairing Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) hardware with embedded software speeds fielding and reduces costs while aligning with open, modular standards and goals....
AI-Enabled Continuous Monitoring: Key to NDAA Compliance
The NDAA Ernst Amendment represents a fundamental paradigm shift in federal procurement. By Jason English The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) imposes some of the most...
What’s Next in Advancing US Acquisition Policies
by John Reardon In a groundbreaking move that promises to reshape the defense industrial landscape, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has dropped a trio of...
Golden Dome Will Run on Data: Cross Domain Sharing Is Essential for Missile Defense
By: Petko Stoyanov, VP of Product Strategy at Everfox The United States Department of Defense (DOD) appears to be moving quickly to stand up Golden...
Readiness 2030: A call for recalibration and a strategic shift for the European Defense Industrial Base
The reintroduction of large-scale combat operations on the continent of Europe has reinvigorated calls for increased defense investments. Most recently at the 2025 NATO Summit,...
Amateur Radio and the Future of National Security
By Eric Werny, Retired - Navy Radioman In an era of advanced digital infrastructure, satellite communications, and global connectivity, it is vital to recognize the...
Engineering Rugged Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) Drive Packs to Enhance Combat Readiness
By Alan High and Joshua Eckley Designing storage solutions for defense applications is a constant balancing act between performance, durability, and operational constraints. As military...