In this Q&A with Troy Brunk, vice president and general manager of Communication, Navigation and Electronic Warfare Solutions for Rockwell Collins Government Systems, he discusses this trend, the history of GPS technology, improvements in Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) solutions, leveraging M-code, and more. Edited excerpts follow.

Is it possible to produce commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) embedded computers that come closer to the original concept's promise of faster and more affordable procurements? A COTS version 2.0?

Design of a mission-critical, rapid-start, isolated power system needs to be flawless. These systems, leveraged in mission-critical military applications, need to start in milliseconds - every time.

Freezing conditions at 40,000 feet; scorching heat in the Middle East. These are the world's battlefields for rugged servers.

All vendors of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware intended for use in harsh defense and aerospace environments insist that their products are reliable as well as rugged.

Readily available hardware and software were used to illustrate how easy it is for someone to gain unauthorized access. Within a matter of seconds, a cyber attacker can monitor your every keystroke during a public hotspot session.

GrammaTech, Inc., a leading developer of commercial embedded software assurance tools and advanced cybersecurity solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a $9 million, three-year contract from the Office of Naval Research...