The cyber domain is playing a more visible role in offensive military operations, but serious vulnerabilities exist within weapons systems that must be addressed today to avoid being rendered useless via cyberattacks during future battles.

Modern electronic warfare (EW) systems, especially those for use in harsh SWaP-constrained environments, must not only include high-performance processing elements, but also the technology to cool these high-power devices. These challenges are particularly relevant in the design of compact FPGA [field-programmable gate array] modules that are at the core of next-generation systems. In order to stay ahead of adversaries and ensure control of the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS), it is critical to leverage the latest device technology. However, each generation of new FPGA devices comes with higher processing density, which brings more thermal-management challenges.

The flying car: From The Jetsons to Blade Runner to Star Wars, the idea of escaping the traffic jam down on the ground and cruising through the sky has always seemed a promise too far out of reach to be real. Now, thanks to parallel advancements in battery technology and autonomous vehicles resulting from Tesla and other pioneering electric automobile manufacturers, we are rapidly approaching the era of the unmanned flying taxi.

Adding or enhancing new command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) and electronic warfare (EW) technologies in armed forces’ tactical ground vehicles has historically been done through a “bolt-on” approach. Communications systems have traditionally been independent, siloed systems that lacked integration, futureproofing and as importantly, economies of size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C).

Reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements are also impacting artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) designs.

The new generation of VPX protocols are here and the next generations are on the horizon. The exciting world of high speed has arrived and before we know it today's technology will be superseded. VPX is "evolving." The next generation of PCIe and Ethernet will add more complexities to the VPX signal channel. We are seeing data rates increase exponentially and the evolution of VPX has begun.

Military Embedded Systems is excited to announce today the winners of our Best in Show Award contest, which we held for our supporters exhibiting at the 2019 IEEE MTT International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2019 conference and exposition in Boston. Contest winners – drawn from military embedded systems exhibitors at the event – are recognized for the improved performance and innovation they bring to military electronic systems applications such as radar, electronic warfare as well as for embedded computing and RF & microwave solutions.

Get your hardware/software solution recognized at the top Defense Electronics shows in the U.S. and Europe.

Military Embedded Systems will be highlighting the best products and solutions at the defense electronics industry's top trade shows across the US and Europe.

• Build publicity around your products at the event
• Get recognized by our audience of Defense Prime Contractors, and System Integrators, and to Embedded COTS Suppliers

Winners will be announced at the respective events.

On February 21st, 2017, Xilinx® announced the introduction of a new technology called RFSoC with the rather dramatic headline “Xilinx Unveils Disruptive Integration and Architectural Breakthrough for 5G Wireless with RF-Class Analog Technology.”

Through disk partitioning and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) data-at-rest (DAR) encryption, this paper proposes a network attached storage solution that reduces risk of data loss, corruption, and accessibility if intercepted.

An armed Humvee is moving at night thru a smoke-filled, urban battlefield. Using multiple displays, the crew has a 360˚ view that is daylight clear, delivered by an imaging system fusing data from optical, infrared, lidar, and radar sensors.

Today, multi-national corporations and startups alike are addressing the emerging sector of commercial spacecraft. Known as “new space,” it is where companies are introducing new designs that propel them at the forefront of technological advancement in areas such as 5G networking and big data imaging.