Military Embedded Systems

WOLF Advanced Technology designs and manufactures rugged high-performance computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and video I/O boards, modules, and systems. Come to Booth #740 at the 61^st Annual AOC International Symposium & Convention at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, to learn about their solutions are designed to operate in harsh aerospace and defense environments without sacrificing any of the high-speed processing available from advanced NVIDIA GPUs and APUs and Xilinx field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).

ALEXANDRIA, Va. and WOBURN, Mass. Parry Labs and Concurrent announced a nonexclusive partnership that the two companies say will strive to rapidly deliver scalable Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, aligned technologies that answer the needs of users in the modern battlespace.

This week’s product, the Abaco Systems FMC300 Wideband Low Latency FMC Module, integrates high-performance analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) capabilities. The module – aligned to the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard – is designed for mission-critical military applications such as software-defined radio (SDR), electronic warfare (EW), and digital radar.

Advanced computing is revolutionizing defense platforms across all domains. Modern C5ISR [command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] and the tactical advantages it brings to the battlespace would not exist without the rapid advancement of compute hardware. However, the ability to deploy this hardware in rugged and extreme edge environments depends heavily on the effectiveness and reliability of cooling systems. Preferred methods of cooling like conduction and forced air are often insufficient to meet the thermal needs of these high-performance computers. Systems designers should be aware of both the advantages and challenges associated with next-generation cooling such as air flow-through and liquid flow-through. While each adds some additional complexity and risk to the system they are cooling, they bring enormous advantages in terms of cooling performance. Without implementing these higher-capacity cooling mechanisms, systems in the near future will not be able to take advantage of the latest processing hardware for critical edge applications.

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, GPS jamming quickly emerged as a major problem faced by combatants. Two years later, as jamming technology becomes increasingly sophisticated and widespread, the defense industry is responding with innovations and technology that don’t rely on satellite signals from space.

ASHBURN, Virginia. Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions Division and Korean Air’s Research & Development Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on avionics systems for medium and large uncrewed aircraft that is aligned with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard, the companies announced in a statement.

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland. Targeting edge applications close to the sensor such as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and other tight envelope man-portable environments, engineers at Annapolis Micro Systems developed a Direct RF, small-form-factor solution that leverages Altera FPGA technology.

Backed by a 2019 U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) memo from the leaders of the Air Force, Army, and Navy mandating the use of a modular open systems approach (MOSA) in new programs and upgrades, MOSA strategies are part of most conversations at U.S. defense industry events. From design engineers to four-star flag officers, MOSA strategies are in demand.

This week’s product, the Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) Xpedite8270 3U VPX-REDI Module, is a single-board computer (SBC) based on the 13th-gn Intel Core i7 series (formerly Raptor Lake-P) line of processors. It is targeted at computationally heavy applications requiring maximum data and information protection along with high performance and power savings such as command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR), radar, and other mission-critical defense systems.

WASHINGTON. Members of the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Consortium today at the AUSA Annual Meeting in Washington announced that to date, that about $228 million in Army programs of record have specific SOSA requirements. While they say that number is growing, they are seeking more participation and feedback from program managers.