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Avionics

Military aircraft avionics face new data-processing and security demands - Story

March 07, 2019

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Sally Cole - Senior Editor, Military Embedded Systems

Avionics

Avionics and standards - Story

March 06, 2019

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems

Radar/EW

Designing multifunction radar and EW systems means staying ahead of the tech curve - Story

February 18, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

Huge data demands - including those from artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications - are pushing radar and electronic warfare (EW) developers to seek new ways to deliver multifunction systems that also meet strict size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements.

Radar/EW

Implementing a common architecture for military systems - Story

February 08, 2019

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems

They're playing together nicely - the Army, Navy, and Air Force, that is - in their efforts to bring a common architecture to electronic systems across all three services. These efforts are resulting in three main initiatives: the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA); Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR)/Electronic Warfare (EW) Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS); and the Hardware Open Systems Technology (HOST).

Radar/EW

Radar/electronic warfare funding up, but AI takes first dibs - Story

February 05, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

From The Editor

Best in Show awards selected at AOC 2018 - Story

November 28, 2018

Radar/EW

OpenVPX computing module featuring 40 Gigabit Ethernet released by Kontron - News

November 28, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kontron

WASHINGTON. Officials at Kontron released the new VX305C-40G 3U OpenVPX single board computer (SBC) module for military sensor platforms and high performance embedded computing (HPEC) applications.

Comms

Speeding innovative tech to the warfighter - Story

September 28, 2018

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems

Whether it's referred to as speeding up the acquisition process, speeding up the bureaucracy, or eliminating red tape, it all comes down to the same point - the Department of Defense (DoD) needs to pick up the pace when it comes to getting technology innovation into the hands of warfighters.

Comms

New open standards drive military software radio architectures - Story

June 04, 2018

Rodger Hosking Pentek, now part of Mercury

Since the 1994 Perry directive to use COTS [commercial off-the shelf] components, virtually all defense and intelligence organizations have been seeking standards-based solutions for electronic equipment and systems. However, even without that mandate, government customers have come to recognize the commonsense benefits of open standards to take advantage of the latest technology, shorten procurement cycles, and foster competitive pricing. Instead of simply trying to comply with procurement policies, these large government organizations are now actively pursuing and promoting new standards to align with current and future mission requirements. More than simply new standards, these initiatives present a new paradigm of system architectures that can efficiently evolve to accommodate new threats and changing requirements, without starting over from scratch each time.

Radar/EW

Embracing open standards in military electronics systems - Story

January 31, 2018

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems

Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry ? from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market. This month we discuss Department of Defense (DoD) open architecture initiatives, board-level standards from VITA and PICMG, and more from attendees of the Embedded Tech Trends (ETT) conference held last week in Austin, Texas.