Military Embedded Systems

Uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) provide a decisive advantage on the battlefield for the U.S., its allies, and its adversaries. However, complex UAS tactics and proliferation makes countering them a challenge of approach, acquisition strategy, and technology.

SEA-AIR-SPACE 2025--NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Military Embedded Systems is pleased to announce the winners of its Best In Show awards at this week's Sea-Air-Space 2025 Conference & Exhibition. 

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey. Lockheed Martin won a $15.8 million cost-plus fixed fee contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop a tactical electronic warfare (EW) software suite under the Ephemeral Paragon program, according to a U.S. government announcement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Leonardo DRS unveiled a new ruggedized artificial intelligence processor designed to deliver real-time threat detection and mission computing capabilities to U.S. Army ground vehicles, the company announced in a statement.

WATERLOO, Ontario. Pixus Technologies released a new 3U, 1-slot OpenVPX backplane designed to support 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) speeds and development efforts aligned with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard, the company announced in a statement.

This week’s product, Vicor’s SOSA Power Supply, is aligned with the Open Group’s Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard and designed for 3U OpenVPX systems that are aligned to the SOSA approach. The commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) device is targeted at avionics, shipboard applications, and other defense applications.

ORLANDO, Florida. EIZO Rugged Solutions unveiled the Condor GR5SL 3U VPX Series, a new line of video graphics cards powered by NVIDIA’s Blackwell architecture and aligned with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard, the company announced in a statement. 

The Aerospace and defense landscape requires innovation, agility and cost-efficiency. The SOSA™️ (Sensor Open Systems Architecture) standard is transforming the industry by standardizing modular solutions for enhanced interoperability, reduced costs, and faster deployment.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is investing heavily in airborne attritable systems as a cost-effective approach to project force and influence. The DoD’s directive to use modular open systems approach (MOSA)-based solutions positions commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) component vendors to meet the form factor, weight, and cost limit requirements of airborne drones uncrewed aerial systems (UASs). This move toward lower-cost and more easily replaced uncrewed systems opens up new opportunities for suppliers of COTS components.

The prospect facing defense contractors is considerable: Pack more computing power, more sensors, and more capabilities into smaller spaces while extending mission endurance. As uncrewed platforms evolve from simple remote-controlled vehicles into autonomous systems with sophisticated sensor arrays, every milliwatt of power must be carefully managed.