Military Embedded Systems

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.

WASHINGTON. Military Embedded Systems is pleased to announce the winners of its Best In Show awards at this week's Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual conference.

Kontron's Zack McGrath, product portfolio manager, talks with Tom Varcie of Military Embedded Systems and gives all the details.

Kontron, a leader in rugged embedded solutions, is proud to showcase our high-performance computing components and platforms for deployable defense applications at AUSA 2024 at booth #4032. For the first-time, we are featuring the Hartman Weiner chassis and power supply solutions under the Kontron name.

The Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard has made deployment of new electronic warfare (EW) solutions faster and more modular now that a standardized chassis hardware framework has been established. No longer will the entire EW system need to be captive to a single supplier. The latest technology can now be released into the field without the need for new program specifications. EW integrators and their suppliers can focus on their specific area of expertise among the major system component blocks: radio-frequency (RF) front end, digital processing, and algorithms. Platform re-use can be accomplished with one or more of these three major components upgraded to a new solution. Integrators can now provide focused refresh upgrades in a more timely fashion based on the advancements in just one of these areas, without waiting for a revision through an entirely new program.

This week’s product, the Abaco Systems SBC3901, is a 3U VPX single-board computer (SBC) that provides artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for autonomous and embedded edge computing systems. Built to meet MIL-STD-810 standards, the SBC3901 is designed for performance in extreme conditions for defense and aerospace applications like sensor fusion, robotics, and autonomous systems.