Military Embedded Systems

Topic: COTS

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When OEMs and LEMs come together: A defense case study

February 12, 2025

What happens when defense programs can no longer get support for obsolete electronics circuit cards, like computer boards, graphics cards, power supply controllers and many more specialized electronics assemblies that make defense systems “smart”? These circuit card assemblies (CCAs) are often commercial products that have been discontinued by their OEMs.

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A new model for COTS collaboration

October 10, 2024

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Testing FPAs with protoboards versus COTS-based instrumentation

September 10, 2024

Comms
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Design challenges for naval equipment enclosures

September 08, 2023

Radar/EW
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Blog
GUEST BLOG: From Evangelism to Mandate: The Rise of MOSA

July 26, 2023

Comms
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Scalable assurance: A new approach to sourcing rad-hard electronics for space

June 09, 2023

Comms
Image: TEWS Technologies
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PCI mezzanine card module aimed at COTS, simulation applications

April 04, 2023

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Image courtesy Curtiss-Wright.
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MOSA modules to support U.S. Navy IFF radar

February 08, 2023

Cyber
L3Harris image.
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Controls system from Moog chosen by L3Harris to equip Special Ops aircraft

October 18, 2022

Comms
Press Release
VPT Introduces VSC Series of Space COTS Converters

July 25, 2022

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Bringing security to legacy systems for modern missions

June 22, 2022

Comms
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Space onboard computing platform market to reach $2.3 billion by 2027, study finds

May 06, 2022

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Image courtesy Bloomy
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COTS hardware-in-the-loop testing center opens for defense, aerospace customers

May 04, 2022

Comms
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COTS use, cooperation between industry and government key to growth of launch-vehicle market, study says

April 28, 2022

Avionics
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Busting the myths of COTS devices in military applications

April 26, 2022

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Image: Arno Senoner/Unsplash
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Meeting program schedules in a time of supply-chain uncertainty

March 03, 2022

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Electronic warfare systems demand multifunctionality and integration in RF and microwave designs

February 07, 2022

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COTS, open architecture to be designed into Navy combat systems with VTG task order

January 10, 2022

Avionics
Kontron Cobalt photo
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Kontron announces availability of COBALT S1901 integrated mission computer

October 11, 2021

Avionics
U.S. Air Force photo.
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MOSA- and COTS-based processing and networking modules to equip C-130J fleet

September 27, 2021

Comms
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DARPA wants satellite constellations to talk to each other

September 14, 2021

Radar/EW
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Doubling down: Intel’s 8-core Xeon processor raises the performance bar for rugged systems

September 13, 2021

Radar/EW
U.S. Navy photo of USS Howard by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shawn J. Stewart (2010)
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Automation, digitization, and GaN drive shipboard radar upgrades

September 13, 2021

From The Editor
Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers.
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Supply-chain headaches

August 04, 2021

A.I.
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Optimizing AI-transportable compute architectures

July 30, 2021

Comms
Image courtesy Per Vices
Product
Per Vices Releases Cyan EC SDR – with 64 DSP channels

May 13, 2021

Cyber
Story
Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) – A primer

March 11, 2021

From The Editor
Air Force C-17 Globemaster III crew members perform routine flight duties during cargo transport operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Harrison.
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Military avionics market flying steady

March 09, 2021

Radar/EW
Curtiss-Wright image
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Modular Open Systems Approach roadmap detailed by Curtiss-Wright at AUSA Now

October 13, 2020

Comms
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Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions to acquire PacStar, provider of battlefield network operations solutions

September 24, 2020

Avionics
Image via Navy League of the United States
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Sea-Air-Space 2025 roundup: EW, autonomy, connectivity dominate this year’s show floor

April 08, 2025

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Radar/EW
Image via Teledyne FLIR
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Sensor suite upgrade underway for Army’s NBCRV Stryker vehicles

April 09, 2025

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A.I.
Image courtesy Cerebras
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AI- and HPC-ready platform gets DARPA nod

April 03, 2025

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Cyber
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GUEST BLOG: The U.S. Army’s SBOM mandate: A catalyst for software supply-chain security

March 17, 2025

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