Unmanned - Connectors

Reduced SWaP pressure forcing connector redesigns

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Most defense electronics programs don’t fail because the processor is too slow or the sensor isn’t accurate enough. They fail when the system can’t be packaged, powered, cooled, routed, and serviced inside the real-world envelope it has to live in. When that happens, the interconnect and wireharness is often where the physics shows up first.

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