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Implementing Edge Computing in Military Applications

Oct 22, 2020 2PM EDT (3 years, 6 months ago)

The current and future trends that will have a positive effect on C5ISR capabilities in mission critical systems. With the advent of edge computing and the benefits of 5G it is understood that emerging networks and data fusion will revolutionize battlefield information. Artificial intelligence, mach...

Introduction to DO-178C and COTS Software Solutions

Oct 20, 2020 2PM EDT (3 years, 6 months ago)

This webinar will deliver an introduction to avionics safety standards, and specifically RTCA DO-178C for software. It will cover the required documents for achieving DO-178C safety certification and the challenges of creating commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) certification evidence for commercial av...

Signal Integrity in Military Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems

Oct 08, 2020 2PM EDT (3 years, 6 months ago)

As military radar, signals intelligence (SIGINT) and electronic warfare systems get more complex so does the associated signal integrity challenges. These signal integrity concerns didn't even exist 10-15 years ago. Today as signal density for connectors continues to get tighter as footprints get sm...

Driving the Heat out of Embedded Military Systems: Reducing Thermals

Sep 15, 2020 2PM EDT (3 years, 7 months ago)

Radar, electronic warfare, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems all depend heavily on superior signal processing solutions that often leverage commercial processors, graphics processors, FPGAs, etc. These devices provide unprecedented performance but also create headaches...

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Military Systems

Jul 21, 2020 11AM EDT (3 years, 9 months ago)

Innovation in today's military systems -- whether flight systems, cybersecurity, electronic warfare, radar, etc. -- often comes from leveraging commercial technology. This is very true when it comes artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), game changers in many industries. Defense lea...

Reducing SWaP in Vetronics Applications: How CMOSS Enables SOSA

Jul 15, 2020 2PM EDT (3 years, 9 months ago)

The Army’s C4ISR/Electronic Warfare Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) initiative, launched by the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) C5ISR Center (formerly CERDEC), is a modular open systems architecture (MOSA) that essentially integrates multiple capabilities into one box for...

SOSA and VITA: Enabling Open Standards for Improved Capability

Jun 24, 2020 2PM EDT (3 years, 9 months ago)

Elements of the Sensor Open System Architecture (SOSA) technical standard are leveraging standards developed by the VITA Standards Organization, specifically VITA 65, also known as OpenVPX. VITA has also become a participating member of the SOSA Consortium along with the Air Force, Army, and Navy. T...

Solving Big Data Challenges Through Signal Processing and AI Technology

Jun 16, 2020 11AM EDT (3 years, 10 months ago)

Thanks to modern sensors, networked communications, wearable computing today’s warfighter is inundated with data whether piloting a jet, performing Special Operations, or analyzing data from an unmanned aircraft’s ISR payload. To avoid being overwhelmed, they need the data to be filtered reliably, a...

FACE Technical Standard, Solving Portability and Affordability Challenges in Avionics

Jun 11, 2020 11AM EDT (3 years, 10 months ago)

FACE Technical Standard, Solving Portability and Affordability Challenges in Avionics. Currently about 70% to 90% of aircraft avionics capability is implemented in software. That level is unaffordable and unsustainable. The Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Technical Standard was develop...

Reducing SWaP-C in Electronic Warfare and Radar Systems

May 20, 2020 2PM EDT (3 years, 11 months ago)

Reduced size, weight, and power - cost (SWaP-C) describe nearly every military program’s requirements for electronics — be they tech refreshes or new Radar designs. System integrators want solutions with increased performance, lower power, and lower costs and they want them in the same or smaller fo...

How SOSA Leverages OpenVPX Standards to Enable Interoperability in Radar, EW Systems

Apr 29, 2020 2PM EDT (3 years, 11 months ago)

The Sensor Open System Architecture (SOSA) Consortium — led by the Air Force, Army, and Navy — reduces costs and development time by applying open-architecture principles in a practical and consensus-driven way for new C4ISR, radar, and electronic warfare platforms. The strong ecosystem behind VITA...

Hardware/Software Reuse Solutions for Modern Avionics Systems

Apr 01, 2020 2PM EDT (4 years ago)

Modern and future avionics systems for commercial and military applications are based on open architectures and will be leveraging reuse of hardware and software elements via common interfaces for hardware and common application programming interfaces (APIs) for software. Driving this trend are Init...

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Security: The Next Imperative in Medical Systems

Mar 31, 2020 2PM EDT (4 years ago)

The FDA is increasing its focus on cybersecurity in medical devices and hospital systems. At the same time, technical trends like IoT connectivity, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence are increasing the attack surface of these devices and systems. The medical industry is joining other indu...

Solving Multicore Processors CAST-32A Avionics Certification Challenges

Mar 12, 2020 11AM EDT (4 years, 1 month ago)

Certification authorities and industry suppliers have invested in numerous studies and discussions over recent years to identify the issues multicore processors pose for safety critical systems. Formalized positions of these efforts are the FAA CAST-32A Positioning Paper. The crux of this paper (r...

Managing Power and Connectivity in Directed Energy Weapons

Feb 20, 2020 11AM EDT (4 years, 2 months ago)

Once the realm of science fiction, directed energy weapons – laser, RF, sonic, etc. – are becoming a key element for military forces worldwide. They will be force multipliers on the battlefield, but they still present many technological hurdles for designers to overcome – especially with managing po...

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Modernizing Modeling, Simulation and Training (MS and T) Systems

Dec 18, 2019 11AM EDT (4 years, 4 months ago)

The modern field-training paradigm requires rapidly deployable, secure simulated environments. Modeling, Simulation, and Training (MS and T) systems need to be assembled and reconfigured in an agile manner from ready-made, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components with response times closely match...

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Air Force, Army, Navy Convergence on Military Open Architectures

Nov 14, 2019 11AM EDT (4 years, 5 months ago)

The defense acquisition community is looking to reduce costs and development time via open-architecture principles in a practical and consensus-driven way with all three services Air Force, Army, and Navy working together. This tri-service convergence effort set itself up for success since it is dri...

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Reaching DAL A Certification for COTS Hardware, Software to DAL A

Oct 24, 2019 11AM EDT (4 years, 5 months ago)

Designers of modern avionics systems are leveraging technology such as multicore, graphics processing, and other key commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies. The performance benefits these innovations bring to the flight deck are game changing, however challenges remain when it comes to the saf...

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Making it Cool: Solving Thermal Management Challenges in Military Electronics

Jul 18, 2019 11AM EDT (4 years, 9 months ago)

Modern processors, graphics processors, FPGAs, etc. provide untold performance benefits, but also generate excessive amounts of heat. Getting rid of this heat and keeping electronics cool is essential for designers of electronic warfare, radar, and other processing-intensive military applications. T...

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The Evolution of Higher Speed and Density in Rugged Electronic Packaging

Jun 12, 2019 11AM EDT (4 years, 10 months ago)

Copper and optical interconnect technologies play a significant role in next generation rugged embedded computing, with the drive toward higher speeds and smaller form factors. Join our panel of industry-recognized experts on June 12 at 11 AM EST who will discuss the levels of electronic packaging –...

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Meeting Military Data Signal Analysis Imperatives

Dec 13, 2018 2PM EDT (5 years, 4 months ago)

In 21st century electronic warfare, one of the most decisive factors behind victory is the ability to aggregate massive amounts of data and process those streams into insightful, actionable outcomes. Data processing can distinguish between noise and a viable target where the speed of that processing...

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Certifying Avionics COTS Hardware & Software to DAL A

Nov 14, 2018 11AM EDT (5 years, 5 months ago)

As avionics systems get more complex and more dependent on commercial processing technologies and software tools it is crucial that these commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software solutions be certified to Design Assurance Level (DAL) A. This webcast of industry experts will cover the be...

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Embedded Signal Processing for Military ISR Sensor Systems

Oct 30, 2018 2PM EDT (5 years, 5 months ago)

Military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) sensors are essential to not only winning battles by maintaining the peace and keeping adversaries in check. As threats continue to evolve and get more sophisticated so must ISR sensor processing systems by leveraging the latest commercia...

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Architect with Care: An Efficient Success Route to CAST-32A compliant Multi-Core Certification

Oct 11, 2018 2PM EDT (5 years, 6 months ago)

Avionics are under pressure to consolidate onto multi-core systems in order to meet SWaP-C (Size, Weight, Power and Cost) objectives. Physical separation and secured federated communication infrastructure is no longer sufficient for secure and safe system development. Certifiably safe avionics on mu...

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Why Binary Scanning Is Critical For Securing Your Software Supply Chain

Oct 02, 2018 11AM EDT (5 years, 6 months ago)

Cybersecurity threats are becoming increasingly prominent in embedded applications including automotive, medical, industrial, aerospace and defense. Securing these systems has become difficult due to dramatic increases in software complexity, often driven by a multi-tiered supply chain as well as a...

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