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Priority One: Raising the Bar for Simulation and Training Systems

May 04, 2021 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 1 month ago)

Given the complexity involved, integrating global and local simulation and training systems is difficult under the best of circumstances. For starters, legacy simulators use different standards for data, voice and video. In addition, modern architectures demand the use of cloud-based and distributed...

Expert Discussion: The FACE™ Technical Standard and Avionics Safety Certification

Apr 29, 2021 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 1 month ago)

A major challenge for an avionics software integrator is certifying their avionics systems to meet FAA certification standards such as DO-178C Design Assurance Level (DAL) A. The certification process can be very expensive and time-consuming. Having the capability to port safety-certified software f...

MOSA and Open – What is Real? Fiction?

Apr 27, 2021 11:00AM EDT (4 years, 1 month ago)

The Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) is now a dominant strategy in military procurements. L3Harris is now using MOSA to win new defense programs that break down legacy stovepipe system architectures with their dedicated supply chains and is replacing these systems with standards-based hardware a...

Introduction to FPGA Zynq® UltraScale™

Mar 31, 2021 11:00AM EDT (4 years, 2 months ago)

With the ARM processor cores and FPGA logic all on the same chip, a designer has the ability to do high performance embedded applications in a smaller footprint with multi-processor system on a chip performance. Agenda Topics: Types of Zynq Ultrascale+ Features of Acropack Zynq Ultrascale+ APZU Carr...

Accelerate Unit Testing Safety Critical Software with Cantata - US

Mar 23, 2021 1:00PM EDT (4 years, 2 months ago)

In this webinar QA Systems will discuss and demonstrate how the automated unit and integration testing tool Cantata can accelerate your safety standards compliance. We will see how embedded industry leaders employ the latest easy to use techniques for requirements tracing, automatic test case genera...

SOSA Conformance and What it Means to You

Feb 24, 2021 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 3 months ago)

The Sensor Open System Architecture (SOSA™) Technical Standard applies open-architecture concepts to high-performance defense sensor systems such as radar, electronic warfare, and SIGINT platforms. The goal of the standard is to design a non-propriety open systems architecture based on DoD-relevant...

How Will SOSA 1.0 Impact Radar & Electronic Warfare Designs

Feb 04, 2021 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 4 months ago)

The arrival of Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA)Technical Standard 1.0 means a realization of the efforts of not only the Tri-Services (Air Force, Army, Navy), but also industry and academia in bringing open architecture concepts to electronic warfare, radar, SIGINT, and other mission-critical...

COTS, C++, and Standards Compliance : Minimize the Pain, Maximize the Quality

Jan 21, 2021 9:00AM EDT (4 years, 5 months ago)

A new requirement for adherence to function safety or security standards can be a rude awakening for the uninitiated. There can be no half measures when applications are critical. Requirements traceability, static analysis, dynamic coverage analysis, and unit/integration testing are deemed esse...

Accelerating Avionics Design & Testing through FACE Conformance: An Integrated Model by Boeing, US Army & Aerospace Leaders

Dec 10, 2020 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 6 months ago)

Pre-integrated, commercially developed software that adheres to industry safety and technology standards will dramatically accelerate the design, development and testing of next generation avionics.

Evolving Standards: How VITA and SOSA are Leading the Change

Dec 02, 2020 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 6 months ago)

With the rapid advancement of defense systems technology, new interconnect standards are enabling new possibilities for high-density, high-speed connections in harsh environments. This 60-minute webinar explores embedded computing industry trends, as well as new and upcoming standards for rugged int...

How To Enable the Intelligent Edge for Critical Avionics Software

Dec 01, 2020 11:00AM EDT (4 years, 6 months ago)

Modernization efforts that require consolidating multiple proven software systems onto a single intelligent edge platform are difficult. Fortunately, there are strategies that allow you to maintain your software integrity and partitioning while taking advantage of cutting edge software development t...

Introduction to the FACE Technical Standard

Nov 18, 2020 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 7 months ago)

This webinar is suitable for all individuals and organizations that would like to know more about the FACE Technical Standard, including avionics program managers, airborne systems designers, avionics applications software developers, engineering managers, FACE software suppliers, and military avion...

Enabling Open Architectures in Military ISR, Radar, Electronic Warfare Systems

Nov 12, 2020 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 7 months ago)

Experts from all three services -- Air Force, Army, and Navy -- are working together with industry to enable open architectures in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), radar, and electronic warfare systems. Their efforts through initiatives such as the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (...

CSFC: Protecting Classified, Top Secret, and Secret Data Via Commercial Solution

Nov 04, 2020 11:00AM EDT (4 years, 7 months ago)

Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) is part of the National Security Agency’s (NSA’s) commercial cybersecurity strategy to leverage commercial technology to protect national security systems. CSFC simultaneously implements two compliant commercial security components in a layered solution to...

Ready for Takeoff: Developing Avionics Targeting the DO-178C and FACE™ Technical Standard

Oct 27, 2020 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 7 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...

Implementing Edge Computing in Military Applications

Oct 22, 2020 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 8 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 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 8 months ago)

Signal Integrity in Military Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems

Oct 08, 2020 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 8 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 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 9 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 11:00AM EDT (4 years, 11 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 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 11 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 2:00PM EDT (4 years, 11 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 11:00AM EDT (5 years 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 11:00AM EDT (5 years 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 2:00PM EDT (5 years, 1 month 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...