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

Apr 29, 2020 2:00PM EDT (5 years, 1 month 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 2:00PM EDT (5 years, 2 months 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 2:00PM EDT (5 years, 2 months 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 11:00AM EDT (5 years, 3 months 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 11:00AM EDT (5 years, 4 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 11:00AM EDT (5 years, 6 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 11:00AM EDT (5 years, 7 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 11:00AM EDT (5 years, 7 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 11:00AM EDT (5 years, 11 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 11:00AM EDT (6 years 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 2:00PM EDT (6 years, 6 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 11:00AM EDT (6 years, 7 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 2:00PM EDT (6 years, 7 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 2:00PM EDT (6 years, 8 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 11:00AM EDT (6 years, 8 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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Plan With Confidence: Route to a Successful DO-178C Multi-Core Certification

Sep 27, 2018 2:00PM EDT (6 years, 8 months ago)

You chose a multi-core processor platform for your next avionics system. Although this gives you a lot of potential benefits in terms of reduced costs, spares management and obsolescence, it also adds a layer of complexity in terms of safety certification.

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Benefits of GaN technology for Electronic Warfare and Radar Applications

Sep 20, 2018 11:00AM EDT (6 years, 9 months ago)

The hottest RF and microwave technology in the military radar and electronic community continues to be Gallium Nitride (GaN). The industry is still getting educated on all the possibilities that GaN brings to the design table from a performance standpoint especially in active electronically scanned...

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Leveraging Open Standards and C4ISR for Multi-domain Challenges in Modern Warfare

Aug 30, 2018 2:00PM EDT (6 years, 9 months ago)

For any military, the key to victory is dominance in multiple battlefield domains -- ground, sea, air, space, and now cyber. To achieve that dominance militaries must leverage communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) technology across those domains.

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Affordable Safety Critical Systems: The Basics

Jun 20, 2018 2:00PM EDT (7 years ago)

As R&D budgets are reduced, enabling flexibility and code reuse through the use of common building blocks across the enterprise are keys to greater affordability. These software components need to be modular, upgradeable and customizable to meet the needs of various hardware platforms, but defining...

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Next-Generation Military Radar Tech Outlook

May 31, 2018 11:00AM EDT (7 years ago)

Designers of next-generation military radar systems look to deliver enhanced capability to track and counter increasingly sophisticated threats, all at the lowest cost possible, while also factoring in ease of installation and upgrades. New radar systems that meet these requirements leverage size, w...

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Leveraging Embedded Systems Solutions While Reducing SWaP for EW, SIGINT, and Radar Applications

Apr 17, 2018 11:00AM EDT (7 years, 2 months ago)

As enemy threats become more complicated and sophisticated, there is within the Department of Defense (DoD) a demand for advanced RF and microwave solutions to counter those threats. Spectrum dominance, electronic warfare (EW), radar upgrades, and other sensor applications require system designers t...

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Solving Avionics Safety Certification Challenges for Modern Aircraft

Apr 17, 2018 2:00PM EDT (7 years, 2 months ago)

Whether it's a commercial passenger jet, a general aviation aircraft, a military fighter jet, or combat helicopter, avionics technology continues to get more and more sophisticated and relies increasingly on the latest commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software. Civil aviation authorities...

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Avionics Safety Certification Challenges with UAVs

Mar 22, 2018 2:00PM EDT (7 years, 3 months ago)

Unmanned aircraft, drones, remotely-piloted aircraft, or whatever one chooses to call them are increasing in number and often staying ahead of the regulatory bodies tasked with setting their safety standards. Compliance with FAA safety certification standards such as DO-178 B and C for software and...

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Thermal Management Challenges in Modern Military Computer Systems

Mar 20, 2018 11:00AM EDT (7 years, 3 months ago)

Designers of embedded computing systems for military applications such as avionics, electronic warfare, radar, etc., love the advantages modern processors and FPGAs bring them but continue to need innovative ways to deal with the extra heat these components bring with them especially in small form f...

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Enabling Open Architectures and Commonality in Military Sensor Systems

Feb 21, 2018 11:00AM EDT (7 years, 4 months ago)

A demand for commonality is driving procurement and technology development within the Department of Defense (DoD). Commonality is enabled by open architectures and technology reuse across multiple platforms -- from radar to electronic warfare to ISR sensors. The cost benefits of commonality happen n...

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