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Making it Cool: Solving Thermal Management Challenges in Military Electronics

Jul 18, 2019 11:00AM EDT (5 years, 4 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 (5 years, 5 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 2:00PM EDT (5 years, 11 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 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 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 2 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, 2 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 (6 years, 5 months 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 (6 years, 5 months 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 (6 years, 7 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 (6 years, 7 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 (6 years, 8 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 (6 years, 8 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 (6 years, 9 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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Enabling Open Architectures and Commonality in Military Sensor Systems

Feb 21, 2018 11:00AM EDT (6 years, 9 months ago)

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Reducing Avionics Packaging Up to 40%: MiniMRP Leads the Next Generation of Avionics Packaging

Dec 06, 2017 2:00PM EDT (6 years, 11 months ago)

The Mini Modular Rack Principle (MiniMRP), standardized in ARINC 836, is a design and modular component solution for avionics systems that distributes avionics throughout the aircraft in smaller, lighter package configurations -- reducing avionics packaging space up to 40%!

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Safety Certification Key to Sharing the Sky for Avionics and UAVs

Nov 15, 2017 2:00PM EDT (7 years ago)

Drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), or whatever you wish to call them are everywhere. Your neighbor probably has one. But, are they safe enough to share the airspace with manned aircraft like commercial passenger platforms and even small business jets? Not reall...

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Increasing the Level of Reliability of Deployed Software Defined Radios

Nov 14, 2017 2:00PM EDT (7 years ago)

As SDRs are increasingly being used in remotely deployed applications, a critical gap has emerged in how a remote operator of a Software Defined Radio can ensure the device is functioning and has not exceeded critical operational and environmental parameters. With this gap in mind, new tools are bei...

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Certifying COTS Hardware and Software for Modern Avionics

Nov 07, 2017 2:00PM EDT (7 years ago)

Certification standards bodies on both sides of the Atlantic are becoming more open to certifying commercial--off--the--shelf (COTS) hardware and software as designers of these systems show evidence Design Assurance Level (DAL) A in their solutions. These developments are enabled by standards suc...

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Reducing SWaP in RF and Microwave Designs for EW, SIGINT, and Radar Applications

Sep 29, 2017 2:00PM EDT (7 years, 1 month ago)

Reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements are affecting every area of military designs especially RF and microwave solutions for electronic warfare (EW), signals intelligence (SIGINT), and radar applications. This E-cast of industry experts will cover how military electronics designers are...

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Enabling Multifunctional Electronic Warfare Systems

Sep 28, 2017 2:00PM EDT (7 years, 1 month ago)

Traditionally the electronic warfare (EW) market has been flavored with customized systems and stovepipe technology based on closed architectures. Yet as adversary's threats become more sophisticated, the pressure has mounted on designers to create multifunctional EW systems that can adapt and respo...

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Solving Real Time Direction Finding and Spectrum Monitoring with Software Defined Radios

Sep 20, 2017 2:00PM EDT (7 years, 2 months ago)

As the variety and complexity of communication systems in the modern RF battlefield increase, the need to quickly design, deploy and field upgrade spectrum monitoring and direction finding solutions becomes paramount. Software Defined Radio (SDR) platforms for these applications need to cover wide f...

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