No military embedded system can function until its software development and testing phases are put through rigorous test and development cycles. Military applications put extreme demands on both. This section is devoted to covering trends in operating systems, ruggedized test and security assurance. Articles here focus on EMI/RFI, shock and vibration testing and mitigation, cooling, HALT/HASS and a host of other hardware and software test-related technologies.
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SSDs, Memory Modules and Storage Architectures
Virtualization and I/O Acceleration Fuel ATCA Success
Steve Looby, Director, Product Management, SANBlaze Technology
May 2013
Though created for telecom initially, ATCA has won itself a strong niche in the military market. One of ATCA’s primary attractions is its ability to squeeze generous amounts ofRead More...
Past Articles
Advances in Smart Munitions and Small UAV Payloads
Smart Munitions and Small UAVs Wrestle with SWaP Hurdles
Jeff Child, Editor-in-Chief
April 2013
Smart munitions and small UAV payloads both share an increasing appetite for highly integrated, low-power embedded computing. Selecting the right embedded electronics and embeddedRead More...
Annual EOL and Component Obsolescence Directory
Resources Abound to Mitigate the Growing Obsolescence Challenge
Jeff Child, Editor-in-Chief
March 2013
With the military being such a small part of the overall electronics market, it has long been at the mercy of the major drivers of computing and semiconductor technology. ThoseRead More...
Anti-Tamper and Security for Electronics
Hardware and Software Work Together to Secure Systems
Christine Van De Graaf, Sr. Product Strategy Manager, Lilee Systems
February 2013
Connected technologies and solutions are becoming ever-more prevalent across many markets. This includes some of the most sensitive and vital infrastructure applications in public,Read More...
Anti-Tamper and Security for Electronics
Cryptographic Technology Assures Supply Chain Security
Richard Newell, Senior Principal Product Architect and Ming-Hoe Kiu, Senior Software Manager, Microsemi
February 2013
The counterfeiting of electronic devices has become a real problem in recent years. This fraudulent activity has affected high-value components where the highest profit can be made.Read More...
Rackmount Blade Servers Meet Defense Needs
Rackmount Servers Bulk Up for Diverse Military Uses
Jeff Child, Editor-in-Chief
January 2013
Compute density has become the mantra for many military systems. To meet such needs, a rackmount system architecture has lots of advantages. Blade server based computing solutionsRead More...
Rackmount Blade Servers Meet Defense Needs
ATCA Virtualization Meets Military Recording/Playback Needs
Steve Looby, Director, Product Management, SANBlaze Technology
January 2013
Real-time data acquisition and recording is a key part of numerous military applications such as radars, radio, wireless or virtually any task that involves digitizing analogRead More...
Open Architecture Computing in Airborne Platforms
High-Density Computing Enables Advances in Airborne Surveillance Systems
Jim Renehan, Director of Marketing, Trenton Systems
December 2012
Surveillance aircraft like the RC-135V/W require an enormous amount of computational horsepower and system design flexibility to fulfill the airborne platform’s critical mission.Read More...
Soldier and Vehicle Mounted Comms and Networking
Initiatives Come Together for Solider and Vehicle Mounted Comms
Jeff Child, Editor-in-Chief
November 2012
Under the broad umbrella of network-centric operations, the DoD continues to aim toward a goal of full interoperable operations. The segment of that involving outfitting groundRead More...
Training and Simulation Technology
Training and Simulation Systems Leverage PC Processing
Jeff Child, Editor-in-Chief
October 2012
Gone now are the days when it took a large multiboard chassis’ worth of electronics to drive a military training and simulation system. In the past several years, the trend has comeRead More...
