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Military & Aerospace Electronics

Thermal-Management Techniques Take-on the Heat

It's nearly impossible to use power efficiently enough to eliminate waste heat altogether. Enhancing efficiency can help reduce waste heat -- but only to a degree.

10/27/2022
Military Embedded Systems

Reducing SWaP in the Field with a USB-based Hardware Security Module

Digital keys are a core concept in establishing secure networks, one as relevant in a data center application as it is at the edge of the tactical battlefield.

10/17/2022
insight.tech

Next-Gen Processors and Virtualization Cut SWaP Tradeoffs

Today, increasing demand for functionality in modern aircraft is driving a critical need for virtualized avionics systems that combine separate capabilities into a single ruggedized and compact computer.

10/07/2021
Aerospace & Defense Technology

Designing Rugged SWaP-Optimized MOSA Solutions for UUVs

As the U.S. Navy increases its investment in its fleet of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUV), suppliers of rugged commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) subsystems, providing solutions for mission computers, network switches, and routers, and data storage are meeting the needs of these unique platforms.

05/01/2021
Military & Aerospace Electronics

The Dawn of Military 3D-Printing

Additive manufacturing, also called 3D printing, is having an influence on military logistics, and helps supply personnel get replacement parts where and when they’re needed — even on the front lines.

06/30/2020
Military Embedded Systems

Optimizing Multicore Architectures for Safety-Critical Applications

Bringing the benefits of multicore processors to safety-critical systems is challenging. Read how Curtiss-Wright and Green Hills Software are up to the challenge.

03/12/2019
Air Beat

SWaP-Optimized: The Right Way to Add Advanced Surveillance Capabilities to Rotorcraft

Making the modern video equipment work together with the platform’s legacy systems can be costly and complex. The time and effort needed to integrate a myriad of legacy and modern video formats and resolutions can both add program risk and delay deployment.

10/31/2018
Military & Aerospace Electronics

Smaller, Faster, Stronger

Courtney Howard looks at how military and aerospace requirements demand greater strength, speed, and capabilities in smaller form factors.

03/01/2018