COTS suppliers are more frequently being called upon to help users address rapidly expanding requirements for anti-tamper (AT) and cybersecurity or information assurance (IA) capabilities.

Curtiss-Wright to Add Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) Support to its TrustedCOTS Data Security Solutions.

PacStar’s field-proven products, technical expertise, integration, test and certification experience in deployed and fixed baseband networking systems based on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment provide U.S. Army tactical teams with a one-stop shop for CSfC solutions.

We discuss the groundbreaking SWaP-C reduction for processor and network switch systems are enabling UAS and UGV platforms to expand their mission capabilities.

Thanks to its longevity and modularity, the PC/104 standard continues to be popular with military system designers, especially, as their size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements continue to shrink.

David Jedynak discusses how COTS technology enables military navigators use GPS.

William Wong with Electronic Design discusses how cooling is always a challenge in rugged embedded applications, especially military applications.

John Keller with Military & Aerospace Electronics considers how virtual-machine technology, fast interconnects, innovative thermal-management techniques, and modular architectures bring data-center power to embedded computing.