Increasingly, FAA and EASA regulations are requiring that airborne electronics used in military applications meet the DO-254 safety certification standard.

While PC/104 has been around for decades it has never been healthier. Its main advantages have never been more in demand in the military electronics market, especially in unmanned systems.

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.

Rocket Lab selected Curtiss-Wright's rugged, modular Space COTS Acra KAM-500 Data Acquisition Unit for the Electron Launch Vehicle. Read more here!

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

Courtney Howard with Military & Aerospace Electronics discusses with industry experts dual use technologies used in manned and unmanned aircraft.

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.

Mike Southworth discusses the combination of today’s latest COTS hardware and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) modernization initiatives.