Aircraft data acquisition technology continues to evolve with more modularity, increased processing power and real time air-to-ground transfer capabilities alongside increasing proliferation of engine, aircraft system and airframe component sensors.

Paul Davis from Curtiss-Wright looks at the NSA-approved two-layer encryption approach which slashes cost and development time.

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.

New rugged DTS1 network attached storage (NAS) subsystem stores 2 TB; supports optional AES-256 encryption for secure data-at-rest.

New Fortress HUMS ED-112A compliant Cockpit Voice and Flight Data Recorder features integrated Health and Usage Monitoring System in a single 13 Lb. box.

Rugged 3U CHAMP-XD1 and 6U CHAMP-XD2 OpenVPX modules feature thermal interconnects optimized to take full advantage of new Intel Xeon processors.

Mike Slonosky discusses the architects and integrators challenges as customers implement increasing requirements for safety- and security-critical applications.