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Time to Move to 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorders

Time to Move to 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorders

Today, in the U.S., cockpit voice recorders (CVR) used on commercial aircraft are only required to capture and store two hours of audio information. After two hours, the most recent information is lost when the CVR, due its limited storage capacity, records over the previous cockpit conversations.

02/12/2024
Rugged SOSA-aligned 6U VPX Embedded Computing Module Introduced by Curtiss-Wright

Rugged SOSA-aligned 6U VPX Embedded Computing Module Introduced by Curtiss-Wright

The CHAMP-XD4 features dual Intel Xeon D-2700 processors, and is for demanding intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissonce (ISR) system architectures.

01/02/2024
The Future of High-Performance Embedded Computing

The Future of High-Performance Embedded Computing

Much of the innovation in high-performance embedded computing starts with microprocessors.

10/24/2023
100-Gigabit Ethernet Done Right

100-Gigabit Ethernet Done Right

COTS suppliers have focused on increasing connectivity speeds within and between systems for decades, following the introduction of the VPX standard.

08/31/2023
Avionics International

Open or Out: U.S. Military Requirements for Modular Open Systems Architectures

Now that the Army has chosen its preferred Future Long Range Assault Aircraft in Bell’s V-280 advanced tiltrotor, the race is on to populate it with mission systems that will allow the machine to operate through adversaries’ sophisticated air defense systems.

03/21/2023
Understanding GCIA

Understanding GCIA: A Paradigm Shift for Establishing an Overall Ground-combat Vehicle Architecture

The U.S. Army has long pursued a standardized infrastructure and architecture for ground-combat vehicle hardware and networking.

02/16/2023
25-Hour Cockpit Voice/Data Recorder is First to Combine Data Acquisition, RIPS, and Integrated Quick Access Recorder

25-Hour Cockpit Voice/Data Recorder is First to Combine Data Acquisition, RIPS, and Integrated Quick Access Recorder

Designed for use on defense and commercial aircraft, the new Fortress® Crash Survivable Recorder has received UK CAA TSO certification.

01/19/2023
NASA SLS Artemis Rocket Space

Curtiss-Wright Congratulates NASA on Historic First Launch of the Space Launch System Rocket

Curtiss-Wright data acquisition units capture critical test flight data on the SLS rocket boosters, core stage, upper stage and the Orion crew module

11/16/2022