Multiple eVTOL aircraft developers from America and Europe have come to Curtiss-Wright seeking rugged COTS hardware to be used for prototyping as they develop their new aircraft platforms for production.

A new aircraft development program wanted to deploy the most modern avionics systems available to ensure the aircraft could compete against the newest on the market.

This white paper looks at the motivations behind introducing requirements for some form of flight recorders, what options are available and discusses what may be the best choice.

As unmanned vehicles become more powerful and complex, their electronics payloads must adapt to match new mission objectives. This often forces aerospace and defense system integrators to push for reductions in size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C).

We examine the 2019 tri-services memo regarding MOSA and what open standards such as SOSA, FACE, and VICTORY mean for today’s military programs.

Using the same cable for both power and data means that power can be delivered to devices without having to wire new circuits or requiring a separate transformer that converts AC power to DC.

Despite the current budget woes of defense departments, the demand continues for delivering more performance and improved functionality from rugged computers and communications subsystems to fulfill mission requirements.

This case study describes how a rotorcraft manufacturer upgraded its existing flight data recorders with one designed to accommodate enhanced data acquisition needs and meet current and upcoming regulations.

This case study describes how an operator of a 5th generation fighter found room to install aircraft monitoring instrumentation to help examine performance and rapidly identify any future issues.

This white paper discusses the details of the requirements for an FDR, how they can be built and how Wi-Fi-enabled aircraft can be used to stream FDR data.

In this white paper, Mike Southworth examines the pros and cons of both fiber optic and copper networking technology for today’s military and aerospace applications.

Andrew McCoubrey explores the causes of latency in embedded Ethernet networks and how networking features can be used to manage and reduce it.