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Gates open to COTS vendors: Considering the shifting landscape
Editor’s note: Many in the mil embedded industry might be walking on egg shells or focused on negatives possibilities in the aftermath of SECDEF Robert Gates’ proposed defense budget. However, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing’s (CWCEC’s) Lynn Patterson isn’t one of them. During our long-distance interview, the VP and general manager for modular solutions says the shifts will bring COTS to the forefront a...
preview: http://www.vmecritical.com   date: 06/17/2009 |

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Gates open to DoD budget reform
In a highly unorthodox move, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates released his 2010 DoD budget proposal geared for President Obama before the President himself sent his proposal to Congress. This was done with Obama’s full blessing as a means to establish full disclosure to the American public – and to send a signal to Congress and the long-standing “defense establishment” that we’re not going to see business as u...
preview: http://www.vmecritical.com   date: 04/20/2009 |

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Intel Architecture: All set for high-performance military embedded signal processing applications
Historically, processors from the PowerPC family, now known as Power Architecture processors, have been the dominant choice for implementing Digital Signal Processing (DSP) in high-performance embedded military applications that take advantage of open-system COTS products. Today, however, beginning with Intel Core i7 dual-core processors, low-power, high-performance Intel Architecture processor technology provides, for the first time, an...
preview: http://www.mil-embedded.com   date: 02/15/2010 |

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Leveraging rugged SFFs to power wearable technology
Mounting a full-function computer on a person takes the right blend of miniaturization and ruggedization, along with a vision for functionality and usability. This application shows the technology and thinking behind a wearable unit used in today's military programs.
preview: http://www.mil-embedded.com   date: 03/20/2009 |

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Meeting the challenges of portable military devices with low-power design techniques
Today's portable military devices have strict requirements when it comes to Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP), which can make designing a field-appropriate device very challenging. A successful low-power mil-spec design with extended runtime is possible; however, designers must focus on specific feature and component selection, utilize careful hardware management, and select power-efficient displays and software.
preview: http://www.mil-embedded.com   date: 03/20/2009 |

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MicroTCA's role expands in modern battlefields
Even against military embedded mainstays CompactPCI and VME and the up-and-coming VPX, MicroTCA is proving itself a powerful design option in harsh environments with: high bandwidth in a small form factor and proven ruggedness, multicore support, and high availability. Additionally, standards development is fueling MicroTCA's rapid movement as a military design choice from command centers to shelters to the battlefield.
preview: http://www.mil-embedded.com   date: 03/20/2009 |

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