COTS Journal - December 2011 
VME and VPX Data Storage Solutions Face Airborne Challenges

 Developing mission-critical data storage is hard enough on the ground. Add in the complex requirements of VME-and VPX-based airborne systems, and the game changes dramatically.

Defense Tech Briefs - October 2011
Five Approaches to Cooling Military Electronics

Seventy-one degrees C is the temperature of a steak done medium-well. It is also the temperature of an oven used to test thermal characteristics of military electronics. Electronic components in the COTS industry often have temperature limits of 85°C, leaving 14°C of thermal potential to move the heat generated by the components away. Among various cooling approaches, the correct solution for your application depends on meeting your requirements at the lowest possible cost and complexity.

Connecting Industry - Electronics - August 30, 2011
Individually addressable drives

Curtiss Wright Controls Defense Solutions, considers how next generation Network Attached Storage devices are ideally suited to the defence market, to provide speed and capacity for data intensive needs

VMEbus & Critical Systems - Summer 2011
VME mingles with VPX/OpenVPX: It's all about the hybrid In an exclusive interview with VME and Critical Systems, Curtiss Wright Controls Defense Solutions CTO, Curtis Reichenfeld, speaks on the hybrid evolution of VME and VPX/OpenVPX, and gives some insight into where VME is headed.

Military Embedded Systems - Jul/Aug 2011
A new chapter in secure "Data at Rest" using cryptography - Crypto keys bolt the door and secure sensitive Data at Rest Cryptography has evolved over many years to prevent unauthorized access to communications, whether the information was transported by courier, teletype, radio waves, or the Internet. Its use in protecting information on computer storage devices is a relatively new and rapidly evolving cryptographic technology.

Military Embedded Systems - May 2011
Designing and testing for reliability: Ruggedizing vetronics to survive Vetronics system designers adapt to ruggedization requirements: Design For Reliability (DFR) with RGT/SRT and MEMA testing and SWaP-C/thermal success through metal matrix composite enclosures help COTS systems/subsystems make the grade.

COTS Journal - May 2011
Open Standards and Phased Approach Benefit Ground Vehicle Modernization There's a myriad of cost, development time and interoperability benefits to taking a more modular approach to military vehicle system upgrades. New open standards help smooth the way.

COTS Journal - April 2011
Advanced Composite Technology Boosts Chassis Thermal Performance The growing need to bring down size, weight and power in military systems is pushing the limits of traditional chassis designs and materials. A new composite approach offers a way to get better thermal performance than is offered by traditional aluminum enclosure designs. (p. 38)

Defense Tech Briefs - February 2011
When the going gets tough... Ruggedization strategies to meet SWaP and performance needs within harsh military environments

COTS Journal - February 2011
Power supply standard eases VPX system design efforts Ruggedized military electronic systems require reliable power supplies. Standardized VITA 62 VPX power supplies ease VITA 46 system designs while facilitating the overall maintenance and support concept of VPX.

VMEbus & Critical Systems - December 2010
Too Cool New patent-pending CoolWall chassis sandwiches alloys and takes the heat beyond the competition.

VMEbus & Critical Systems - Winter 2010
ANSI/VITA 65 - The ins and outs of OpenVPX chassis selection The recently ratified ANSI/VITA 65 (OpenVPX) standard includes recommended profiles for development chassis including key areas such as power supply outputs and chassis cooling. Together with a variety of standard OpenVPX backplane profiles, this enables chassis vendors to offer standard development chassis that better match the needs of subsystem developers. Bob explores the criteria for development chassis selection and OpenVPX-compliant cooling, power profiles, and backplanes. Serial fabric protocols and OpenVPX chassis deployment are also examined.

COTS Journal - August 2010
Power Supplies Move toward System-Level Thinking Highly integrated power supplies are changing the landscape of military electronic systems. The combination of ruggedness and smarts provides system designers the tools for rapid system development.

VMEbus & Critical Systems - Summer 2010
Matching up compatible OpenVPX backplanes and modules VITA 65 (OpenVPX) aims to solve VPX's (VITA 46's) interoperability dilemmas, but an understanding of the new OpenVPX and how to mix and match modules and backplanes is an important first step in using this ANSI-ratified standard.

Military Embedded Systems - July/August 2010
UAV System Architectures: the next evolution Network-centricity and recent advances in high-speed serial fabric technologies, along with legacy device bridging methodologies, enable highly flexible UAV system architectures to meet the rapidly changing demands of the 21st century battlefield, while shortening time-to-market and mitigating risks.

RTC Magazine - June 2010
A Call to ARMs: Auto Industry Quality Standards Provide Path to SWAP-C Reductions For a whole new emerging class of rugged and mobile systems where power, heat and compact size are critical considerations, the ARM architecture offers a wide range of flexibility for use in SoCs that can meet the tough demands of such applications.

Military Embedded Systems - May 2010
Network Attached Storage expands data storage and security on military platforms The pervasive use of standard network fabrics such as Ethernet on military platforms has joined with recent cost and density improvements in solid-state non-volatile memory, fueling significant growth in demand for Networked Attached Storage (NAS) devices the past couple of years.

Military & Aerospace Electronics - May 2010
Power is paramount Warfighters in the field rely on novel power electronics to drive mission-critical systems.

Military Embedded Systems - Nov/Dec 2009
High-voltage power distribution enhances platform modernization The new generation of ground-based vehicles has moved away from the traditional 28 VDC power generation and distribution systems to high-voltage systems of typically 610 VDC, achieving great savings in space, weight, cost, and efficiency.

Military & Aerospace Electronics - Dec 2009
Secure information storage Military and aerospace equipment designers have a wealth of options available to fill the ever-increasing need for secure data storage in the field.