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Coding standards — are they necessary?
CODE QUALITY BLOG: As cyberwarfare becomes increasingly part of the norm, many, if not most, military embedded systems are safety- and/or security-critical in nature. To combat this increasing risk, it only makes sense that military systems should be constructed following some of the industry’s most rigorous software development standards to ensure their safe, secure, and functionally accurate operation. Following these standards offers a double benefit. Not only does it reduce safety and security risk, but it also reduces cost. Software development standards improve maintainability, upgradability, reusability, and testability, delivering long-term benefits especially given the typical life span of these systems.
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The emergence of software-defined radar technology
Radar technology has been undergoing a period of resurgence driven by the demand for high-powered, cost-effective, compact technology for military and commercial applications. This has also led to the re-evaluation of how technology should be used to achieve robust and economical radar solutions. Further, groundbreaking technology such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), autonomous cars, as [...]
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Using a hardware root of trust to decode software security
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? – “who will guard the guardians?” – is a question as old as the Roman Empire. This question, with its underlying bearing on trust in general, is still relevant today. And it is directly applicable to computer systems.
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The drone era is upon us
From the moment an autonomous car gave Weather channel celebrity Jim Cantore a lift to the stage to start his keynote address to the xPonential audience to his introduction of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator Michael Huerta, the message of the event was clear: Drones are going to be part of our daily lives sooner [...]
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The key to identifying the next big threat: Data analytics & cybersecurity
There is currently a lot of buzz about the convergence of data analytics and cybersecurity. This isn’t surprising considering anticipated Internet of Things (IoT) growth. According to Gartner, there are six billion IoT devices in use today—a number expected to grow to 20 billion by 2020. Government agencies including the Department of Defense (DoD) should [...]
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U.S. Navy Fire Scout completes testing amidst Sea-Air-Space exposition
Early this month, the Navy conducted initial testing on the Northrop Grumman-built MQ-8C Fire Scout and gathered with industry leaders to discuss the latest technology at the Sea-Air-Space, the Navy League’s Global Maritime Exposition. The take away for me is that the Navy is actively pursing unmanned in land, air, and sea.
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Open architectures and COTS testing hot topics among embedded computing suppliers at European avionics event
MUNICH, Germany. Discussions on safety certification and COTS open architectures for testing equipment were of most interest to embedded computing suppliers attending the Aviation Electronics Europe show and its sister conference the Avionics & Space Testing Expo -- both held this week in Munich.
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Unmanned aircraft certification challenges
The industry understands how to enable safety certification for manned aircraft – fixed and rotary, commercial and military – but enabling such reliability on unmanned platforms remains a challenge.
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Simulation technology software wins scientist major NAVSEA award
Naval officials awarded Dr. Mary Ann Cummings the 2016 Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Scientist of the Year Award for the Orchestrated Simulation through Modeling (OSM) patented software that is now available to the Department of Defense (DoD) for free.
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Cybersecurity in radar/electronic warfare systems
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is pushing for more security in radar and electronic warfare (EW) systems. “What used to be kind of the split between system integrity or anti-tamper and information assurance really is falling under the same cybersecurity umbrella,” says Shaun McQuaid, director of product management for Mercury Systems’ Embedded Products Group [...]
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