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Vendor backing grows for the emerging FACE standard
Avionics vendors – hardware and software – share an enthusiasm for the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Technical Standard, which promotes a common operating environment with reuse of software capabilities across multiple Department of Defense (DoD) avionics systems. This enthusiasm continues to grow as does participation within the FACE consortium – run by the Open Group – as the version 3.0 of the standard is soon to be released. The long -term life-cycle cost savings enabled by reuse standards such as FACE are changing the face of the DoD the procurement process for embedded computing solutions.
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AI in safety-certification efforts evolving
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to change the way technology progresses, if created and developed properly to fit the needs of the industry. For avionics suppliers, it’s a tricky field, with years of research and development (R&D) ahead of them to develop AI solutions focused on easing the safety-certification process. “I believe artificial intelligence [...]
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Streamlining the aircraft safety-certification process
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and the aviation industry are working towards streamlining the certification process for manned and unmanned aircraft with the goal of addressing the technical challenges and reducing the cost of certifying aircraft. “The FAA has come up with some guidance, but for us in [...]
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Hypersonic weapons demand longer-range radars and space-based sensors for detection
A blisteringly fast threat that requires longer-range radars and space-based sensors looms on the horizon in the form of hypersonic vehicles and missiles. Busting out of Earth’s lower orbit requires hypersonic vehicles to reach speeds in excess of Mach 5 (about 3,836 mph) and, at hypersonic speeds, they take an absolute beating from the air [...]
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Securing the supply chain
Recently, I had the privilege of addressing the delegates at the Embedded Tech Trends (ETT) industry forum [in San Diego January 28-29]. I spoke about what we at Abaco see as one of the most pressing concerns for our industry, and one that we take extremely seriously: The issue is one of ensuring the absolute [...]
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PODCAST: Countering complex battlefield threats, faster DoD acquisition process, game-changing artificial intelligence, rugged computing advances
Lessons learned in combat situations like Ukraine and anti-access area denial (A2/AD) environments have given U.S. defense planners a better understanding of the technological capabilities of near peer adversaries such as Russia and China, how the U.S. falls behind these threats, and an understanding of how they can catch up by leveraging technology such as [...]
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Artificial Intelligence Timeline
1940s-1950: Alan Turing cracked the German’s Enigma Machine encryption during WWII; and, in 1950, Turing says that computer programs could be taught to think like humans. He develops the “Turing Test” to put a computer’s behavior to the test to determine if it has “human intelligence;” it’s still used today. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASfAPOiq_eQ;w=529&h=472] [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtRLmL70TH0;w=529&h=472] 1956: John McCarthy, [...]
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Top 10 cybersecurity stories of 2018
The top cyber security stories of 2018 covered the use of blockchain in embedded systems, supply chain security, RISC-V in FPGAs, quantum computing, and more. Check them out below: Using RISC-V in FPGAs for strategic defense systems Blockchain for embedded systems Ready or not, the quantum computing revolution is here VME lives! Mars, methodologies, and [...]
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Top military embedded blogs & columns of 2018
Our most popular columns, blogs, and guest blogs on Mil-Embedded.com from 2018 were penned by guest bloggers from VITA, Red Hat, TE Connectivity, and by our editorial staff on subjects such as artificial intelligence, fighter jets and the kill web, blockchain, unmanned industry jobs, and more. Military AI/machine learning speeds decision-making and efficiency for warfighters [...]
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Top 10 avionics stories of 2018
The top Avionics stories for 2018 covered flight control tech for unmanned aircraft, compliance with the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) initiative, avionics connectors, glass cockpits, and more. Check them out below. Flight control technology key to lighter, stealthier UAVs Military avionics get sleek with digital glass cockpit instruments and panoramic displays Toward safety and [...]
Ricardo Camacho, LDRA
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Chris Cummins, Abaco Systems
John McHale, Editorial Director
John McHale, Editorial Director
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor