The growing deployment of single board computers in military systems brings with it a number of engineering challenges.

We discuss the C4ISR/EW [Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance/Electronic Warfare] Interoperability (VICTORY) initiative and its application on JLTV.

John McHale with Military Embedded Systems discusses radiation testing and qualification requirements for defense and space agencies are getting tougher and embracing TOR standards.

As the need for data security increases, the need to support both encrypted data and less sensitive data within the same system is also on the rise.

Jerry Gipper of VITA Technologies describes the broad range of challenges from security to scheduling aerospace and defense applications must support.

The aerospace and defense embedded COTS market has started to see whole new classes of small and ultra-small line-replaceable unit (LRU) offerings.

Aaron Frank and Jacob Sealander discuss meeting SWaP targets of traditional ISR platforms.

We discuss the defense and aerospace rugged-systems market's thermal management and processing power demands.