Working with ESA – leading in turn to a key contribution to the IXV spaceplane – was the catalyst to help turn one Irish firm into a full-fledged space solution company, whose customers today include NASA, SpaceX, Boeing and Airbus Defence and Space.

J.R. Wilson with Military & Aerospace Electronics considers how Passive sensor systems may be ready to come into their own, as high-performance embedded computing technology becomes powerful enough to handle massive computing loads.

Courtney Howard with Military & Aerospace Electronics discusses with industry experts dual use technologies used in manned and unmanned aircraft.

Marc Couture discussed the role of FPGAs in cognitive EW.

While VPX offers many advantages, military system developers should consider the hybrid form factor approach. Small form factor technologies like COMe Compact, Mini PCIe and PC/104 provide a lot of flexibility, especially when combined.

Kevin Rooney discusses common issues such as waterproofing, operating in extended temperature ranges, readability challenges, and glare with rugged LCD mission displaying.

J.R. Wilson with Military & Aerospace Electronics describes how adapting different EO/IR sensors to work together can become greater than the sum of their parts.

John Keller with Military & Aerospace Electronics considers how virtual-machine technology, fast interconnects, innovative thermal-management techniques, and modular architectures bring data-center power to embedded computing.