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Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2008
Ron Storm |
COTS Power Supplies: The Solution or the Starting Point? With the proliferation of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products being offered for military use since the 1990s, it is all too easy to be lulled into believing that COTS products are always the most economical. That is not always true.   |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2006 |
Rugged VME Power Supply for Mission-Critical Applications Behlman Electronics' VME-1000 power supplies offer low-cost COTS and modified COTS solutions for VME-based mission-critical applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2004
David Johnson |
Let's be Open About COTS Building complex military systems from commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components is a great idea, but does it work? |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2004
Dave Garcia |
COTS Systems Streamline Costs for Military Suppliers An adroit military supplier would do well to focus on the areas that are central to its strategy and then streamline its business by outsourcing the non-value-added processes to trusted partners. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2004
Michael Long |
Military Power Systems: Smaller and Smarter Increases in equipment density and the need for an easier maintenance and versatility are causing changes in the designs of chassis and power systems for military electronic systems. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2007
John Keller |
Cost-Sensitive Military Pressures Power Supply Makers to Shrink and Ruggedize COTS Devices Manufacturers of power electronics for military and aerospace applications say they are under pressure to shrink device size and keep a lid on prices, as well as to ruggedize and integrate off-the-shelf components. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2007
John McHale |
Customizing to Their Needs Commercial off-the-shelf technologies have streamlined components in defense applications, but some mission-critical situations call for products that must be designed from the ground up to aid war fighters on the battlefield. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2006
John Keller |
Could RoHS Mean the End of COTS as we Know it? The electronics industry's move away from using solders containing lead is setting up a clash between private industry, both here and in Europe, and the U.S. military that may well lead to the end of the COTS era as we have come to know it. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2005
Coble & Dela Garza |
Can optoelectronics go from practical to tactical? Many automakers have already begun to deploy optoelectronics into their automotive systems in sensors, dashboard displays, motion and position sensing. Such technologies may find their way into military and aerospace products. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005
Estro Vitantonio |
Military and aerospace component manufacturers learn from the commercial market Military and commercial component suppliers traditionally have done business in different ways. Not so much anymore, however. And the changes are all for the better. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2006 |
U.S. Navy solidifies use of Behlman power supplies on MK-119 warships The U.S. Navy has elected to continue its use of power supply systems from Behlman Electronics Inc. for its MK-119 fire-control systems aboard Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyers. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2005
Peter Cavill |
COTS: The Reality The prognosis for COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) solutions in the defense market is positive. Where potentially damaging geographical divergences existed, a new unity of vision is becoming apparent. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2008
John McHale |
Misunderstanding of COTS can hurt the military, says embedded computer expert Commercial off-the-shelf military embedded suppliers have done well in recent years, but many misperceptions still remain about the term COTS and how it affects the final product deployed to troops in the field |
National Defense
April 2004
Sandra I. Erwin |
Army Struggles to Maintain Ground Vehicle Fleet Facing a $12 billion tab to repair and replace vehicles and equipment damaged in combat operations, the Army expects to both reassess funding priorities and take a hard look at its logistics and maintenance practices. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2005
Ben Ames |
Power electronics drive next-generation vehicles From electric-drive ships to hybrid Humvees, military vehicles that rely on electric motors will soon rely on advanced power electronics to handle huge voltages in their drive trains. Designers of military vehicles, in fact, see electric power as the next great frontier. |
National Defense
July 2007
Stew Magnuson |
Army Learns Tough Lessons From Armed Helicopter Letdown The price tag that the Army initially had estimated for its Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter has doubled. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2006
John Keller |
The Re-Emergence of Mil-Spec Technology We've seen the end of extremes that have marked the COTS movement over the past decade, thanks to the often-painful real-world lessons learned from military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
Food Engineering
July 1, 2005
Joy LePree |
2005 Replacement Parts and Components Trends Survey: Speed It Up! Food processors speak out about the importance of faster replacement parts delivery, offering a recipe of actions that suppliers could take to make them more satisfied customers. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2006
Mike Macpherson |
Embedded COTS computing suppliers must understand the concept of Evolutionary Acquisition System planners need partners who will develop products that align with their product development schedules so that they can bring out new technologies at the appropriate increments. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2008
John McHale |
COTS Integration and Acquisition is Focus of Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum Dr. Stephen M. Jarrett, chief technologist of the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWAR) will discuss solutions to COTS integration challenges and other issues facing defense COTS electronics designers. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2004 |
Product Applications Lockheed Martin tests helicopters with VMETRO recorder... Air Force tests engines with MTI... General Dynamics picks Agilent to test Mars rovers... Navy warships use Behlman power supply... etc. |
Insurance & Technology
October 6, 2006 |
The Top 10 Challenges Here's what keeps insurance company CIOs up at night: Making IT more relevant to the business... Developing a long-term strategy... etc. |
