Military Embedded Systems - 2018 Resource Guide (September 2018, Vol. 14, No. 6)

Summary

This September 2018 edition of the Military Embedded Systems Resource Guide covers defense electronics market trends, technological advances in military hardware and software, and emerging standards. Key topics include U.S. attack submarine fleet sonar and COTS upgrades, cybersecurity challenges in SATCOM and supply chains, thermal management and heat-dissipation techniques for next-generation processors, and mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) communication via self-interference cancellation. It also provides a comprehensive directory and profile index of embedded hardware, software, avionics, and test solutions.

Page 1 - Cover

Military Embedded Systems 2018 RESOURCE GUIDE September 2018 | Volume 14 | Number 6 MIL-EMBEDDED.COM

Highlights:

John McHale: Healthy defense electronics market (P 7)
Technology Update: Tackling Moore’s Law (P 9)
Market Analysis: Defense Electronics Overview (P 18)
Special Report: Helping next-gen chips keep cool (P 28)
U.S. attack submarine fleet expands and gets sonar, COTS upgrades (P 22)
Taking military communication to the next level with SIC (P 36)
No room for compromise in supply chain security: New DoD initiative establishes benchmark for strategic ICT sourcing – By Phil Gallagher, Avnet (P 42)
2018 Resource Guide (P 46)

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Page 4 - Table of Contents

Military Embedded Systems - September 2018 | Volume 14 | Number 6

MARKET ANALYSIS: Defense Electronics Overview 18 - Electronics funding for radar, electronic warfare, C4ISR continues to rise (By John McHale, Editorial Director)

SPECIAL REPORT: Shipboard Electronics 22 - U.S. attack submarine fleet expands and gets sonar, COTS upgrades (By Sally Cole, Senior Editor)

Shipboard/Airborne/Vehicle Electronics 28 - Cooling the beast: Heat-dissipation techniques for next-gen processors (By Jeremy Banks, Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions)

MIL TECH TRENDS: Test and Measurement Trends 32 - Test and measurement sector grapples with standardization, complex systems (By Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor)

Tactical Communications 36 - Taking military communication to the next level with SIC (By Joel Brand, Kumu Networks)

INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Managing Supply Chain; Obsolescence; Counterfeit Parts 42 - No room for compromise in supply chain security: New DoD initiative establishes benchmark for strategic ICT sourcing (By Phil Gallagher, Avnet)

PG 46 - RESOURCE GUIDE

COLUMNS: 7 - Editor’s Perspective: Experiencing a healthy defense electronics market (By John McHale) 8 - University Update: Boron arsenide whisks heat away from electronics (By Sally Cole) 9 - Technology Update: Tackling Moore’s Law goal of DARPA initiative (By Mariana Iriarte) 10 - Mil Tech Insider: Advances in switching bring rugged 1/10 GbE networking to embedded platforms (By Mike Southworth) 96 - Blog: Blockchain for embedded systems (Part 2) (By Russ Doty, Red Hat)

DEPARTMENTS: 12 - Defense Tech Wire (By Mariana Iriarte) 98 - Connecting with Mil Embedded (By Mil-Embedded.com Editorial Staff)

ON THE COVER: Top image: Embedded systems on the U.S. attack-submarine fleet need to be secured to protect against SATCOM vulnerabilities. The Virginia-class submarine USS Indiana departs for sea trials. Credit: Huntington Ingalls Industries. Bottom image: A Marine calls instructions to his team during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training mission at Camp Pendleton, California. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba.

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Page 6 - Staff & Advertiser Index

Military Embedded Systems Resource Guide - Staff Directory and Advertiser Index

Advertiser Information (Page Numbers & Titles):

Abaco Systems (99)
ACCES I/O Products (21)
Acromag (25)
Aitech Defense Systems (39)
Behlman Electronics (2)
Cobham Semiconductor Solutions (29)
Elma Electronic (41)
Interface Concept (45)
MilesTek (3)
Mercury Systems (35)
One Stop Systems (11)
Pasternack (31)
Pentek Inc. (100)
Phoenix International (97)
Pico Electronics (37)
Vector Electronics & Technology (40)
VITA Technologies (27)
Wind River Systems (16, 17)
WinSystems Inc. (5)

Events & E-Casts:

AUSA 2018 Annual Meeting & Exposition (Oct 8-10, Washington, DC)
MILCOM 2018 (Oct 29-31, Los Angeles, CA)
E-Cast: Next-Generation Military Radar Tech Outlook (Sponsored by National Instruments and Pentek)

Page 7 - Editor’s Perspective

Experiencing a healthy defense electronics market By John McHale, Editorial Director

Discussion of increased Department of Defense (DoD) budget funding in research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) across radar, electronic warfare (EW), AI, C4ISR, cyber, and unmanned systems. Insights from Frost & Sullivan analysts Brad Curran and Mike Blades discuss acquisition challenges, legacy proprietary systems, and the shift toward open architectures and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components. Announcement of a new monthly electronic newsletter titled ‘Military AI’.

Page 8 - University Update

Boron arsenide whisks heat away from electronics By Sally Cole, Senior Editor

Report on defect-free boron arsenide (BAs) synthesized by UCLA researchers led by Yongjie Hu. The material exhibits thermal conductivity more than three times higher than silicon and copper, exceeding 1,000 W/m-K at room temperature without diamond’s thermal expansion and cost mismatches. The movement of phonons dissipates concentrated hot spots from microprocessors and high-power electronics.

Page 9 - Technology Update

Tackling Moore’s Law goal of DARPA initiative By Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor

Coverage of DARPA’s Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI) summit in July 2018 focusing on materials/integration (3DSoC, FRANC), architectures (SDH, DSSoC), and design (IDEA, POSH). Highlights neuromorphic circuit architectures with biomimetic memristors developed by HRL Laboratories, and open-source hardware verification frameworks.

Page 10 - Mil Tech Insider

Advances in switching bring rugged 1/10 GbE networking to embedded platforms By Mike Southworth, Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions

Examination of next-generation rugged embedded switches supporting 10 Gbps Ethernet over copper and fiber optic lines to handle uncompressed HD ISR feeds. Compares Layer 2 switching vs. Layer 3 routing switches and dedicated routers, highlighting Cisco’s Embedded Services Switch (ESS) technology with IEEE-1588 precision timing and MACsec encryption.

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Page 12 - Defense Tech Wire (News)

Defense Industry News Roundup:

GaN ground radar now operational for Marine Corps: Delivery of first AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR with Gallium Nitride antenna technology by Northrop Grumman.
EW contract through Harris Corp. gets $400 million ceiling increase: ID/IQ contract for AN/ALQ-211(V)4/9 AIDEWS systems for international F-16 fighters.
Army tasks General Dynamics to upgrade 100 M1A1 Abrams tanks to M1A2 SEPv3 configuration.
U.S. Navy satellite system gets go-ahead for expanded operational use: Strategic Command approves Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) narrowband WCDMA satellite communications.

Page 13 - Defense Tech Wire (News Continued)

Defense Industry News Roundup Continued:

DARPA selects BAE Systems to develop automated cyberdefense tools under Cyber-Hunting at Scale (CHASE) program ($5.2 million contract).
Unmanned battlefield convoys to get prototypes, testing: Lockheed Martin contracted by TARDEC for Expedient Leader Follower (ExLF) program.
Counter-UAS tech the focus of $48.5 million U.S. Navy contract with CACI.
Neuromorphic digital synaptic supercomputer unveiled by IBM, AFRL: ‘Blue Raven’ based on IBM TrueNorth ecosystem delivering 64 million neurons and 16 billion synapses at 40 watts.

Page 14 - Defense Tech Wire (News Continued)

Defense Industry News Roundup Continued:

LONGBOW to deliver radar hardware for Army AH-64E helicopters (Lockheed Martin & Northrop Grumman joint venture).
High-energy laser development ongoing for U.S. Army by Dynetics and partners (100-kilowatt class HEL TVD program).
NATO approves upgraded satellite control software: Viasat’s VISION platform passes First Article System Test (FAST) for UHF SATCOM modernization.
CPI division will replace radomes on USAF B-52 aircraft ($4.1 million contract awarded to Radant Technologies Division).

Page 15 - Defense Tech Wire (News Continued)

Defense Industry News Roundup Continued:

Joint program aims to enable autonomous systems to learn for life: DARPA L2M program awards HRL Laboratories for STELLAR project.
NASA selects 20 research and technology proposals from small businesses under STTR Phase II ($15 million total).
USAF signs $29.8 million contract for KC-135 audio systems sustainment with Orbit Communication Systems.
NAVAIR signs $47 million ManTech contract for heavy-lift helicopter tech support (H-53 program).

Pages 16-17 - Wind River Systems (VxWorks 653)

VXWORKS 653: Bringing Multi-core Systems on All Major Hardware Architectures By Chip Downing, Wind River Systems

Overview of VxWorks 653 open virtualization platform supporting ARM, Intel, and PowerPC architectures. Solves affordability, safety certification (DO-178C, DO-297), standards conformance (ARINC 653, POSIX, FACE, SCA), and legacy migration through robust partitioning and multi-core hardware virtualization assist.

Pages 18-21 - Market Analysis: Defense Electronics Overview

Electronics funding for radar, electronic warfare, C4ISR continues to rise By John McHale, Group Editorial Director

Comprehensive analysis of defense spending trends across radar (AN/TPQ-53, missile defense), electronic warfare (SEWIP Block 2, AN/SLQ-32), C4ISR, cybersecurity, and unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Highlights growing adoption of open architectures, COTS hardware/software, nano/micro drones (FLIR Black Hornet, Soldier Borne Sensor), counter-UAS systems (laser/microwave mitigation, AUDS, CACI Skytracker), and foreign military sales dynamics.

Pages 22-26 - Special Report: Shipboard Electronics & SATCOM Security

U.S. attack submarine fleet expands and gets sonar, COTS upgrades By Sally Cole, Senior Editor (with contributions by John McHale)

Details on the Virginia-class fast attack submarine modernization (including USS Colorado, USS Indiana, and USS South Dakota) utilizing water-backed Large Aperture Bow (LAB) sonar arrays, nonpenetrating photonics masts, and Acoustic Rapid COTS Insertion (A-RCI, AN/BQQ-10). Covers DARPA’s MOCCA program for submarine-UUV acoustic communications.

SATCOM vulnerabilities sidebar: Ruben Santamarta (IOActive) discusses critical cyber vulnerabilities in commercial/military SATCOM infrastructure and airborne/shipboard systems.

Passive Underwater GPS sidebar: University of Illinois and Queensland Brain Institute develop bio-inspired ‘Mantis Cam’ polarization sensors for underwater navigation without GPS.

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Pages 28-30 - Special Report: Thermal Management

Cooling the beast: Heat-dissipation techniques for next-gen processors By Jeremy Banks, Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions

Examination of thermal density challenges in modern FPGAs and multi-core processors. Compares conduction cooling (CC) and air cooling (AC) against Air Flow Through (AFT / VITA 48.8) architectures. Experimental data shows AFT with aluminum frames achieving lower junction temperatures (95.8°C) than conduction-cooled aluminum (108.5°C) and copper (99.2°C) frames for 90W FPGA dissipation.

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Pages 32-35 - Mil Tech Trends: Test and Measurement

Test and measurement sector grapples with standardization, complex systems By Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor

Analysis of the DoD Automatic Test Systems (ATS) Master Plan 2017. Industry experts from Astronics Systems, National Instruments (NI), Keysight Technologies, and Ball Systems discuss transitioning from legacy VXI/boxed instruments to modular PXI architectures, software reuse, test program sets (TPSs), and cybersecurity for test data.

Pages 36-41 - Mil Tech Trends: Tactical Communications (SIC & MANETs)

Taking military communication to the next level with SIC By Joel Brand, Kumu Networks

Technical examination of Self-Interference Cancellation (SIC) technology in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANETs). SIC enables in-band full-duplex operation and simultaneous transmission/reception (‘listen while talking’) across adjacent channels without bulky analog filters, solving frequency-hopping and throughput bottlenecks.

Pages 42-45 - Industry Spotlight: Supply Chain Security

No room for compromise in supply chain security: New DoD initiative establishes benchmark for strategic ICT sourcing By Phil Gallagher, Avnet

Overview of the DoD’s ‘Deliver Uncompromised’ initiative integrating security as the fourth pillar of procurement alongside price, delivery, and performance. Addresses counterfeit components, hardware trojans/kill switches, GIDEP tracking, blockchain verification, and DARPA’s SHIELD microscopic dielet root-of-trust tags.

Pages 46-95 - 2018 Resource Guide Product Profiles

Comprehensive directory of vendor product profiles organized by category:

Avionics: AIM-USA (ANET protocol converter), Galleon Embedded Computing (XSR HD Video Recorder), Pixus Technologies (OpenVPX backplanes), VPT Inc. (VXR COTS DC-DC converters), Wind River Systems (VxWorks 653).
Communications: Alphi Technology (PCIe-Mini UART/FPGA), Dolphin Interconnect Solutions (eXpressWare PCIe software), MilesTek (Ruggedized Cat5e & GigE cables), RTD Embedded Technologies (LAN35MH08HR Managed GigE Switch).
Embedded Hardware: ACCES I/O Products (mPCIe-COM, ETH-DIO-48, USB3-104-HUB), Acromag (VPX6600 SBC, XMC610 NIC), ADL Embedded Solutions (ADLMES9200 chassis), Advantech (SOM-5992 COM Express), Aitech (C912, CB912, T4xx1 SBCs), Artesyn (ATCA platforms), Atrenne (COTS enclosures), Annapolis Micro Systems (WILD FMC+ GM60 RFSoC, WILDSTAR FPGA boards, WILD Storage), Connect Tech (Xtreme/10G switch, V7G GPU), Crystal Group (RE1312 computer), Dawn VME Products (Fabric Mapping Modules, PSC-6238 power supply), Euresys (Coaxlink Duo PCIe/104), General Micro Systems (S402-SW Tiger server, S1U-MD Cyclone, S1202-HS Golden-Eye IV, VPX450 Phoenix II), Holt Integrated Circuits (HI-6300 1553 IP core), Interface Concept (ComEth4590a 40GbE switch, IC-FEP-VPX6e), Mercury Systems (EnsembleSeries LDS3517), MPL AG (PIP/CEC fanless systems), Opal Kelly (XEM7310, SYZYGY product family, XEM7360), One Stop Systems (4U 400TB Flash Storage Array), Phoenix International (Phalanx II NAS, VP1-250-eSSD), Red Rock Technologies (VPX SSD modules), Pentek (Quartz Model 5950 RFSoC), Red Rapids (SigStream/SigFPGA converters), TE Connectivity (MULTIGIG RT 2/3, Mezalok, VITA 66/67), VersaLogic (Osprey SBC, Dual GigE mPCIe), Vector Electronics (cPCI/PXI/VME chassis), WinSystems (PX1-C415, ITX-P-3800), WOLF Advanced Technology (Pascal GPU modules), ZMicro (ZM3 computer), Extreme Engineering Solutions / X-ES (XPand6212).
Embedded Software: Lauterbach (TRACE32 hypervisor debugger, x86 debuggers, TCF integration).
Military Displays: IEE (3 ATI, 6x6 MFD, 12.1” smart display).
Obsolescence/EOL: Rochester Electronics (semiconductor lifecycle solutions).
RF and Microwave / Test: Siborg Systems (LCR-Reader-MP), Ellisys (Bluetooth Tracker, Vanguard, Explorer protocol analyzers).

Pages 96-97 - Blog: Blockchain for Embedded Systems (Part 2)

Blockchain for embedded systems (PART 2) By Russ Doty, Red Hat

Explores the application of blockchain and cryptographic validation in command-and-control (C2) systems, such as mission authorization for autonomous drones. Details multi-party signing policies, Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT), hardware security modules (HSM), and resilient communication over degraded networks.

Page 98 - Connecting with Mil Embedded

Connecting with Mil Embedded - Features and Announcements:

Charity: Operation Gratitude support and care package initiatives for deployed service members and first responders.
White Paper: Evaluating connectors for Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet in military and aerospace applications (By Robert Moore, TE Connectivity).
E-Cast: Affordable safety-critical systems: the basics (By Wind River Systems).

Pages 99-100 - Back Cover & Abaco Systems / Pentek Advertisements

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