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SOSA UPDATE AUGUST 2023

The SOSA Update bimonthly E-newsletter from the editorial staff of militaryembedded.com covers the news, blogs, columns, feature articles, videos, podcasts, and more on the activities of the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) Consortium, via the Military Embedded Systems collaboration with The Open Group, who manages the consortium, and the SOSA Outreach Committee. The SOSA Consortium enables government and industry to collaboratively develop open standards and best practices to enable, enhance and accelerate the deployment of affordable, capable, interoperable sensor systems.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mercury Systems
 
 
 
 
 
 
MEMBER PERSPECTIVE
 
 
 
 
AARON FRANK, CURTISS-WRIGHT
 
For defense applications, responsiveness, accuracy, and precision have never been more critical to mission success. Expanding the connectivity bandwidth within and between systems enables faster time-to-solution and greater mission capability through higher data resolution and fidelity, all of these with reduced latency.
 
 
 
 
 
 
MEMBER NEWS
 
 
 
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LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
 
Uncrewed aerial and ground systems company AeroVironment plans to acquire Tomahawk Robotics (Melbourne, Florida), a company that creates artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled robotic control systems for use on and off the battlefield.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elma Electronic
 
 
 
 
 
 
NEWS
 
 
 
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DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed multiple takeoffs and landings with its Mojave uncrewed aerial system (UAS) on a dirt strip near El Mirage, California, marking the first Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) on an unimproved surface for the drone, according to a company statement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LCR Embedded Systems
 
 
 
 
 
 
MEMBER NEWS
 
 
 
 
LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
 
Digital-systems integrator Parry Labs has been chosen for two projects under the Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium (AMTC) MOSA [modular open systems approach] agreement, tasks that are aimed at collaboratively defining the U.S. Army's MOSA requirements for computing and software operating environments for all future Army aviation procurements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Curtiss-Wright
 
 
 
 
 
 
MEMBER NEWS
 
 
 
 
JOHN MCHALE, GROUP EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
 
Interface Concept introduced the ComEth4682e, a 3U OpenVPX Ethernet switch which is 25/100Gb Ethernet capable and aligned with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) Technical Standard. This switch has been developed for high-computing applications, including radar, sensor, electronic warfare, and network processing.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annapolis Micro Systems
 
 
 
 
 
 
SPONSORED WHITE PAPER
 
 
 
Omnetics Connector Corp
 
OMNETICS CONNECTOR CORPORATION
 
Military and commercial space applications such as satellite payloads and positioning systems continue to put pressure on designers for highly reliable interconnect technology that can meet stricter reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements as well as signal-integrity performance demands.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Pixus mezzanine-based OpenVPX/SOSA chassis manager fits behind the backplane, without sacrificing a slot!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SPONSORED WHITE PAPER
 
 
 
Keysight Technologies
 
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES
 
The space tech industry is a collective effort to defy gravity both literally and figuratively—taming physics and driving innovation into soaring new realms. Companies and governments around the globe are racing to make their mark in space. New technologies are emerging rapidly and new use cases are being discovered daily.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wolf Advanced Technology
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sponsors:LDRA and Curtiss Wright
Date: September 14, 2:00 p.m. ET
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