The Latest in Embedded Systems Technologies for Defense Applications

April 4, 2020
Looking for embedded products for military duty? They'd better be tough as nails. Here's a selection of products that can take the rough stuff.

Thanks to its massive defense budget, the military maintains access to the latest embedded system technologies. Like any other platform in the military, those systems need to operate flawlessly in harsh environments.

Such embedded systems often are subject to different hardware standards that must adapt over time as applications evolve. In this gallery, we’ll review some of the latest embedded systems for defense applications that are designed to handle those extreme environments, and what they have to offer.

About the Author

Cabe Atwell

Engineer, Machinist, Maker, Writer. A graduate Electrical Engineer actively plying his expertise in the industry and at his company, Gunhead. When not designing/building, he creates a steady torrent of projects and content in the media world. Many of his projects and articles are online at element14 & SolidSmack, industry-focused work at EETimes & EDN, and offbeat articles at Make Magazine. Currently, you can find him hosting webinars and contributing to Penton’s Electronic Design and Machine Design.

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