Military & Aerospace Electronics

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10 SPECIAL REPORT

Technology for border and perimeter security

Sensors, data processing, interoperability, open systems, and wireless networking are only a few of the enabling technologies for securing the nation’s borders and critical infrastructure.

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Micro data centers for military drones

Pushing the bounds of size, weight, and power consumption (SWaP) to design the most rugged and sophisticated on-board sensor and data processing for military unmanned air, land, and sea vehicles.