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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 April 2007	Lambda Introduces Compact 960-Watt Modular AC-DC Power Supplies Called the NV-700 series, these power supplies are suitable for high-density medical, industrial, and test-and-measurement equipment.
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 April 2010	Distributed Power Supply for Industrial Computing Introduced by Emerson Emerson Network Power is introducing the DS760SL distributed power supply in a slimline form factor for space-constrained applications in server storage, industrial computing, and enterprise server racks.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2006 Ron Storm	Form-Fit-Function Replacement Power Supplies Breathe New Life Into Old Systems The redesign and manufacture of form-fit-function replacement power supplies present unique and significant opportunities to address any shortcomings in the original design, as well as a chance to improve system performance and reliability.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2010	Rugged UPS for Aerospace and Defense Applications Introduced by Acumentrics The rugged UPS has a replaceable battery and provides 15 minutes of backup power at full load (500 watts).
National Defense August 2006 Robert H. Williams	Improved Military Weather Station Unveiled An advanced version of the TACMET II weather station is being offered by Climatronics Corp. The system, which comes in two rugged cases, operates on extremely low AC or DC power and provides weather information in real-time.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008	Murata Power offers family of AC-DC power supplies The units, which deliver bulk power efficiency to 90.9 percent and power density to 17.9 watts per cubic inch, are for servers, network equipment, and other distributed power architecture applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004	New Products Fixed-Carbon-Composition Resistor... Miniature 40/60-Watt Power Supply... Three-Phase and Neutral EMC Filter... PolySwitch to Prevent Damage to Control Boards... Low Profile Switching Power Supplies... 150-Volt Rectifiers... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010	DC-DC Converter Power Electronics Module Introduced by VPT for Avionics and Military Power Applications VPT is introducing the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VPT100+ 2800 DC-DC converter military power supply module for military applications, and other high-power electronics systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005	Lightweight Rugged COTS Chassis That Meets Mil-Specs Elma Electronic is offering a low-weight rugged 7U 12R1 COTS shielded chassis for military, aerospace, and defense applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008	Emerson Network Power Introduces 100--150 Watt AC-DC Power Supply Emerson Network Power is introducing a high-efficiency, 100-150 watt AC-DC power supply for information technology equipment (ITE), light industrial systems, and low-power medical, dental, and laboratory applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2008	North Atlantic Introduces CompactPCI DC-DC Converter for Military Applications North Atlantic Industries is offering the 55LQ2 high-power-density, low-profile, single card slot, CompactPCI DC-DC converter that provides as much as 100 watts of output power at full load.
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 March 2007	U.S. Navy Seasprite Helicopter Employs Behlman Electronics Power Supply The U.S. Navy personnel needed an efficient, failsafe solution for powering its Seasprite helicopter. They found such a system at Behlman Electronics Inc., the power division of Orbit International Corp.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2009	Murata Power introduces AC ammeters for military test and measurement The Datel ACA5-20RM series covers input ranges from 100 to 500 amps for military electronic equipment that uses switching power supplies.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006	Mid-Power 24-Volt Maxi Modules Vicor Corp. added eight mid-power Maxi DC-DC converters to the company's 24 volts DC input family. The modules are appropriate for defense, aerospace, communications, industrial or process control, distributed power, medical, and ATE applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007	LEA Offers Power-Distribution Panel for Mobile Satellite Communications Designed for mobile satellite communications, the PDP is light weight, portable, rugged, and simple to operate.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006	Mid-Power 48 Vin Micro Modules Vicor Corp. is adding six mid-power Micro-DC-to-DC converters to the 48 volts DC input family: a 50-watt model at 3.3 volt and 75-watt models at 12, 15, 24, 28, and 48 volts.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2007 John Keller	Military Officials Take a Hard Look at Their Needs for COTS Rugged Rack-Mount Computers With the advent of a commercial computing industry that has come into its own and has surpassed military systems in performance, ease of use, and price, converting to COTS for most military applications seems an obvious choice.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 John Keller	Distributed Power and Space Applications Are Major Trends in Power Integrated Circuits Designers of high-reliability power integrated circuits say they are focusing on space power applications, because many of even the most demanding military power applications can use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) power electronics.
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
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 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 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.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Tactical C4 Networking Challenges Today's land forces are driven by significantly better communications, more affordable, ruggedized and reliable computers, and advanced applications that are becoming an indispensable tool for leaders at all levels of command.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 John McHale	Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Ronald c. Jost to Keynote Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum Conference in March Session topics include: COTS integration panel discussion, COTS acquisition, software-defined radio and the Joint Tactical Radio System program, IPv6 and its influence on military systems, information assurance, and more.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Rugged Electronics Empower Tomorrow's Technology Technology companies enable our military's net-centric vision through smaller, faster, stronger computers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2007	450-Watt DC-DC Converters for Wireless RF Amplifiers Lambda is launching a series of 450-watt board-mount DC-DC modules for next-generation RF power amplifiers in wireless base stations, mobile communications systems, and cell repeaters.
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.
Boating December 2006 Ed Sherman	The Boat Doctor - Shock-less Therapy Troubleshoot your electronics with a digital volt-ohm meter. Many boaters own one, or should, but few know how to use it.
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 February 2008 John McHale	JTRS Program Executive to Lead SDR Discussion at Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum One of the chief architects of the U.S. military's Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program will headline the military communications session of the Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum conference and trade show.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2006	COTS military and avionics DC-DC converters The MTC noncustom converter is available in 5-, 15-, and 35-watt ratings.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2009 John Keller	It is Time to Take Anti-Tamper Technology Seriously U.S. defense electronics suppliers must get serious about building hardware security into their components and subsystems to provide anti-tamper protection.
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 2006	Enhanced data-acquisition equipment complies with IRIG106 chapter 10 With modular signal interfacing and interchangeable media cartridges, the D5000 series provides flexible COTS solutions that adapt to airborne applications.
IEEE Spectrum February 2011 Peter Fairley	Direct-Current Networks Gain Ground Efficiency tempts computer centers to go DC
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008	ITT Interconnect Introduces Rugged Electrical Connectors for Transportation Applications ITT Interconnect Solutions is introducing electronic connectors for transportation applications called the Trident series.
National Defense December 2005 Michael Peck	`Training Value' Key to Military Simulations Computer war games have considerable training potential, but more often than not require significant modifications before they gain acceptance by the military and generate any profits for the developers.