Small Form Factor (SFF) Mission Computers
Aerospace and defense system integrators continue to push for reductions in size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) to support advanced sensor/vetronics payloads onboard manned and unmanned platforms. Fortunately, groundbreaking miniaturization of mission processor subsystems are enabling platforms to expand their mission capabilities.
Curtiss-Wrights rugged commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) mission computer subsystems in the small form factor (SFF) Parvus DuraCOR product line feature modular, expandable designs with powerful graphics and data processing capabilities together with ultra-reliable mechanical robustness. With decades of experience developing smaller, smarter, faster, and stronger defense solutions, Curtiss-Wright has engineered its DuraCOR product family to address SWaP-C requirements. This lets our customers deploy a fully-functional, environmentally-hardened subsystem in a matter of weeks.
These field-tested, MIL-STD qualified mission processors have been proven in command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) technology refresh and platform upgrade programs. They can hold up under thermal, shock, and vibration extremes in unmanned and manned aircraft, ground vehicles, and maritime platforms. Each unit features electrical/mechanical I/O expansion capabilities that enable rapid integration of payload-specific I/O interfaces for avionics, vetronics, situational awareness, and other applications.
Curtiss-Wright provides application engineering services to extend base system computing functionality for these SFF systems, adding in application-specific I/O and communications cardstypically without traditional NRE fees or development project delays. With pre-integrated, pre-qualified subsystems tailored by the factory, DuraCOR customers dramatically reduce scheduling risk and program management overhead, while maximizing use of open architecture COTS technologies.
The military and aerospace market maintains an insatiable appetite for smaller, lighter, and cheaper systems that speed their development programs. Recent technological breakthroughs in SWaP-C reduction has yielded the introduction of SFF mission computers. These systems combination of small size, low-power multi-core processing, and flexible I/O represents the key design targets that system designers of are seeking to add new C4ISR capabilities to their platforms, with minimal schedule and financial impact.
Product Sheet | Product Name | IMAGE | Standard | Processor | Memory | I/O Type | Ruggedization | Platforms |
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Parvus DuraCOR 8043 Rugged Modular Mission Computer with 6th Gen Mobile Intel Xeon | ![]() |
COMe, Mini-PCIe, Packaged, PCI/104-Express | Intel Mobile Xeon 6th Generation | 32 GB | Gigabit Ethernet, USB, PCIe104, Audio, Mini-PCIe, GPIO, DIO, eSATA, COM | MIL-STD-810G, MIL-STD-704F, DO-160G, MIL-STD-461G, MIL-STD-1275D | Rotorcraft, Naval, Manned Fixed Wing, Ground, Unmanned | |
Parvus DuraCOR AGX-Xavier | ![]() |
Jetson, Mini-PCIe, Packaged | NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier SoM, 8-core ARMv8.2 CPU, 512-core CUDA-capable Volta GPU | 32 GB | Video Output, Ethernet, Serial, CAN, USB, Audio, GPIO | DO-160G, MIL-STD-1275/704, MIL-STD-461F, MIL-STD-810G | Rotorcraft, Naval, Ground, Fixed Wing, Unmanned | |
Parvus DuraCOR 8042 Rugged Modular Mission Computer with 5th Gen Intel Core i7 Processor | ![]() |
COMe, Packaged, PC104 | Intel Core i7 5th Generation | 32 GB | Gigabit Ethernet, USB, EIA-422, PCIe104, COM, EIA-232, Mini-PCIe, SATA, Audio, EIA-485, DIO | MIL-STD-1275D, MIL-STD-704F, DO-160, MIL-STD-461G, MIL-STD-810G | Unmanned, Rotorcraft, Naval, Manned Fixed Wing, Ground | |
Parvus DuraCOR 8041 4th gen Core i7 Mission Computer | ![]() |
COMe, Packaged, PC104 | Intel Core i7 4th Generation | 16 GB | Gigabit Ethernet, USB, Mini-PCIe, Audio, Video, DIO, COM, PCIe104 | MIL-STD-1275D, MIL-STD-810G, DO-160, MIL-STD-704F, MIL-STD-461F | Manned Fixed Wing, Ground, Unmanned, Rotorcraft, Naval | |
Parvus DuraCOR 80-40 2nd gen Core i7 Mission Computer | ![]() |
Packaged, PC104 | Intel Core i7 2nd Generation | 8 GB | Gigabit Ethernet, USB, PS/2, Video, DIO, COM, Audio | MIL-STD-810G, MIL-STD-1275D, DO-160, MIL-STD-704F, MIL-STD-461F | Manned Fixed Wing, Ground, Unmanned, Rotorcraft, Naval | |
Parvus DuraCOR 312 Rugged Miniature Modular Mission Computer with NVIDIA Jetson TX2i | ![]() |
Jetson, Mini-PCIe, Packaged | NVIDIA TX2i (Arm-A57 + Denver 2) | 8 GB | Gigabit Ethernet, USB, Video, Audio, Mini-PCIe, DIO, EIA-232/EIA-422, CANbus | MIL-STD-810G, MIL-STD-1275D, DO-160, MIL-STD-704F, MIL-STD-461F | Rotorcraft, Naval, Manned Fixed Wing, Ground, Unmanned | |
Parvus DuraCOR 311 Rugged Miniature Modular Mission Computer with Quad-core Intel Atom CPU | ![]() |
Mini-PCIe, Packaged, SMARC | Intel Atom E3845 | 4 GB | Gigabit Ethernet, USB, Video, Mini-PCIe, DIO, EIA-232/EIA-422, Audio | MIL-STD-810G, MIL-STD-1275D, DO-160, MIL-STD-704F, MIL-STD-461F | Rotorcraft, Naval, Manned Fixed Wing, Ground, Unmanned | |
Parvus DuraCOR 310 Miniature Rugged Mission Computer with Quad-core NXP Arm CPU | ![]() |
Mini-PCIe, Packaged, SMARC | NXP i.MX6 Arm | 2 GB | Gigabit Ethernet, USB, DIO, EIA-232/EIA-422, CANbus, Mini-PCIe, Audio, Video | MIL-STD-810G, MIL-STD-1275D, DO-160, MIL-STD-704F, MIL-STD-461F | Naval, Manned Fixed Wing, Ground, Unmanned, Rotorcraft | |
Parvus DuraWORX 8043 6th Gen Intel Mobile Xeon, Cisco 5915 IOS Router | ![]() |
COMe, Mini-PCIe, Packaged, PCI/104-Express | Intel Mobile Xeon 6th Generation | 32 GB | Gigabit Ethernet, USB, EIA-422, COM, EIA-232, PCIe104, SATA, Mini-PCIe, Audio, EIA-485, DIO | DO-160G, MIL-STD-1275D, MIL-STD-810G, MIL-STD-704F, MIL-STD-461F | Unmanned, Rotorcraft, Naval, Manned Fixed Wing, Ground | |
MPMC-902x 2-slot P/XMC Mission Computer | ![]() |
Packaged, PMC, XMC | N/A | MIL-STD-810F, MIL-STD-704F, MIL-STD-461F | Manned Fixed Wing, Ground, Unmanned, Rotorcraft, Naval |