Why Smart Video Displays May Not Be the Cleverest Choice

Video systems have been key to improving situational awareness on ground, air, and sea platforms for quite a few years now giving operators critical visibility of their surroundings. Originally, comprised only of a camera and a video display these systems are critical in identifying increasingly sophisticated adversarial threats, leading to advances in video technology that include multiple sensors and displays as well as computer processing that routes and displays the imagery. More

Video System Upgrade on Aerial Support Aircraft

The rapid change in both sensor and video system technology in the last decade has pushed aircraft operators to evaluate their system architecture to maximize performance and reduce complexity and system weight. More

High Speed NAS for a Wide-Area Persistent Surveillance Pod

Wide-area persistent surveillance pods collect massive amounts of data due to the long mission ranges and proliferating number of sensors. When a large systems integrator needed a solution to capture this high speed data, they contacted Curtiss-Wright. More

Powerful Recorder Solution Meets New Rotorcraft Regulations

This case study describes how a rotorcraft manufacturer upgraded its existing flight data recorders with one designed to accommodate enhanced data acquisition needs and meet current and upcoming regulations. More

Pre-integrated, Rugged COTS Computers Reduce AEW&C Program Costs and Time to Market

When 30 year old airborne surveillance and control equipment mounted on the underside of an aging helicopter required replacement, the manufacturer needed a trusted, proven leader they could rely on to provide mission critical processing technology in harsh environments. More