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01 Defence Applications

Where Military Computing Is Deployed

Defence programmes put computing in five places: the armoured vehicle, the air-defence site, the border checkpoint, the aircraft or UAV and the ship. Each has its own power standard, connector and cooling constraints, so the right platform differs from one to the next.

Remote Controlled Weapons Stations
// Land

Rugged Computers for Military Vehicles and Remote Controlled Weapon Stations

Rugged computers for military vehicles and remote controlled weapon stations are built on single board computers with thicker PCBs and latching I/O connectors, in solid-body enclosures with MIL-DTL-38999 connectors that hold up under extreme shock and vibration. Power input is designed to MIL-STD-1275 for the 28 V vehicle bus, with MIL-STD-461 EMC and MIL-STD-704 where the same platform is also fitted to aircraft, so one mission computer can serve a programme across land and air.

Built to the Military Standards Programmes Specify

Defence hardware is specified against the U.S. Department of Defense MIL-STDs and the MIL-DTL-38999 connector standard. We select products whose datasheets state compliance with each one, and say clearly where a product is designed to a standard rather than certified to it.

MIL-STD-810

Environmental test methods for temperature, humidity, salt fog, shock and vibration: the baseline for any rugged military computer. Revisions G and H differ in more than the letter.

MIL-STD-461

EMC emissions and susceptibility limits for equipment fitted to platforms, with the conducted and radiated tests that define a compliant enclosure and cable design.

MIL-STD-704

Aircraft electrical power characteristics: the 28 V DC and 115 V AC supply envelope an airborne computer has to tolerate.

MIL-STD-1275

The 28 V DC power supply of military ground vehicles, including the surges, spikes and ripple a vehicle-mounted computer has to survive.

MIL-DTL-38999 Connectors

Circular connectors with sealed, latching shells for signal, power and Ethernet on rugged mission computers, part of the MIL-STD family we specify against.

MIL-STD-167-1

Mechanical vibration for shipboard equipment: the test a naval mission computer or bridge display is specified against.

Military-Ready Hardware

Four product types cover most defence programmes. Open one to see the ranges we specify for military and aerospace work, or go to the full category.

Ranges in Mission Computers

MILBOX Military-Grade NVIDIA Jetson Computers
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MILBOX Military-Grade NVIDIA Jetson Computers

Forecr military-grade rugged edge AI computers on Jetson Orin NX, AGX Orin and AGX Thor, with SDI capture and 10GbE options. Suits counter-UAS, ISR and vehicle-mounted AI where the inference runs on the platform itself.

MILBOARD MIL-Grade Jetson AGX Thor Carrier Boards
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MILBOARD MIL-Grade Jetson AGX Thor Carrier Boards

Carrier boards that take the Jetson AGX Thor module into an enclosure of your own design, for OEMs building their own airborne or vehicle mission systems around the module.

GEODE Modular Mission Computers
Diamond Systems

GEODE Modular Mission Computers

Modular mission computers designed with interchangeable components that can be replaced or upgraded as the mission changes. Available with COM Express or NVIDIA Jetson SOM architecture and designed to MIL-STD-461, 704 and 1275, so the same chassis is re-specified rather than replaced when requirements move.

SABRECOM IP67 Rugged Mission Computers
Diamond Systems

SABRECOM IP67 Rugged Mission Computers

Sealed IP67 mission computers on 7th Gen Intel Core i7 processors with MIL-DTL-38999 connectors, for vehicle, shipboard and exposed installations where the enclosure is the only protection the computer gets.

ELTON Jetson AGX Xavier Rugged Systems
Diamond Systems

ELTON Jetson AGX Xavier Rugged Systems

NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier rugged carrier boards and embedded systems from Diamond Systems, for programmes already qualified on the Xavier generation that need continued supply rather than a redesign.

Browse the full category, or tell us the application and we will recommend the right model.

02 Defence Projects and Guides

Military Case Studies and Standards Guides

Counter-UAS and defence projects we have delivered, and our guides to the MIL-STDs, TAA compliance and rugged networking behind them.

An Extension of Your Engineering Team

Our engineers work as part of your team, not as a reseller. We check the connector, power and EMC requirements against the standards the programme specifies before you commit to a build.

Built, Imaged and Ready to Deploy

Modules, memory, storage and cards are fitted and the OS image loaded before shipping, so each unit is tested as a complete build and documented for the programme's configuration record.

Supported for the Life of the Programme

Revision control, last-time-buy planning and managed technology refresh keep later units matching the first across defence programmes that run for a decade or more.

Compact Jetson AGX Xavier Board
Case Study Autonomous Optical Detection and Tracking Technology with NVIDIA Jetson An all-in-one PTZ camera for drone detection runs on Jetson AGX Orin with low-latency HDMI 2.0 capture, on a standard carrier or a custom wide-temperature board we built for the customer.
// Military and Aerospace Computing Specialists

Speak to a Military Computing Specialist.

We support UK Government and OEM contractors with rugged MIL-STD compute platforms for land, air and sea. Tell us the platform, the standards the programme specifies and the interfaces you need to connect, and we will recommend the right mission computer, then configure, image and test it before it ships.

Phone · UK +44(0)1785 558 300