Mercury will continue to develop new, more powerful signal processing systems in support of the current range of platforms, including tactical aircraft, large airborne platforms, naval surface ships, and ground-based radars.
At the same time, we are developing new styles of real-time computing systems that will be deployable on future radar platforms.
UAVs are evolving rapidly to meet a wide range of defense needs, performing both tactical and ISR missions. New naval surface craft, now on the drawing board, will be entering service in just a few years. Next-generation mobile ground units will need sophisticated radar capabilities while they are moving over rough terrain.
All these new, smaller platforms require increased signal processing capability with a reduced space, weight, and power budget. One approach is to use a smaller form factor; to that end, Mercury has already announced a 3U solution, the
PowerStream® 3000.
New standards are also needed to enable high-performance COTS solutions for harsh environments. Mercury is a leader in the industry effort to evolve the
VME standard
for military embedded computing, including VITA 46 (VXS) and VITA 48 (REDI).