Curtiss-Wright breaks new ground with ARM powered VPX boards
Curtiss-Wright's Defense Solutions division has embraced ARM processing with the introduction of the first member of a new family of rugged COTS processing modules. It adds the boards are the first VPX architecture modules to feature ARM processors.
"Curtiss-Wright is very excited to take a leading role in launching a new era of rugged COTS computing by bringing the many benefits of ARM based processing to the defence and aerospace market," said Lynn Bamford, general manager of the Defense Solutions division. "Our new family of ARM based VPX single board computers will deliver an unprecedented combination of performance per Watt to deployed systems."
The VPX3-1701 is a 3U VPX single board computer designed around a CPU featuring dual 1GHz ARM processor cores. According to the company, the board is cost effective and low power, consuming less than 15W.
