It’s been nearly 30 years since the famous COTS memo was sent by then Secretary of Defense William Perry, stipulating the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components wherever and whenever possible in military systems. While COTS procurement is now an accepted form of doing business, the main challenges for COTS suppliers remain: taking commercial technology and enabling its use for extreme military environments while also managing the short life cycles of commercial solutions. Reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements have made the problems even more complex. In this webcast, industry experts share methods for ruggedizing COTS systems for extreme military applications and discuss how to manage the obsolescence headaches that come with COTS use.
Director of Sales, Mercury Systems, Saddle River New Jersey
Rodger H. Hosking is now Director of Sales, Mercury Systems, Saddle River New Jersey, and was previously vice-president and co-founder of Pentek, Inc. With over 30 years in the electronics industry, he has produced hundreds of articles and...
VP of Hardware Engineering, Annapolis Micro Systems
Dan Markoff is VP of Hardware Engineering at Annapolis Micro Systems. During his 20+ years developing world-class hardware with Annapolis, he has worked on nearly every facet of product design including PCB Design; Schematic Design; and Mechanical...
Marketing and Communications Manager, LCR Embedded Systems
Steve is the Marketing and Communications Manager at LCR Embedded Systems. Steve has over 19 years of experience promoting and managing solutions for the embedded computing industry. Steve also served as a Product and Marketing Manager for Elma...
Jordan is a Mechanical Design Engineer at LCR Embedded Systems. Jordan has been with LCR 4 years specializing in VPX Chassis Design, FEA simulation, and Thermal-Fluid applications. He has served as lead-engineer for end-to-end rugged hardware...
Gawtam Jhoty earned his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at McGill University and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree at San Diego State University. Following school, he has worked as a mechanical design engineer in the...
EVP & Group Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems
John is Executive Vice President & Group Editorial Director of Military Embedded Systems, SOSA Special Edition, and VITA Technologies. He has covered the aerospace and defense electronics industry for more than 25 years. During that time John has...