Military Systems Solutions
In order to better deliver C4I, C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence and Reconnaissance), military systems have rallied around a series of computing standards including the US Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), and the UK's Ministry of Defense Architecture Framework [MoDAF]. As military systems become more deeply integrated into missions, it’s vital that they meet the challenges of increasing support for Network-Centric Warfare (NCW), Network Enabled Capability (NEC), and Network-Based Defense (NBD):
- Reliable delivery of Network Centric Warfare and Defense application data
- Quality and speed of decisions supported by transmission of accurate information across many types of systems in real time with minimal latency
- Store, transmit, interchange and receive data from a variety of networks and support systems flawlessly and securely.
- Using open standards to drive down operational costs
The Solution - Astute Networks Edge Storage Architecture for Military Systems
Astute Networks’s Edge Storage Architecture (ESA) meets the requirements for deploying and scaling core military systems such as satellite imaging, video systems, sensor data acquisition, situational and resource positioning and mapping systems. ESA accomplishes this via high-performance, lower-power, green-friendly, 10Gb Storage Processor technology, support for NEBS Level-3, advance cooling solutions that keeps high performance 15K SAS disk drives cool under extreme conditions and a 100% HA architecture.
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Video Systems |
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Situational Positioning |
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Mapping Systems |
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Superior Reliability/Availability, Reduced Costs and Improved Quality/Speed of Decisions
To help military systems vendors meet the myriad of standards, application and technical demands to execute missions, Astute Networks’ Edge Storage Blade solutions for Military Systems provide superior operational and application benefits:
- Provides superior reliability in the delivery of Network Centric Warfare and Defense application data (NEBS, Low Power, Easy Cooling) and simplifies management via a single SMNP console
- Drives down operational cost by leveraging existing ATCA infrastructure, lowering FRU counts, and reducing power consumption by 60%
- Enhances quality and speed of decisions via transmission of precise data across many types of systems in real time with minimal latency
- Employs standard 10Gb Ethernet and IP to support leading network systems for all C4ISR applications
Read the Astute Networks Military Systems Solutions Brief 
to learn more.