15 posts tagged defense tech from Bits Atoms Brains.
Directed energy weapons are finally viable, but the real bottleneck isn't the laser or the beam, it's the power electronics stack keeping them from the field.
R. KesslerMilitary tactical data links are getting a software-defined overhaul. Here's why Link 16's successor era will be defined by mesh protocols, not hardware upgrades.
R. KesslerDefense primes are betting billions on the digital thread concept, but gaps in data continuity from design to depot are quietly undermining the whole model.
R. KesslerSoftware-defined satellite buses are decoupling mission payload from platform hardware, and the defense implications are bigger than most people realize.
R. KesslerAs defense AI hardware demands more watts per square centimeter, conventional power delivery networks are becoming the real bottleneck in tactical and embedded systems.
R. KesslerConfidential computing has moved from cloud security buzzword to a hard tactical requirement, here's why the Pentagon is paying attention.
R. KesslerHeat dissipation, not compute power, is becoming the binding constraint on AI-enabled defense systems. Here's why thermal management is the unglamorous problem nobody wants to fund.
R. KesslerPhotonic interconnects are moving from lab curiosity to battlefield-ready infrastructure, and the implications for defense data systems are enormous.
R. KesslerQuantum inertial sensors are maturing fast enough to threaten GPS dependency in military navigation. Here's what that actually means for defense tech.
R. KesslerSoftware-defined radar is dismantling the specialized hardware monopoly that has defined military sensing for decades, and the implications are enormous.
R. KesslerCompute gets the headlines, but memory hierarchy is quietly strangling AI inference at the edge, and defense systems are feeling it first.
R. KesslerDefense contractors are moving beyond commercial chips to custom silicon, creating a new supply chain independent of Big Tech.
R. KesslerPhotonic processors are breaking through decades-old barriers, promising unprecedented speed and efficiency for AI workloads.
R. KesslerThe line between civilian and military technology has eroded. Pretending otherwise is a strategic liability.
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