GMS contributes blog to AFCEA’s Signal magazine. CEO Ben Sharfi tapped for insight on defense trends, technology.

SIGNAL, August 26, 2016 – Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been deployed for military applications for decades. Although fairly unsophisticated, they were cheap to operate compared to today’s technology and they helped reduce human casualties. Today, UAVs like the Global Hawk can stay aloft over 24 hours and survey up to 40,000 square miles a day. But that kind of functionality comes with a price in the hundreds of millions dollars per unit.

ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING JOURNAL, July 12, 2016 — With another hot summer in full swing, technology editor Jim Turley muses about the finer points of sun, surf and the SB2002-SW Blackhawk.

Originally Published in the May Issue of COTS JOURNAL

COTS JOURNAL, May 2016 – The GMS 19-inch RuggedView™ smart display earns a nod as a fully integrated, battle-ready display system worth taking a look at.

Originally Published in the April Issue of MILITARY & AEROSPACE ELECTRONICS

MILITARY & AEROSPACE ELECTRONICS, VOL. 27, NO. 4, April, 2016 – In John Keller’s write up on “Beating the Heat” in the April 19, 2016 edition of Military & Aerospace Electronics, he examines the variety of ways to keep cool systems designed for military and defense. General Microsystems’ Chief Architect Ben Sharfi was John’s go-to guy for “the demands for high performance in embedded cooling”.

MILITARY EMBEDDED SYSTEMS, July 19, 2016 – Rugged displays are evolving to enhance the situational awareness of today’s warriors but military designers may find adopting these new technologies challenging. 

Originally Published in the June Issue of ELECTRONIC DESIGN

ELECTRONIC DESIGN, June 29, 2016 – GMS hits another one out of the park with the SB2002-SW Blackhawk, a powerful new compact rackless server ready to be deployed anywhere, anytime.

Originally Published in the Spring Issue of EMBEDDED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING: Military & Aerospace Guide

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, Spring 2016 – Battlefield equipment takes a beating: from the enemy, the environment, and sometimes from the warfighter. So planning for repairs, spares, and upgrades is essential. But while designing a system that “meets the requirements in the ORD” is where many designers stop, GMS CEO Ben Sharfi thinks designers should also consider building in modularity to allow for battlefield realities.

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Originally Published in the January Issue of COTS JOURNAL

COTS JOURNAL, VOL. 18, NO. 1, January, 2016 – For many military applications the priority is to pack as much compute density into a system as possible. To achieve that, a popular choice is a rackmount blade-computer architecture. By using the 1U form factor, it’s easier to integrate together systems that include existing off-the-shelf IT-based 1U boards. Systems of larger sizes such as 2U, 3U and 4U are also gaining acceptance in military systems where compute density is paramount. Unlike backplane-based architectures like VME or CompactPCI, rackmount systems are bus-less and typically use Ethernet or other cable-based technology to link boards with one another.