AUSA, WASHINGTON, DC, October 2, 2016 – General Micro Systems, Inc. (GMS) today unveiled powerful new features that significantly boost the S2U “King Cobra” rugged server’s capabilities on the battlefield while lowering price.

MILITARY EMBEDDED SYSTEMS, July/August 2016 – Military applications often require slowing down the CPU to manage heat, which works against the need for high performance. General Micro Systems reveals a cooler alternative to clock-throttling a hot CPU.

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.

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.