By John Keller, Military+Aerospace Electronics, February 27, 2023

The next generation of open-systems small-form-factor embedded computing is nearly ready for industry, and is likely to become part of the upcoming Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) 2.0 industry standard that should see ratification later this year or early next.

It's called VNX-plus -- written as VNX+. Its computer modules should be about the size of a deck of playing cards, and will be a downscaled version of 3U VPX embedded computing boards and backplanes, which are described in standards of the VITA Open Standards, Open Markets trade association in Oklahoma City.

The small size of VNX+ will fit into a five-inch tube to accommodate small-yet-powerful applications, including 100-millimeter cubesats, stealthy unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), and artillery-launched sensors for long-term monitoring of contested areas.

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