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42 Focus | Data storage It has a removable module that allows easy transport of data between the vehicle or aircraft and the command station or lab, where the data is used and passive docking stations allow easy data exchange between the deployed servers and the ground infrastructure such as mission planning and debriefing systems. The 2.4 GHz eight-core Intel C2758 processor in this NAS drive has 8 Gbytes of DDR3 SDRAM storage and runs Debian or Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or Windows 10 and Windows Server with AES265 encryption. It can be combined with data recorder software to send 500 Mbytes/s of video over the network to solid-state storage. Conclusion Developing a secure, reliable data storage system for unmanned platforms requires a wide range of system-level expertise. The demand for more data storage for higher resolution video is assisted by the higher capacity drives using the latest NAND memory chips, but ensuring the reliability and security of these drives is a challenge. Adding monitoring, error correction and predictive maintenance in the drive controller and security at multiple levels in the system can protect the data, especially for black box applications after accidents. But at the same time the power consumption and temperature has to be carefully monitored and controlled, while reducing the weight of the packaging required to handle heat dissipation and protection from vibration. Acknowledgements The author would like to thank Ulrich Brandt and Roger Griesemer at Swissbit, Ignatio Caolmarde and Miguel Angel at UAV Navigation, Steve Petric and Janus Kossek at Curtiss-Wright and Robert Streiferd at Galleon Embedded for their help with researching this article. June/July 2021 | Unmanned Systems Technology CANADA MDA Corporation +1 604 278 3411 www.mdacorporation.com ISRAEL RADA Electronic Industries +972 9 892 1111 www.rada.com SPAIN UAV Navigation +34 91 657 2723 www.uavnavigation.com SWITZERLAND Swissbit +41 71 913 03 03 www.swissbit.com USA Ampex Data Systems +1 650 367 2011 www.ampex.com Angel Eyes UAV +1 239 234 2460 www.angeleyesuav.com Calculex +1 575 525 0131 www.calculex.com Crystal Group +1 319 378 1636 www.crystalrugged.com Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions +1 703 779 7800 www.curtisswrightds.com Galleon Embedded Computing +1 832 437 1993 www.galleonec.com Hexagon Geospatial +1 770 776 3400 www.hexagongeospatial.com Innodisk +1 510 770 9421 www.innodisk.com Mercury Systems +1 978 967 1401 www.mrcy.com Phoenix International +1 714 283 4800 www.phenxint.com Seika Electronics +1 714 736 4180 www.sekai-electronics.com Soligen Corporation +1 949 877 3144 www.soligencorp.com Some examples of data storage system suppliers Demand for more data storage for higher resolution video is assisted by higher capacity drives but ensuring their reliability is a challenge