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Podcast: The Defense Industry Response to the COVID-19 PandemicI was recently invited by John McHale, editorial director of Military Embedded Systems, to join him on his podcast, The McHale Report, and discuss some aspects of the defense industry’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As John points out, although defense-related businesses are deemed essential and allowed to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, this doesn’t […]
Mark Aslett, Chief Executive OfficerApril 14, 2020
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A Crisis Like No Other Stephanie Georges, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing OfficerApril 8, 2020
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Finding New Supply Chain Muscles in a COVID-19 World Ash Hall Vice President, Supply ChainApril 3, 2020
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Reigniting the Defense Innovation Base for a New Industry ParadigmOur industry finds itself at a critical juncture. In recent months, the global pandemic COVID-19 has spread rapidly around the world, infecting and killing tens of thousands of people, with few signs of slowing. The global supply chain and many regional economies have ground to a halt as countries seek to mitigate the impacts of […]
Mark Aslett, Chief Executive OfficerApril 1, 2020
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The Importance of Maintaining our National Security in Times of CrisisThe United States currently finds itself in an unprecedented human health crisis that will test the collective resolve of both the U.S. government and the American public. In just a few short weeks, we’ve transitioned from a historically robust economy to one in which there is a dedicated focus on essential goods and the health […]
Mark Aslett, Chief Executive OfficerMarch 27, 2020
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Message From the President & CEO – Coronavirus UpdateThe COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact people and countries around the world. This is a time of extraordinary circumstances and uncertainty. It’s also a time when the work we’re doing in support of strategic national priorities is recognized as critical. At Mercury, we remain laser-focused on four goals we established: To protect the health, safety […]
Mark Aslett, Chief Executive OfficerMarch 26, 2020
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The Role of HR in a Time of Crisis. It’s All About TrustOver the past few years, the Mercury HR team has been focusing on building strong relationships between us and leadership, employees and external business resources. It may be an odd thing to think about, but the COVID-19 pandemic has now shown us the importance of that focus. In a time of stress and the unknown, […]
Emma Woodthorpe, CHRO Mercury SystemsMarch 23, 2020
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Our Commitment to Combating COVID-19As the world – especially government and business leaders – continues to respond to the novel coronavirus taking center stage on the global agenda, we recognize that these uncertain times require an even greater responsibility to our people, customers and partners. As ever, we remain focused on the health and safety of our teams – […]
Mark Aslett, Chief Executive OfficerMarch 17, 2020
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Mercury and HPE have teamed up, and here are five reasons aerospace and defense should careEarlier this month, we announced an exciting new collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to bring the world’s most comprehensive ecosystem of hardware and software modules to the edge of the battlefield. This will deliver an exceptional balance of performance, storage, reliability, manageability and efficiency for data-intensive defense and aerospace applications such as aeronautical engineering, satellite communications, […]
Kristie SombatphibaneMarch 3, 2020
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ETT 2020 Recap: Accessibility and Innovation in Embedded TechnologiesOn January 27 and 28, Mercury Systems joined VITA and some of the leading minds in embedded systems in Atlanta, Georgia, for Embedded Technology Trends (ETT) 2020 – a comprehensive forum on the latest trends and developments in the industry. This year, suppliers of component-, board- and system-level solutions joined industry media to discuss the […]
Mercury SystemsFebruary 6, 2020
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Delivering Trusted and Game-Changing Technology and Answering Industry Demands: Observations From AUSA 2019On the Main Stage Mercury Systems recently joined some of the foremost defense and technology companies in the world at the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The annual gathering is one of the most prominent events for companies operating in or with the public sector, and brings private […]
Mark Aslett, Chief Executive OfficerNovember 5, 2019
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GPU Processing at the EdgeUncompromised data center processing capability deployable anywhere Evolving compute-intensive AI, SIGINT, autonomous vehicle, Electronic Warfare (EW), radar and sensor fusion applications require data center-class processing capabilities closer to the source of data origin – at the edge. This has driven the need for HPC to evolve into high performance embedded edge computing (HPEEC). Delivering HPEEC […]
William Conley, Ph.D., Chief Technology OfficerNovember 4, 2019
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An Emerging Opportunity in Next-Generation Custom MicroelectronicsIn September of this year, after a ten-year career in public sector defense industry positions – including serving as the Director for Electronic Warfare at the Department of Defense for almost four years – I switched tracks to the private sector, joining Mercury Systems as Chief Technology Officer. Mercury Systems is revolutionizing the intersection of […]
William Conley, Ph.D., Chief Technology OfficerOctober 15, 2019
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Happy Birthday US Air ForceFrom all of us at Mercury Systems, happy 72nd birthday to the US Air Force. Originally established as the Signal Corps – the first aeronautical force in the US – during the Civil War, its missions focused on providing visional communications via flags and torchlight from aerial balloons. Since then, the military air service has […]
Robert McGrailSeptember 18, 2019
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News From The FloorWe are at the AFA 2019 Air, Space & Cyber Conference, where attendance appears to be significantly higher than last year, perhaps by as much as 20% or more. It’s impressive to see so many of our armed forces keenly interested in learning about defense technologies, and to see their willingness to provide input that […]
Robert McGrailSeptember 17, 2019
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Growing and GratefulLast week we celebrated another milestone at Mercury when Boston Business Journal named us one of the “Fastest-Growing Public Companies in Massachusetts.” Earlier this year, we ranked No. 27 on Fortune Magazine’s “100 Fasted Growing Companies in 2018” list.
Mercury SystemsJuly 24, 2019
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#PAS19 Day Three: The Right Flight StuffIt’s Day Three of PAS 2019 and we were fortunate to spent some time down on the flight line with the skilled pilots of aircraft such as the F-35 and the KC-46, who were excited to pose for photos with fellow flying enthusiasts.
Mercury SystemsJune 20, 2019
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#PAS19 Day Two: Agility and MobilityWe’ve just wrapped Day Two at the Paris Air Show and much like the latest Parisian fashions, “agility” and “mobility” are all the rage. Today’s climate demands our collection of offerings is versatile, runway-ready, with the ability to adjust on the fly, literally.
Mercury SystemsJune 19, 2019
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Assured signal integrity in stacked, high-speed DDR4 and DDR5 memoryEdge processing architectures in today’s autonomous and AI military systems, process an ever growing amount of sensor data. Many of these systems or devices used for edge processing applications in forward-deployed environments need to be small, rugged and agile.
Jennifer KeenanJune 18, 2019
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