Mountain Secure Systems supplies solid state drives for drone pod

Longmont, Colorado – Mountain Secure Systems (MSS), a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries (PSI) and supplier of rugged electronic solutions, recently shipped an order of removable, ruggedized solid state drives (SSDs) to a leading defense contractor that will be integrated into a pod system for the MQ-9 Reaper Drone. The MQ-9 drone is utilized by the U.S. military to monitor U.S. borders and gather video surveillance intelligence. 

 

The removable 2.5" SATA memory devices mate with a customized docking bay and are environmentally sealed for protection against rapid decompression, EMI, humidity, dust, salt fog, immersion, and condensation. The hot-swappable device includes mini mil-circular connectors (rated for 100,000 insertion cycles), +28VDC power, EMI filters, and captive thumb screws for docking. 

 

“Mountain Secure Systems is proud to be a part of this important program,” said Ken Dickson, general manager of Mountain Secure Systems. “Our ruggedized data storage solutions have been extremely dependable for both commercial and military customers.”   

 

MSS also offers in-flight entertainment (IFE) solutions for the commercial aircraft market, as well as legacy interface conversion solutions for customers in the aerospace and defense industries. In addition, MSS provides outdoor wireless network solutions for video, voice, and data applications.

 

Source: Mountain Secure Systems