Case Study: Army CombatConnect — Solving the Soldier Power Problem
How the US Army’s CombatConnect programme is redesigning soldier-worn power architecture — replacing a proliferation of individual device batteries with a shared power bus in the plate carrier, reducing carried battery weight by up to 40%.
Case Study: ThingsLog LPMDL in Antarctica — A Proof of Concept for Military Unattended Sensing
How ThingsLog’s LPMDL-1105 data loggers monitored the Bulgarian Antarctic Base through a polar winter on battery power alone — and what this deployment demonstrates about military unattended sensor architecture.
Case Study: LoRa-Based Tactical Troop Tracking — Long Range, Low Power, No Infrastructure
How researchers demonstrated LoRa-based soldier position tracking at 5 km range with under 1 mA average current draw and $15 node cost — and what it reveals about LPWAN potential in military tactical networks.
IP Ratings and Military Ingress Protection: Water, Dust, and Environmental Sealing Standards
A practical guide to ingress protection standards for military electronics — IEC 60529 IP codes (IP65, IP67, IP68, IP69K), MIL-STD-810H Methods 510 and 512, and NATO AECTP-200 dust and immersion testing explained.
Case Study: DARPA N-ZERO — Extending Battlefield Sensor Life from Weeks to Four Years
How DARPA’s N-ZERO programme (2015–2020) used near-zero-power wake-up receivers and MEMS sensors to extend unattended ground sensor battery life from weeks to four years — and what it means for military IoT design today.
Military Electronics Standards Guide: MIL-STD, NATO STANAG, and EU/DEF STAN Compliance
The complete compliance guide for low-power military electronics — covering US MIL-STD (MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-1275, MIL-PRF-38535), NATO STANAG 4370 / AECTP, and UK/EU DEF STAN 00-35 and 59-411 standards.
How Military Low-Power Electronics Are Built: Architecture, Components, and PCB Design
A technical deep dive into the hardware architecture, component qualification, PCB design practices, and power supply engineering that define military-grade low-power electronic systems.
Protective Coatings for Military Electronics: Conformal Coatings, Potting, and Encapsulation
A complete guide to conformal coatings, potting, and encapsulation for military PCBs — covering Parylene, acrylic, silicone, urethane, and epoxy coatings, qualifying standards MIL-I-46058C and IPC-CC-830, and how coating selection affects low-power performance.
Key Application Domains for Low-Power Electronics in the Military
Explore the six major military application domains for ultra-low-power electronics: unattended ground sensors, IoBT, LoRa tactical networks, soldier-worn systems, UAV payloads, and autonomous vehicles.
