Aerospace, Defense, & Government Systems FPGAs - Aerospace, Defense, & Government Systems FPGAs Deploy mission-critical systems with Altera® FPGAs, supporting radar, electronic warfare, secure communications, and defense designs. High-performance FPGAs have become pivotal in advancing military technology, offering unparalleled capabilities for defense applications. As military operations increasingly rely on real-time data processing, secure communications, and sophisticated signal processing, FPGAs provide a flexible, high-performance, and long lifecycle solution. These versatile semiconductor components can be reconfigured to meet evolving needs, enabling rapid adaptation to emerging threats and complex scenarios. With their ability to handle high-speed computations and integrate with various systems, high-performance FPGAs are at the forefront of enhancing operational effectiveness, ensuring robust security, and supporting next-generation military technologies. Advancing Next-Gen Solutions with High-Performance FPGAs Why FPGAs Why FPGAs Get Started Get Started DSP Builder FPGA AI Suite Platform Designer Tools Direct RF Cockpit MVDR Adaptive Beamformer Wideband Channelizer Wideband and Agility Features Time Delay Delay Beamformer Reference Designs & Collateral Altera Direct RF Development Kits AMS Wildstar 3AE1 3UVPX Wildstar SAF1 Small Form Factor Module ADG Development Platforms Radar technology is essential for defense, surveillance, and navigation, but increasing data demands, adaptability requirements, and environmental challenges push system designs to the limit. FPGAs provide unmatched performance by integrating high-speed data converters, advanced signal processing blocks, and scalable resources into compact, efficient packages. One customer shared that using Altera’s Agilex™ 9 Direct RF FPGAs and SoCs helped to ‘shrink a refrigerator-sized piece of equipment down to a Rubik’s Cube’. These capabilities enable radar systems to handle growing bandwidth requirements, perform digital beamforming, and track multiple targets in real time—all while maintaining reliability in demanding environments. Engineered for long-term durability, FPGAs adapt seamlessly to evolving mission needs, ensuring radar systems remain robust, efficient, and ready for the future. Explore Altera devices for radar applications: Agilex™ 5 , Agilex™ 7 , Agilex ™ 9 . Radar View Details Radar DSP Builder FPGA AI Suite Platform Designer Tools Direct RF Cockpit MVDR Adaptive Beamformer Wideband Channelizer Wideband and Agility Features Time Delay Delay Beamformer Waveform Classification Reference Designs & Collateral Altera Direct RF Development Kits AMS Wildstar 3AE1 3UVPX Wildstar SAF1 Small Form Factor Module ADG Development Platforms Electronic Warfare (EW) is central to modern defense, requiring rapid adaptability and precision to address the increasing complexity of electronic threats. High bandwidth demands, frequency agility, and ultra-low latency are among the key challenges designers face in developing effective EW systems. FPGAs offer unmatched flexibility and performance, enabling EW systems to manage high bandwidths, adapt across frequency ranges, and respond to threats in real time. By integrating advanced signal processing and reconfigurable resources into compact, efficient designs, FPGAs deliver the adaptability and speed essential for real-time responsiveness. Discover devices for Electronic Warfare applications: Agilex™ 5 , Agilex™ 7 , Agilex ™ 9 . Electronic Warfare (EW) View Details Electronic Warfare (EW) Secure Device Manager Altera FPGA SDM Tools Robuts Full Lifecycle Security with Altera FPGAs (Blog) Adressing PQC and CRA with Crypto-Agile Security in Agilex™ Devices (Blog) Reference Designs & Collateral Agilex™ 5 Development Kits iWave Agilex™ 5 SoM: G58M Critical Link MitySOM-A5E Mini ADG Development Platforms Secure communications demand adaptability, reliability, and efficiency under strict SWaP (size, weight, and power) constraints. To address these demands, FPGAs enable software-defined waveforms, advanced signal processing, and low-latency multi-channel data handling. Strict logic separation ensures encrypted and unencrypted data protection, while hardened cryptographic services, including cryptographic blocks and key management subsystems, provide secure encryption, authentication, and compliance with military standards. With multiple processors, FPGAs enable independent task operation and reduce SWaP burdens through compact, efficient designs. They incorporate anti-tamper features and resilience in harsh conditions, delivering reliable performance, and making them indispensable for UAVs, naval systems, and other mission-critical applications. Explore devices for Secure Communications applications: Agilex™ 3 , Agilex™ 5 . Secure Communication View Details Secure Communication FPGA AI Suite Platform Designer Secure Device Manager Tools Video & Vision Processing Suite Drive-On-chip Design Example ARINC 818 IP Core (Logic Fruit) ARINC 818 IP Core (iWAVE) Reference Designs & Collateral Agilex™ 3 Development Kits Agilex™ 5 Development Kits iWave Agilex™ 5 SoM: G58M ADG Development Platforms In aerospace and avionics, where safety and precision are critical, FPGAs provide unparalleled reliability, efficiency, and adaptability. They enable compliance with rigorous safety standards like DO-254 by supporting redundant, independent processing paths for safety-critical functions, such as real-time sensor data processing in avionics systems. Discover Altera devices for Aerospace & Avionics applications: Agilex™ 3 , Agilex™ 5, Agilex ™ 7 . Aerospace & Avionics View Details Aerospace & Avionics Open FPGA Stack OneAPI FPGA AI Suite OpenVINO Toolkit Tools FPGA IP Portfolio (Data movement, interfaces, memory) Reference Designs & Collateral Agilex™ 3 Development Kits Agilex™ 5 Development Kits iWave Agilex™ 5 SOSA-aligned 3UVPX Plug-in ADG Development Platforms In a data-driven world, government agencies face the dual challenge of managing massive datasets while achieving cost efficiency and performance gains. FPGAs provide a versatile solution, boosting performance through parallel processing and optimizing data restructuring for faster searches and retrievals. For example, leveraging FPGAs for disk compression and erasure encoding can reduce RAID redundancy, reducing the number of hard drives from 10 to 6, significantly lowering costs. Tools like Apache Arrow and Pulsar further utilize FPGAs to streamline unstructured data processing, enabling quick access to critical information. By delivering speed, scalability, and minimized hardware footprints, FPGAs help agencies meet current demands and adapt to evolving technological needs. Discover devices for Government Analytics applications: Agilex™ 3 , Agilex™ 5, Agilex ™ 7 . Government Analytics View Details Government Analytics Open FPGA Stack OneAPI Tools FPGA IP Portfolio (Networking, PCIe, Memory Interfaces) Reference Designs & Collateral Bittware IA-780i Development Card Bittware IA-440i Development Card Hitek HiPrACC CS200D PCIe Card ADG Development Platforms In the evolving landscape of High-Performance Computing (HPC), FPGAs are redefining complex simulations and large-scale data processing with superior power efficiency and customizability. FPGAs excel in power-sensitive applications, delivering high performance at lower energy costs in tasks like radio telescopes and large-scale simulations. Their tailored designs optimize repetitive workloads, such as floating-point computations and real-time weather analysis, driving faster decisions and improved accuracy. By enhancing memory bandwidth and parallel processing, FPGAs outperform conventional solutions, enabling organizations to achieve peak performance and energy efficiency as HPC demands grow. Explore devices for High Performance Compute applications: Agilex™ 3 , Agilex™ 5, Agilex ™ 7 . High-Performance Compute View Details High-Performance Compute Applications