Crystal Group RE262M portable rugged server

Developed for field-deployable media management applications, Crystal Group’s RE2624M server is designed for delivering seamless and high-speed data transfer, programming mission loads and offloading data from portable media in extreme and demanding environments. Equipped with up to 16 cores, the system supports a variety of workloads, including virtualisation, data processing and other I/O-intensive tasks. The four external 10 GbE connectors deliver fast uplink for media transfers to downstream users.

Using industry-standard bays, the product can be customised to accept any form of standard or non-standard media to accommodate countless applications in a single system. This includes ISR data storage for mission-critical aircraft and mobile ground vehicles; secure data transfer from command post or forward operating base; pre-flight data load for special ops aircraft; mission planning for multi-domain distribution using single-source inputs from various media platforms; and any scenario using various media formats that requires a common data input or extraction.

Designed to reduce the hefty footprint of current media collection and transfer systems used in military aircraft, the server compresses the functionality and performance of more than 181.44 kg of equipment into a portable 18.14 kg unit. With dimensions that meet commercial aircraft guidelines for carry-on luggage, the product case supports data extraction while an optional second case facilitates the human-machine interface. For maximum protection during transport and storage, the lightweight protective case is made of carbon fibre and sealed for IP65 protection levels.