Here's another cursory analysis of the current state of TF-X's avionics and computer systems: this time the
National Mission Computer, presented by Mustafa Varank back in November. Keep in mind, I am a lowly software engineer, and not a military embedded systems engineer so everything is probably wrong. However, I can say that the NMC appears to be a modern design broadly in line with the
US DoD's Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA). Everything is solid-state (no moving parts), unlike the current F-35 ICP, which uses the notoriously hot running IBM PowerPC architecture thus requiring fans. The NMC is likely using a multi-core variant of ÇAKIL as its CPU, which implements the efficient and open-source RISC-V microarchitecture. Its GPU is unknown but the PCI-E slot and
AMD Radeon E8860 support listed for Bilgem's Real Time Operating System (GİS) suggests that they are probably using a COTS
Radeon E8860 Embedded GPU for the time being.
Presented were two seemingly different components. However, I think the bare board camera-left is a test bench configuration of the complete system camera-right.
Annotated complete NMC in enclosure:
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Annotated NMC test bench:
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Feedback/corrections from any computer engineers is very much welcome.