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San Diego, CA Feb. 13, 2024

Phoenix International Systems today unveiled their RPC4 Rugged Network Attached Storage/Data Logger at AFCEA/USNI West 2024 Conference and Exposition.

In the emerging digital world, the transformation waves affecting all our activities are increasingly more pronounced. Whether it be Edge Computing, Autonomous Vehicles, or Artificial Intelligence, all require a high-performance storage system that can acquire data at speeds far exceeding what a traditional embedded systems can sustain.

The Phoenix International Systems high performance RPC4 NAS/Data Logger is specifically designed to meet such requirements.  A rugged, resilient storage system, it is designed for high data through-put, high-capacity tactical edge data capture applications. The Phoenix RPC4 platform supports up to 9.6 GB/s throughput of sequential writes and 12 GB/s sequential reads, configured with four NVMe SSDs, its rapidly removable magazine enables a full magazine to be swapped out for a fresh magazine to store and move data from edge environments quickly and without any tools. The magazines can then be moved to separate locations and plugged into another RPC4 on any other network for further analysis.

Major Features of the RPC4:

• Reliable, High-Speed Data Capture
• Highly Available and Resilient Architecture
• Quickly Upload Data with Removable Drive Magazine
• Up to 120TB Storage Capacity
• AES-256 hardware and file level encryption
• FIPS140-2 Validation
• Secure Erase/Data Elimination
• MIL-STD-810G Design
• Made in USA

Phoenix International’s RPC4 targets Mobile (Air-Sea-Ground) and Fixed Expeditionary environments with its MIL-STD-810G design. It addresses the demanding requirements of data capture in any challenging environment.

Phoenix International has been designing and building Rugged data storage systems for any application – from Multi-Terabyte Fibre Channel RAID, Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) configurations to conduction cooled plug-in Open VPX solid state disk storage modules – since 1993.

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Click here for the RPC4 datasheet.

San Diego, CA Feb. 14, 2023  

Phoenix International Systems today unveiled their RPC16 Rugged Network Attached Storage Server at AFCEA/USNI West 2023 Conference and Exposition.

As military works to capitalize on the deluge of data generated by intelligent, connected devices, and intelligent data strategy has never been more critical. Enter edge computing, playing an essential role in addressing this challenge by enabling access and analytics close to the data source.

Edge computing can mean many different things, but for military users, the key is flexible, modular, and rugged systems that are proven and reliable in harsh tactical land, maritime, and airborne environments. The RPC16 NAS incorporates a removable magazine with up to 16 SSDs or HDDs which can be quickly removed to off load data.  The magazines can then be moved to separate locations and plugged into another RPC16 on any other network for further analysis.

Major Features of the RPC16 NAS:

• Reliable, High-Speed Data Capture
• Compact 2U Rack Height, Shallow 19.5” Rack Depth
• Highly Available and Resilient Architecture
• Quickly Upload Data with Removable Drive Magazine
• Up to 122TB Storage Capacity
• AES-256 hardware and file level encryption
• FIPS140-2 Validation
• Secure Erase/Data Elimination
• MIL-STD-810G Certified
• Made in USA

The RPC16 NAS allows networked devices to share and store data using all common network services.  It supports a variety of network-based file systems that allow multiple hosts to share and store information. Network connections are provided through load balanced Ethernet ports, available from Gigabit to 100 Gigabit, and can support multiple optical (or copper) Ethernet ports for low EMI susceptibility.

Phoenix International has been designing and building Rugged data storage systems for any application – from Multi-Terabyte Fibre Channel RAID, Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) configurations to conduction cooled plug-in VPX and VME solid state disk storage modules – since 1993.

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Click here for the RPC16 NAS datasheet.

San Diego, CA Feb. 16, 2022

Phoenix International Systems today unveiled their RPC6 Rugged Network Attached Storage Server at AFCEA/USNI West 2022 Conference and Exposition.

As military works to capitalize on the deluge of data generated by intelligent, connected devices, and intelligent data strategy has never been more critical. Enter edge computing, playing an essential role in addressing this challenge by enabling access and analytics close to the data source.

Edge computing can mean many different things, but for military users, the key is flexible, modular, and rugged systems that are proven and reliable in harsh tactical land, maritime, and airborne environments. The RPC6 NAS incorporates a removable magazine with up to 6 SSDs or HDDs which can be quickly removed to off load data.  The magazines can then be moved to separate locations and plugged into another RPC24 on any other network for further analysis.

Major Features of the RPC6 NAS:

• Reliable, High-Speed Data Capture
• Highly Available and Resilient Architecture
• Quickly Upload Data with Removable Drive Magazine
• Up to 120TB Storage Capacity
• AES-256 hardware and file level encryption
• FIPS140-2 Validation
• Secure Erase/Data Elimination
• MIL-STD-810G Certified
• Made in USA

The RPC24-NAS allows networked devices to share and store data using all common network services.  It supports a variety of network-based file systems that allow multiple hosts to share and store information. Network connections are provided through load balanced Ethernet ports, available from Gigabit to 100 Gigabit, and can support multiple optical (or copper) Ethernet ports for low EMI susceptibility.

Phoenix International has been designing and building Rugged data storage systems for any application – from Multi-Terabyte Fibre Channel RAID, Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) configurations to conduction cooled plug-in VPX and VME solid state disk storage modules – since 1993.

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Click here for the RPC6 NAS Datasheet.

National Harbor, MD August 2, 2021

Phoenix International Systems, Inc., proven pioneer in state-of-the art data storage technology providing rugged and reliable COTS data storage solutions, today introduced their all flash SSD RPC24-NAS network file server, a high-capacity, high performance edge storage solution that enables users to aggregate, store, move and activate their data.  The RPC24-NAS targets mobile (Air-Sea-Ground) and fixed Expeditionary environments with its MIL-STD-810G and MIL-STD-461F certified design. The new system was introduced at Sea-Air-Space 2021.

Edge computing can mean many different things, but for military users, the key is flexible, modular, and rugged systems that are proven and reliable in harsh tactical land, maritime, and airborne environments. The need for these rugged systems is paired with exponential growth in available data from a multitude of sensors and sources, structured and unstructured, and the need of the warfighter to make decisions faster.  The RPC24- NAS houses two removable magazines with up to 12 SSDs each which can be quickly removed to off load data.  The magazines can then be moved to separate locations and plugged into another RPC24 on any other network for further analysis.

Data security is a key component to any edge storage system and the RPC24-NAS addresses this with optional support for AES-256 hardware and file level encryption, FIPS140-2 validation and hardware and/or software triggered Secure Erase and Data Elimination.

The RPC24-NAS allows networked devices to share and store data using all common network services.  It supports a variety of network based file systems that allow multiple hosts to share and store information. Network connections are provided through load balanced Ethernet ports, available from Gigabit to 100 Gigabit, and can support multiple optical (or copper) Ethernet ports for low EMI susceptibility.

For tactical edge rugged data storage capabilities, the key is being able to combine the potential of the large commercial market (which has advanced significantly beyond government capabilities due to huge investments), and get it into the form required to support warfighter environments. Phoenix International achieves this with its design and manufacture of our high-performance RPC24-NAS.  For military and other customers operating in harsh environments this ensures we provide rugged edge data storage capability on par with advanced commercial systems.

Phoenix International has been designing and building Rugged data storage systems for any application – from Multi-Terabyte Fibre Channel RAID, Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) configurations to conduction cooled plug-in VPX and VME solid state disk storage modules – since 1993.

Based in Orange, California, Phoenix International is an AS9100 Rev D/ISO 9001:2015 Certified Small Business.

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San Diego, CA Mar 2, 2020

Phoenix International Systems today unveiled industry’s first FIPS 140-2 validated encryption Open VPX NVM Express (NVMe) Solid State Disk data storage module at AFCEA/USNI West 2020 Conference and Exposition.

The VP1-250-eSSDC is a VITA 48/REDI conduction cooled 3U VPX SSD storage module that delivers extremely high performance. Designed from the ground up to remove legacy layers of hard drive interfaces such as SATA and SAS, it takes full advantage of the speed and parallelism of solid state nonvolatile memory.  Streamlined efficient queuing protocol combined with an optimized command set register interface enables low latency and high performance.  Data is delivered fast and efficiently with minimal burden on the host CPU.  The VP1-250-eSSDC supports TCG compliant AES-256 and FIPS140-2 validated encryption as well as military grade data elimination.

NVM Express (NVMe) is an industry-standard registered interface designed to accelerate the performance of nonvolatile PCI Express (PCIe) SSDs. The NVMe protocol was established in collaboration by server industry leaders to standardize a scalable PCIe interface, making it easier for designers to unlock the full potential of PCIe.  NVMe provides opportunities for increased data throughput and reduced latency all while reducing the number of drives needed — both now and in the future.  Adoption of this industry standard is driven by a strong consortium of storage technology providers and a robust ecosystem of drivers across multiple operating systems.

Major Features of the VP1-250-eSSDC Data Storage Module:

• Out-of-the-box software, drivers and manageability enable easy adoption and storage interoperability
• Capacities to 15TB
• Optimized register interface and command set lowers latency
• Performance:

Sequential 128KB read: 1.2 GB/s

Sequential 128KB write: 1.2 GB/s

• Operating shock: 1000G/1ms
• Operating vibration: 10 GRMS 5–800Hz @ 30 min/axis
• Advanced flash management for enhanced reliability and durability
• Streamlined protocol with efficient queuing mechanism to scale for multi-core CPUs
• 1,000,000 hours MTBF
• Made in USA

Phoenix International is an AS 9100D/ISO 9001-2015 certified, Small Business who designs and manufactures Rugged, Reliable and Secure COTS data storage products. Phoenix developed state of the art enabling technology provides users with mass data storage products that ensure the highest performance storage and data network systems. These systems range in size and application from multi-terabyte Fibre Channel RAID, NAS and Storage Area Network (SAN) configurations to conduction cooled plug-in VPX and VME solid state disk storage modules.

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PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RECEIVES GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL

2018 OUTSTANDING SUPPLIER AWARD

Award presented by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc

ORANGE, CA June 12, 2019 — Phoenix International Systems, Inc., a world leader in rugged data storage systems, has been presented General Atomics Aeronautical System’s 2018 Outstanding Supplier Award for exceptional Quality and Delivery performance.

“On behalf of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) we are very pleased to present Phoenix International our 2018 Outstanding Supplier Award, for exceptional Quality and Delivery performance.”  Remarked Derek Andrews, GA-ASI Vice President, Procurement.  “We are delighted to recognize the excellence in supplier performance demonstrated by both your employees and suppliers; who have contributed to your overall performance”.

“To qualify for this award, Phoenix International had to achieve a Quality and On-Time Delivery rating that placed them within the top 5% of GA-ASI’s supply base for the year of 2018” added Tuan Nguyen, GA-ASI’s VP, Quality Assurance and Operational Excellence.  “We at GA-ASI rely on your products to support our customer’s requirements for high quality and on time delivery”.

“This Outstanding Supplier Award reflects our team’s commitment to exceeding our customer’s expectations” commented Amos Deacon III, President of Phoenix International. “Our Phoenix team is very proud to be honored with this recognition of our Quality and Delivery performance and its contribution to General Atomics Aeronautical’s program success”.

Phoenix International is an AS 9100D/ISO 9001-2015 certified, Small Business who designs and manufactures Rugged, Reliable and Secure COTS data storage products. Phoenix developed state of the art enabling technology provides users with mass data storage products that ensure the highest performance storage and data network systems. These systems range in size and application from multi-terabyte Fibre Channel RAID, NAS and Storage Area Network (SAN) configurations to conduction cooled plug-in VPX and VME solid state disk storage modules.

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San Diego, CA February 6, 2018

Phoenix International Systems, proven pioneer in state-of-the-art data storage technology providing rugged and reliable COTS data storage solutions, today introduced the Phalanx II Rugged Network Attached Storage (NAS) file server with removable Solid State Disks. The new product is being introduced at AFCEA West 2018.

The Phalanx II is SWaP optimized and provides high performance, high capacity and secure data storage for Unmanned Aerial, Underwater and Surface Vehicles (UAVs, UUVs and USVs) and Manned Airborne ISR applications. This small form factor NAS weighs less than eight pounds, provides up to 16TB of storage capacity with two Solid State Disks (SSDs) and supports RAID 0 (mirroring) and RAID 1 (stripping). System configuration and management is provided via a convenient web based GUI or CLI.

The Phalanx II houses two Removable Media Modules (RMMs) which can be quickly removed to off load data and declassify the system. The RMMs can then be moved to separate locations and plugged into another Phalanx II NAS (or compatible ground station) on any other network. When used in conjunction with a network switch, the Phalanx II can communicate with any other network enabled device to store and retrieve data. This eliminates the need for separate direct attached storage devices for each computer or workstation in a network centric environment.

Data security is a key component to any mass storage application and the Phalanx II addresses this with optional support for AES-256 hardware and file level encryption, FIPS140-2 and hardware and/or software triggered Data Elimination.

The Phalanx II allows networked devices to share and store data using all common network services: NFS (V3/V4), SMB/CIFS, FTP, TFTP, RSYNC and SSH. It supports a variety of network based file systems that allow multiple hosts to share and store information. Network connections are provided through four load balanced Gigabit Ethernet ports, and it can support dual optical (or copper) 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports for low EMI susceptibility.

Major Features of the Phoenix International Phalanx II NAS:

– MLC or SLC Solid State Disk devices

– Intel Core i7 CPU

– Video: 1x VGA, 2x or 3x DVI Video Output

– I/O: 5x GigE, 2x 10GigE, USB 2/3, Serial (RS232/422)

– Operational temperature from -40° to +71°C

– Optional AES 256 hardware and file level encryption

– MIL-STD-810G, MIL-STD-461F, MIL-STD-704F/1275D

Phoenix International has been designing and building Rugged data storage systems for any application – from Multi-Terabyte Fibre Channel RAID, Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) configurations to conduction cooled plug-in VPX and VME solid state disk storage modules – since 1993.

Based in Orange, California, Phoenix International is an AS9100 Rev D/ISO 9001:2015 Certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Click here for the press release in PDF format.

Click here for the datasheet in PDF format.

Dallas, TX May 8, 2017

Phoenix International Systems, proven pioneer in state-of-the art data storage technology providing rugged and reliable COTS data storage solutions, today introduced the Phalanx II rugged Network Attached Storage (NAS) data storage system. The new product is being introduced at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2017.

The cigar box sized (82mm x 215mm x 226.5mm) Phalanx II is SWaP optimized and provides high performance, high capacity and secure data storage for Unmanned Aerial and Underwater Vehicles (UAVs, UUVs) and airborne ISR applications. This small form factor NAS weighs less than six lbs, provides up to 16TB of storage capacity with two Solid State Disks (SSDs) and supports RAID 0 (mirroring) and RAID 1 (stripping). Hot-swap removable drives are optionally available. System configuration and management is provided via a convenient web based GUI or CLI.

Data security is a key component to any mass storage application and the Phalanx II addresses this with optional support for AES-256 encryption and hardware and/or software triggered Data Elimination.

The Phalanx II allows networked devices to share and store data using all common network services: NFS (V3/V4), SBM/CIFS, FTP, TFTP, RSYNC and SSH. It supports a variety of network based file systems that allow multiple hosts to share and store information. Network connections are provided through five load balanced Gigabit Ethernet ports, and it can support dual optical 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports for low EMI susceptibility.

Major Features of the Phoenix International Phalanx II NAS:

MLC or SLC Solid State Disk devices
Intel Broadwell (Xeon v4) CPU
Video: 1x VGA, 2x or 3x DVI Video Output
I/O: 5x GigE, 2x 10GigE, USB 2/3, Serial (RS232/422)
Monitoring via SMART, SNMP, EMAIL (Health/Performance)
Operational temperature from -40° to +71°C
38999 Connectors Standard
12-36VDC @ 25-75 Watts (Option Variable)
Optional AES 256 encryption
MIL-STD-810G, MIL-STD-461F, MIL-STD-704F/1275D

Phoenix International has been designing and building Rugged data storage systems for any application – from Multi-Terabyte Fibre Channel RAID, Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) configurations to conduction cooled plug-in VPX and VME solid state disk storage modules – since 1993.

Based in Orange, California, Phoenix International is an AS9100 Rev C/ISO 9001:2008 Certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Click here for the press release in PDF format.

Click here for the datasheet in PDF format.

San Diego, CA Feb 21, 2017

Phoenix International Systems today unveiled its industry leading 3.2 terabyte capacity VP1-250-eSSD 3U Open VPX NVM Express (NVMe) Solid State Disk data storage module at AFCEA/USNI West 2017 Conference and Exposition.

NVM Express (NVMe) is an industry-standard registered interface designed to accelerate the performance of nonvolatile PCI Express (PCIe) SSDs. The NVMe protocol was established in collaboration by server industry leaders to standardize a scalable PCIe interface, making it easier for designers to unlock the full potential of PCIe. NVMe provides opportunities for increased data throughput and reduced latency all while reducing the number of drives needed — both now and in the future. Adoption of this industry standard is driven by a strong consortium of storage technology providers and a robust ecosystem of drivers across multiple operating systems.

The VP1-250-eSSD is 3U VPX SSD storage module that delivers extremely high performance via a single Fat Pipe (PCIe 4x). Designed from the ground up to remove legacy layers of hard drive interfaces such as SATA and SAS, it takes full advantage of the speed and parallelism of solid state nonvolatile memory. Streamlined efficient queuing protocol combined with an optimized command set register interface enables low latency and high performance. Data is delivered fast and efficiently with minimal burden on the host CPU.

Major Features of the VP1-250-eSSD Data Storage Module:

Out-of-the-box software, drivers and manageability enable easy adoption and storage interoperability

Capacities from 800GB to 3.2TB

Optimized register interface and command set lowers latency

Performance:

Sequential 128KB read: 3.0 GB/s

Sequential 128KB write: 2.0 GB/s

Random 4KB read: 750,000 IOPS

Random 4KB write: 300,000 IOPS

Operating shock: 1000G/1ms

Operating vibration: 3.1 GRMS 5–800Hz @ 30 min/axis

Advanced flash management for enhanced reliability and durability

Streamlined protocol with efficient queuing mechanism to scale for multi-core CPUs

2,000,000 hours MTBF

Made in USA

Phoenix International is an AS 9100 rev C/ISO 9001:2008 certified, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) manufacturer of Rugged COTS data storage products. Phoenix developed state of the art enabling technology provides users with mass storage products that ensure the highest performance storage and data network systems. These systems range in size and application from multi-terabyte Fibre Channel RAID, NAS and Storage Area Network (SAN) configurations to conduction cooled plug-in VPX and VME solid state (flash) storage modules.

Click here for the press release in PDF format.

New Orleans, LA May 2, 2016

Phoenix International Systems, Inc., proven pioneer in state-of-the art data storage technology providing rugged and reliable COTS data storage solutions, today introduced Self Encrypting Drive (SED) technology support for its VP1-250X Open VPX Plug-in Storage Module. The new Module is being introduced at XPONENTIAL 2016.

The Phoenix International VP1-250X Series now supports TCG compliant and FIPS 140-2 validated AES 256 encryption as well as instant secure erase when configured with solid state disks and hard disk drives with these capabilities.

Data security is a key component to any mass storage application and has been brought to the general public’s awareness. For example, recent data breaches at major corporations, retail establishments and government agencies have highlighted to people the financial and security fallout from these attacks. However, for deployed military applications, data security has always been a concern and thanks to new Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) options, data-at-rest security has become more efficient and affordable.

The VP1-250X is a 3U VPX drive storage module capable of using either rotating media or solid state drives. The VP1-250X allows direct point-to-point connection of drives or uses the PCI Express interface with the on-board SATA controller to interface with the host. It features a “Purge” input to destroy the supported media installed on the module for data security. The module supports both SATA and SAS drives.

Major Features of the Phoenix VPX Mass Data Storage Module:

– Solid-state disk or hard disk devices

– Conduction, REDI conduction or air-cooled

– Supports SATA, SAS and PCI express interfaces

– Up to 80,000 feet operational altitude

– Operational temperature from -40° to 85°C

– Connect as SATA/SAS drive or via the PCIe interface, jumper selectable

– Solid State Drives (SSD) up to 4TB, Rotating Disk Drives (RDD) up to 6TB

– Can be configured to work from Fat Pipe A or B from the VPX bus

– Integrated SLC, eMLC or MLC NAND SSDs

– Meets military and IRIG 106-07 declassification standards

– Optional AES 256 encryption

– Made in USA

Phoenix International has been designing and building Rugged data storage systems for any application – from Multi-Terabyte Fibre Channel RAID, Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) configurations to conduction cooled plug-in VPX and VME solid state disk storage modules – since 1993.

Based in Orange, California, Phoenix International is an AS9100 Rev C/ISO 9001:2008 Certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Click here for the press release in PDF format.