Beyond the mud zone

Modern armed forces have long been dependent on reliable communication, data processing and control systems in addition to traditional military equipment such as compasses and weapons. The closer you get to the so-called mud zone, the less the capabilities of civilian hardware meet military requirements. 

With the FZ-40 Tactical, for example, German company roda computer will be exhibiting a laptop with an Intel® CoreTM Ultra 7 processor at the ENFORCE TAC 2025 trade fair, which continues to perform without restriction even under the harshest conditions. The robust device manufactured by Panasonic as the Toughbook 40 forms the series-produced basis of the FZ-40 Tactical and is equipped by roda computer with military connectors as specified by the respective user. 

The FZ- 40 Tactical thus combines the latest developments from the civilian IT sector with a high degree of robustness and adaptability required by the military, which the German Armed Forces, among others, have often come to appreciate as a reference customer. In order to ensure that the FZ-40 Tactical can be used for a wide range of applications, the experts from roda computer offer robust, shielded power supply units as well as vehicle integration kits that can be easily installed into standard combat and support vehicles of international customers. 

The T.A.D. (Tactical Android Device) developed by the Swedish company MilDef will also be on show at the roda computer stand in Nuremberg. This compact Android smartphone was also designed for tough military operations for dismounted soldiers and combines an open software architecture with intuitive usability in an extremely robust design. 

An innovative drone control system also comes from MilDef and rounds off roda computer's trade fair appearance. The RC2143 tablet controller is the second generation of generic robot controllers that are based on the compact roda Panther DS13 tablet and encapsulate them to control UGVs or UAVs. This provides drone operators in the field with a universal solution that works reliably even in the harshest conditions down to -20°C.

With these systems, the selection from roda computer's product portfolio on display at this year's Enforce Tac in Nuremberg meets the challenges faced by military units in modern conflicts. In this respect, the trade visitors to roda computer will have the opportunity to experience a combination of new technical approaches and proven hardware protection concepts.

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