General Micro Systems

General Micro Systems, Inc. (GMS) designs rugged computing engines in the form of boxes, boards, servers and displays. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Its main markets are military and aerospace, with further customers in medical, oil, gas and mining exploration, automation, commercial broadcasting and homeland security.

Products

• Mission computers, including small form factor X7 RAPTOR and X9 systems for UAV, UAS and manpack use
• X9 Spider distributed computing systems and X10 Genesis systems
• Cross domain systems (XDomain family), including an airborne three-domain system and a quarter ATR OpenVPX-based system
• Expansion modules for upgrading tactical platforms
• Rugged servers and rugged network switches and routers
• Rugged displays, including the SmartView line with on-board processing
• Single board computers, including 3U OpenVPX (X9 Venom)
• SAM I/O modules, cables, connectors and accessories

Technology

GMS says it is technology independent: it picks the processor that gives the best performance for the size and power needed, and has used more than 40 CPU technologies since 1979. Its current designs use Intel processors with a guaranteed availability of at least seven years, to support long program lifecycles. Products use the company's RuggedCool cooling technology, sealed enclosures and security features such as tamper sensors. Hardware, software and driver development are done in-house.

Military and aerospace programs

GMS lists airborne, ground vehicle and shipboard programs on its site. Airborne examples include the Wedgetail workstation program, the Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft, the Joint Strike Fighter, the BAMS maritime surveillance UAV and Seahawk applications.

Quality and manufacturing

• ISO 9001:2015 registered, with a quality system to AS9100:2016
• Primarily a design and prototype company that works with several contract manufacturers in the United States
• Able to meet ITAR requirements
• Thermal cycling is done in-house and every shipped product is functionally tested, according to the company
• Separate RoHS and non-RoHS product lines
• All products are stated to be designed and manufactured in the USA

Company facts

• Founded in 1979
• Privately held, with offices in California and Florida
• Three of its cross domain and display products won 4 Star Best in Show at AUSA 2025

Contact

Phone: +1 909 980 4863, toll free +1 800 307 4863