Specifications
Class
Ultra-compact, high-performance-density rugged edge compute platform
Standards
Designed to MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461 and MIL-S-901
Processing
Aligned with leading-edge CPU and GPU roadmaps
Storage / Networking
Substantial internal storage and networking capacity for the footprint
Origin
Engineered, manufactured, assembled and tested in the United States
Quality
ISO 9001:2015 / AS9100D certified facility
Warranty
5+ year warranty
Sibling Platform — RE1900M
IP68 sealed embedded computer · NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Industrial · 248-275 TOPS · -40 to +70°C · 18-36VDC · Jetson Thor variant planned
Sibling Platform — RE1600M
IP68 sealed · 248-275 TOPS · 2048 Ampere CUDA cores, 64 Tensor Cores
Sibling Platform — RE3500 / RE3101
Rugged small form factor (RE3500 IP67) and rugged embedded computer (RE3101)
Sibling Platform — RE5433M / RE3423M
IP68 sealed servers, 31-35lbs, Mil-Circ connectors
Markets
Defense, government, commercial and industrial
Overview
The Crystal Group RE4100 Series is an ultra-compact, high-density rugged edge compute platform introduced at AFCEA WEST 2026 for missions that need significant processing, storage and networking capability in a small, environmentally hardened footprint. Crystal Group designs, manufactures, assembles and tests the RE4100 in its US facility and qualifies it to MIL-STD-810 (environmental), MIL-STD-461 (EMI/EMC) and MIL-S-901 (shock) — the standards that govern deployed maritime, airborne and ground systems. The design is explicitly roadmap-aligned, so CPU and GPU options can be refreshed as silicon generations change without a chassis redesign.
Key Benefits
Density in a deployable package: the RE4100 compresses processing, storage and networking into an ultra-compact unit for platforms where rack space and weight are the binding constraints. Mission-grade hardening: MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461 and MIL-S-901 qualification plus US design and build, ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D manufacturing and a five-plus-year warranty address the lifecycle and traceability requirements of defense and government programs. Roadmap-aligned refresh: because CPU and GPU options follow vendor roadmaps, the same platform can be re-specified across a multi-year program instead of being re-qualified from scratch. Part of a coherent rugged family: the RE4100 sits alongside the IP68-sealed RE1900M (NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin, up to 275 TOPS), RE1600M, RE3500 (IP67), RE3101 and the IP68 RE5433M / RE3423M sealed servers, so sea, air and ground programs can standardise on one vendor's rugged compute line.Applications
Unmanned surface vessels and unmanned aerial vehicles, mobile vehicle platforms, forward-deployed command and sensor nodes, real-time video processing and inference, autonomous systems, shipboard and airborne computing, and any tactical edge workload requiring qualified shock, vibration, EMI and temperature performance.
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