A small, lightweight, embeddable radio developed by Harris Corporation has received Type 1 certification from the National Security Agency, paving the way for its use in high-security, space-constrained communications applications such as unmanned aircraft systems, vehicles and shelters.
Category Archives: Data Links & Communications
L-3 Communications gets $28M ARGUS Data Link Contract from US Air Force
The US Air Force has awarded L-3 Communications Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah, a $27,936,509 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract in direct support of data link communications activities including the Automated Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance (ARGUS)-Imaging System.
Harris and Cubic Develop Integrated System for Delivering Tactical Video to Battlefield
Harris Falcon III AN/PRC-117G
Harris Corporation and Cubic Corporation have conducted technology demonstrations that significantly enhance intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) situational awareness by distributing UAS video and targeting data across wideband ground tactical communication networks.
US Army MUSIC Will Fuse Manned & Unmanned Systems
The Manned/Unmanned Systems Integration Capability (MUSIC) is an initiative designed to bring together both types of systems to interoperate and share a common operating picture among pilots, UAS operators and troops on the ground.
New Rugged Portable Command and Control System (PATS – Portable Area Target System) from Micro Systems
As unmanned aircraft play an increasingly important role in defence strategies and tactics, the demands on the electronic control systems in these vehicles include extreme portability, ruggedness and safety. Every component in these systems carries with it the weight of mission success or failure – all the way down to the switches.
Hand-Held Device to Control UAS from Front Line
A small Phoenix-based company is using federal grants to develop technology that will allow U.S. Army soldiers to control UAS for resupply missions, surveillance and zeroing in on targets. Handheld controllers will use Kutta Technologies Inc.’s software so frontline troops can control UAS in a way similar to video gaming.
Lightweight Video Receiver with Eyepiece for Ground Forces
When Kyle Stanbro retired from the military in 2004, he put his energies into making a lighter and more physically intuitive video receiver for ground forces to receive UAS feeds to replace the ToughBook currently in use.
Northrop Grumman HART On-Demand Intelligence System Succesful Field Tests
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully demonstrated that its Heterogeneous Airborne Reconnaissance Team (HART) system increases warfighter situational awareness during a recent Spiral 7 DARPA field exercise conducted March 7-18, 2011, at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah.