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TX-type display technologies incorporated into one mechanical package. “We have taken all the electronics and put them in the rear of the unit. We have a thermal barrier in there, with glass up front. This enables us to keep the glass at a constant operating temperature and still maintain the performance of the DPM-3. We have decreased the size, enabling us to fit it behind a 10 inch display, in contrast to the DPM-2, which required a 17 inch display,” Jarus explained. vt mIltoPe At AUSA, VT Miltope launched eight new products, ranging from clamshell laptops, convertible laptops, handhelds, mounted computers to small form factor and handheld devices for dismounted users. “Our family of rugged computers meets the requirements for Pat Morrison environmental and EMI required for the military in the field. Rugged military grade computers by VT Miltope are built tough in and out,” said Pat Morrison, director central region business development. VT Miltope also provides a range of fiber networking products, Morrison stated. “We provide 100 percent environmental stress screening on our products to make sure that they are solid and reliable in the field. They are developed and tested to meet or exceed military standards.” New VT Miltope products are about to enter production as part of the Army’s Maintenance Support Device (MSD) contract. MSD laptops are used in variety of roles, providing portable maintenance and diagnostics systems via ruggedized laptops under a contract awarded in 2004. “Currently under that program, we have some 30,000 units fielded. With the next generation products, they will be going into production later this year,” Morrison said. ruggedCom RuggedCom was established in Canada in 2001 with a focus on electric substation automation, for which it aimed to create a reliable and rugged communications backbone. But it has since found a strong military market. “It was the U.S. Navy that discovered us and saw what a good fit our product portfolio was with what they were doing, modernizing some of their ships,” said Roger Moore, CTO and vice president of engineering at RuggedCom. Meeting military standards required a few modifications, but now the company’s products are being deployed in several projects. The M2100 modular managed Ethernet switch with gigabit uplinks and the M2200 modular managed gigabit Ethernet backbone switch have now been in use as part of the Navy DDG 51 class modernization project for several years. RuggedCom’s MX5000, the company’s newest multiservice product, is a scalable, hot-swappable, high port density routing and switching platform designed to operate in the most demanding environments. “It’s not just an Ethernet switch,” Moore noted. 16 | MIT 15.1 VT Miltope offers a wide range of rugged products. [Photo courtesy of VT Miltope] The Rugged Operational Computer is one product from Tactronics, which specializes in rugged computing for special forces. [Photo courtesy of Tactronics] “You name the interface and we can put it in this box; it provides tremendous operational flexibility to the Navy and will be deployed on the LSD Class mid-life update project this year, beginning with LSD 47.” While the Navy is RuggedCom’s biggest military customer, the company is also developing products for use in other defense contexts, particularly mission-critical private networks. RuggedMAX is a high-performance, long-range secure family of products that is fully compliant with the WiMAX 802.16e wave 2 (MIMO) mobile broadband wireless standard and designed to extend IP networks over large distances to fixed and mobile users. Moreover, the M969, a MIL-STD hardened, fully managed Ethernet switch, has generated much interest throughout the military. It is IP66/67 rated for protection against strong jets of water (IP66) or immersion in water (IP67) and is being used for deployments in the air and on the ground. O Contact Editor Harrison Donnelly at harrisond@kmimediagroup.com. For more information related to this subject, search our archives at www.MIT-kmi.com. www.MIT-kmi.com
Waveform for a Coalition taCtICal networkIng CaPaBIlIty wIll allow InternatIonal Partners to exChange seCure wIdeBand voICe, data and vIdeo. Editor’s Note: This is another in a regular series of updates on the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS), as provided by the program’s Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO). The JPEO JTRS has announced the approval of the operational requirements document (ORD) underpinning the Coalition Wideband Networking Waveform (COALWNW) specification. The ORD represents the consolidated and prioritized operational requirements of the nations participating in the COALWNW international agreement and is intended to support potential future development of a common, interoperable waveform. This milestone is an important step toward achieving enhanced interoperability and communication between the United States and coalition partners. Enhanced interoperability among coalition partners is an essential requirement on the modern battlefield, with multinational coalitions becoming the norm for conducting military operations in hot spots around the world. The COALWNW tactical networking capability will allow coalition partners to exchange secure wideband voice, data and video between national software defined radios in the land, air and maritime domains. These capabilities will significantly contribute to improved coordination, shared situational awareness, reduced chance of fratricide, and secure provisioning of effects across multinational boundaries. In June 2009, nine nations (Australia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States) agreed to jointly develop a wideband networking waveform to enable tactical interoperability among coalition forces. This waveform is known as the COALWNW (pronounced Coal-Win). The COALWNW capability will be designed, developed and tested using a three-phased approach: waveform specification, waveform development and interoperability testing. During the first phase, the participating nations have developed a single set of operational requirements that will underpin the COALWNW specification. To evaluate and baseline these requirements, the nations performed a comprehensive requirements definition process that included an analysis of current waveform developments. When waveform development begins in the second phase, COAL- WNW will be delivered incrementally with increased functionality incorporated in later increments. In this manner, developmental risk can be effectively managed and early deployment of initial capability can be achieved. The first increment will focus on delivering interoperability within the ground environment, inclusive of many maritime and air support assets. A working group comprising members from the nine COALWNW nations is studying alternatives to determine the best acquisition strategy for the initial increment. The member nations expect that other nations will join the COALWNW effort for development of the first increment. A key enabler to the COALWNW capability is the introduction of software defined radio programs within the partner nations. In a software defined radio, the software defines the communication characteristics of the radio and software waveforms may be reused and ported onto different radio hardware (similar to computer applications). Once developed, the intent is to port COALWNW onto various national software defined radio hardware hosts, thus ensuring coalition interoperability through a diverse range of platforms. O www.MIT-kmi.com MIT 15.1 | 17
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