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Application Briefs
Battlefield Network Equipment
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Ashburn, VA
703-779-7800
www.curtisswrightds.com
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urtiss-Wright's Defense Solutions division recently announced
that its PacStar® business, a developer and supplier
of advanced communications solutions for the U.S. Department
of Defense (DoD), has been awarded a contract by
Viasat to provide its advanced modular network communications
equipment for use in Viasat's portable Move Out/Jump
Off (MOJO) Communications System. Viasat is leveraging the
PacStar 441 Small Router Module and PacStar 451 Small
Server Module to enhance the MOJO system's overall size,
weight and power (SWaP). PacStar products provide the interconnect
between the MOJO system's radio, Link 16 tactical
data link (TDL), and data capabilities. PacStar network equipment
will also be used to host other platforms as needed to
support customer requirements. As the system integrator, Viasat
provides the enhanced MOJO system to support its U.S.
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Special Operations
community customers. The arrangement, which is valued at
$2.2 million, is estimated to grow to more than $5 million
over the next five years.
" Our PacStar networking modules are optimized for tactical
environments, where they deliver advanced technologies to
the edge of the battlefield, " said Peggy J. Miller, Senior General
Manager, PacStar.
" The technology enhancements to Viasat's expeditionary
tactical gateway products are critical as we shift our focus to
large-scale combat operations where we expect to fight more
sophisticated threats in austere, denied, degraded and disrupted
communications environments, " said Andy Kessler,
Future Vertical Lift Aircraft
Sikorsky
Huntsville, AL
202-740-5997
www.lockheedmartin.com
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lying low, fast and expertly executing the crisp, tight, quick
maneuvers that Sikorsky's X2 Technology™ family of helicopters
brings, the Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER®
helicopter flew two
demonstrations before Army officials and soldiers at Redstone
Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama recently. The events offered a
glimpse at Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company's bid for the
Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, part of
the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) effort to revolutionize
its aircraft fleet. Sikorsky is a Lockheed Martin Company.
The S-97 RAIDER, solely funded by Sikorsky, is the only
representative FARA aircraft flying today and provides risk reduction
for Sikorsky's FARA concept, RAIDER X®
, a fast, agile,
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vice president and business area director, Next Generation
Tactical Data Links, Viasat.
PacStar's small form factor communications modules - including
routing, switching, advanced network services and more - are
designed to maximize capabilities and configuration flexibility,
with the best SWaP available. These rugged, lightweight modules
make it easier for the warfighter to communicate securely in austere
environments, in a variety of applications, and in any unit
structure. With PacStar small form factor modules, system integrators
can reduce SWaP, improving mobility and speed of deployment
while improving transmission rates and data access.
The PacStar 441 Small Router Module provides high-performance
routing, switching and advanced network services for
critical voice, data, and video connectivity in a compact, quick
setup, rugged form factor. It is based on Cisco ESR 5915®
technology
and provides up to four ports of PoE LAN access. The
PacStar 451 Small Server Module provides a high-performance
virtualization platform for hosting multiple software applications
in a compact, quick setup, rugged form factor.
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