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National Defense May 2007 Sandra Erwin |
Defense Department `Bundles' Handheld Radio Procurements The Defense Department is expected to soon seek industry bids for as many as 89,000 handheld combat radios.  |
National Defense September 2010 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army Under Pressure to Bring Broadband to The Battlefield In the Army's 2010 modernization roadmap, the "network" is billed as a top priority.  |
National Defense May 2004 Sandra Erwin |
Pentagon Rethinks Management Approach To Joint Tactical Radio The Defense Department's ambitious plans to replace every military radio with a single radio system are being dampened somewhat by the difficulties in coordination among the services and the sheer scope of the project.  |
National Defense August 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Closest of Allies, But Not When it Comes to Radios Despite considerable advances in tactical communications technology interoperability on the battlefield between U.S. and U.K. forces remains years away.  |
National Defense October 2012 Eric Beidel |
Industry Ready to Pounce on Embattled Radio Programs After nearly two decades and billions of dollars spent, the Joint Tactical Radio System, once a grand plan to build do-it-all radios common to the military services, is in a state of flux.  |
National Defense September 2005 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army, Marines Buying Loads Of Radios In response to booming Army and Marine Corps tactical radio orders, manufacturers rapidly are expanding their production capacity to meet this extraordinary demand.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008 John McHale |
SDR: Here, There, and Everywhere Software-defined radio technology, driven by the Joint Tactical Radio System program, is enhancing communications throughout the U.S. military and in civilian and commercial applications worldwide.  |
National Defense April 2011 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army's Promise to War-Bound Soldiers: A Wireless Mobile Network If the Army's new tech-buying strategy goes according to plan, soldiers soon may be ditching paper maps, staticky radios and bulky satellite receivers.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 John McHale |
SDR: A Spectrum of Possibilities Whether it is called a disruptive technology or a paradigm shift in communications, the proliferation of software-defined radio (SDR) technology is changing the way the military and other industries view radio communications.  |
National Defense May 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Defense Dept. Studying Options To Lower Cost of GPS Receivers Information-age technologies such as software radio and miniaturized electronics could, one day, make it possible for soldiers to combine their global positioning satellite receivers and handheld radios into a single device.  |
National Defense May 2007 Sandra Erwin |
Big-Ticket Army Program Still Lacks Communications Network The communications network that is the basis for the Army's $160 billion "future combat systems" continues to suffer setbacks and its costs are expected to soar.  |
National Defense February 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Radio Competition Reaches Final Stretch Companies competing for the Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio have one more test before the Army awards a contract this year.  |
National Defense July 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Sticker Shock Felt As New Radios Are Acquired Despite suffering from sticker shock, the military services are proceeding with plans to install a new generation of software-based tactical radios that will be common across all weapon systems.  |
National Defense July 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy Upbeat About Communications Spacecraft, Despite Radio Troubles The Navy is building a dazzling satellite constellation that promises frontline troops and sailors at sea access to a multimedia wonderland.  |
National Defense July 2012 Dan Ward |
Tactical Radios: Military Procurement Gone Awry How exactly did the Army go about making the radio better and better? By increasing its complexity, extending the schedule, spending more money and making the device larger.  |
National Defense December 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Troops in The Digital Age, Disconnected As surprising as it may seem in today's wired culture, troops in combat zones do not have easy access to information.  |
National Defense September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Urban Battles Highlight Shortfalls in Soldier Communications The chaotic door-to-door warfare seen in Iraq offers glaring proof that dismounted U.S. troops need better communications devices, experts contend. When radios failed, soldiers resorted to the only available and reliable form of communication: screaming.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 |
U.S. Military selects Thales's JTRS handheld radio Personnel at the U.S. JTRS Joint Program Executive Office through the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command procurement authority, are in charge of purchasing handheld radios for the U.S. Department of Defense.  |
National Defense June 2013 Sandra I. Erwin |
Special Operations Forces in the Market For Global Communications Technology When they deploy to combat zones, special operations troops bring along a multitude of gizmos. Besides basic line-of-sight radios to communicate with their peers, they need devices to connect with other U.S. government agencies and allies.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 John McHale |
JTRS HMS Program on Track Engineers at General Dynamics C4 Systems say the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form Fit (HMS) radios are on track for deployment at the beginning of the next decade.  |
National Defense March 2011 Stew Magnuson |
New Radio Software Promises Improved Access to Military Satellites Radio manufacturers this year will offer to their military customers a new application that will provide easier connections to communication satellites.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 John McHale |
Joint Tactical Radio System pushing for innovation from small businesses Looking to spur technology development, officials from the Joint Tactical Radio Systems' Joint Executive Program Office in San Diego are pursuing ideas from small businesses and universities.  |
National Defense January 2012 Stew Magnuson |
Rise of Smartphones May Sound Death Knell for Old Push-to-Talk Radios Handing an infantryman a device the size and shape of a brick that can only perform one task, voice communications, may soon be akin to issuing him a musket.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004 |
Software-Defined Radio and Jtrs The U.S. military's next-generation radio system is to be based on software-defined radios, which will enable one radio to communicate with several radio networks, no matter the type of radio, whether it be SINCGARS or a satellite terminal.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006 Ben Ames |
Special forces demand smaller, lighter electronics Special operations forces still rely on advanced electronics to move with speed and stealth through hostile territory, but the last thing they want is one more gadget to hang on their vests.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2008 John McHale |
JTRS Program Executive to Lead SDR Discussion at Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum One of the chief architects of the U.S. military's Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program will headline the military communications session of the Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum conference and trade show.  |
National Defense March 2012 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army's Acquisition of Battle Network Slowed Down by Red Tape The Army's fast-track method of buying mobile networks for deployed soldiers could be in jeopardy as long as it remains bound by existing procurement regulations, government and industry sources said.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007 |
General Dynamics Selects ORBexpress Communications Middleware for the Joint Tactical Radio System Objective Interface's ORBexpress RT is a real-time ORB used by software developers to streamline the development of distributed software applications and reduce overall development time.  |
National Defense October 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army's Vice Chief: 'We Have to Speed Up How We Procure Things' The Army's antiquated ways of buying new equipment are depriving soldiers of the latest technology and making it more difficult for them to do their jobs, says Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli.  |
National Defense February 2014 Stew Magnuson |
Military Wrestles With the High Cost of Satellite Terminals Pricey spacecraft and rockets receive plenty of attention in the press and on Capitol Hill, but terminals are where the real savings are to be found for a Defense Department challenged by decreasing budgets, industry and government officials said.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 John McHale |
Forum Brings Out the Most Crucial Aspects of Counter-IEDs, C4I, JTRS, and More The 2008 Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum last month covered the issues such as commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) integration, adaptation of software-defined radio, and lessons learned from Iraq.  |
National Defense December 2007 Grace Jean |
Industry Pushing Ahead with Software-Based Radios The U.S. Defense Department's troubled program to replace its radios with a family of software-based communications devices is plodding along slowly.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 |
Army Chooses Datron Tactical Radio Military Communications for Overseas Forces The company is providing two types of VHF tactical radios to the Afghan army: the PRC-1077 man-pack VHF radio and the HH7700 VHF handheld radio.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006 |
General Dynamics Runs JTRS With Altera Processors Engineers at General Dynamics C4 Systems needed processors for the U.S. DOD's Joint Tactical Radio System Cluster 5 design. They found a solution with the Cyclone II and MAX II programmable logic devices (PLDs) from Altera.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 J.R. Wilson |
Transformational Communications The world of military communications is on the verge of massive and revolutionary change, driving towards a networked battlespace. Still, what matters most is the person at the "pointy end of the spear."  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004 |
Lockheed Martin and Boeing compete for JTRS contract The Joint Tactical Radio System will replace stovepipe radio frequency communications. Battlefield commanders will use the new network to trade voice, data, and video between air, maritime, and fixed stations worldwide.  |
National Defense February 2013 Paul J. Kern |
U.S. Troops Deserve a Competitive Equipment Advantage The Army can take advantage of commercial competitive practices for fast-moving technologies, rather than lengthy bureaucratic processes. The armed forces should have the best capability when they need it -- and at a more affordable price in a time of lean defense budgets.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 |
In Brief Lockheed Martin C4ISR equipment onboard National Security Cutter Waesche... BAE Systems fires first shot from Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon prototype... etc.  |
National Defense February 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Soldiers on the Move Have Yet to Profit From Information Age Army combat brigades during the past two years have been outfitted with the latest communications and networking technology. But the improved connectivity has yet to filter down to the small mobile units below the battalion level.  |
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005 |
Battlefield Applications of Wireless Networks Traditionally, land forces combat and service support units rely on voice communications for operations, coordination and control  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2009 |
Harris Corp. Adopts Objective Interface Systems Middleware for Falcon III Falcon III radios enable the secure transmission of information to the mobile warfighter. Harris has shipped 50,000 Falcon III AN/PRC-152 radios to date.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 |
U.S. Navy adopts ViaSat MIDS JTRS and tactical networking terminals Personnel at the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command chose ViaSat Inc. to provide non-recurring terminals to support government air worthiness testing related to the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System.  |
National Defense July 2010 Sandra I. Erwin |
In Damage Control Mode, Army Builds Future Network for Combat Brigades For the Army, this may be its last chance of salvaging the surviving pieces of the ill-starred "future combat systems."  |
National Defense May 2010 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army's iPhone Dreams Clash With Reality The Army launched a competition to see if techies can design soldier-friendly smartphone applications. The contest may be premature, however, as it could be years before the Army adopts smartphones as standard soldier equipment.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 Ben Ames |
Engineers Learn to Blend Technologies in Joint Fighting Platforms To work effectively in joint warfighting, systems must be designed to cooperate from their inception, not patched together after the fact, says Navy Admiral Walter F. Doran, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 |
Aeroflex Provides Marines with Radio Test Equipment for Legacy and Software-Defined Radio Aeroflex engineers will supply the company's 7200 Configurable Automated Test Set (CATS) to the U.S. marine Corps' Ground Radio Maintenance Automatic Test Systems (GRMATS).  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 John Keller |
Transforming radio communications The next frontier of wireless radio communications is widely believed to be "cognitive radio" -- RF transceivers that use artificial intelligence, neural networks, or other advanced technologies to make informed decisions based on past usage.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006 |
General Dynamics selects Xilinx FPGA for JTRS multifunction radios The Vertex-4 system has a low-power modem digital signal-processing design that enables it to handle complex waveforms.  |
National Defense August 2011 Eric Beidel |
New Army Lab Troubleshoots Radios Before Field Tests A recent version of the Army's Joint Tactical Radio System failed so often during tests last year that troops had to relay messages on foot.  |
National Defense April 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Research Chief Takes Steps to Link Incompatible Weapons Despite years and billions of dollars spent to develop networking technologies, some major weapon systems today still lack basic connectivity to exchange information with other systems. Two initiatives are addressing this issue.  |