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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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2007
Breanne Wagner
Fiber Optic Cables Help Special Operators Stay Concealed Fiber optic cables that connect tactical radios to antennas up to 10 kilometers away or farther can be useful tools in covert operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
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 mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
February 2007
Roy Rubenstein
Radios Get Smart But can they be trusted to roam the spectrum and not interfere with existing users? Some analysts say it's only a matter of time before cognitive radios get into the commercial arena, because the economics are compelling. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Trials and tribulations persist in Joint Tactical Radio The military services are severely slashing their expected buys of the Defense Department's troubled joint tactical radio system. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2014
Stew Magnuson
Laser Communications to Thwart Jamming, Interception Laser communications, also known as free space opticals, hold the promise of giving the military a means to transmit high amounts of data and voice that is hard to detect and an alternative to traditional radio frequencies. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2007
Freewave Technologies Unveils FGRplus Industrial Digital Radio The digital radio system is for systems integrators who need an industrial-grade high-speed Ethernet radio that operates in harsh and challenging RF environments. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2009
German defense forces look to Rohde & Schwarz for military software-defined radio technology Leaders of the German armed forces needed military software-defined radio technology for future military command and control technology, as well as for interoperable information and military communications networking. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2013
Stew Magnuson
Game-Changing Laser Communications Ready For Fielding, Vendors Say Sending data with lasers, rather than radio frequencies, has the potential to revolutionize the way the military communicates, proponents of the technology have said. mark for My Articles similar articles
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." mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2010
Austin Wright
DHS Tests Multi-Band, Interoperable Radio The Department of Homeland Security has entered the final stages of its four-year, nearly $9 million effort to develop a multi-band radio that can communicate across virtually all spectrums. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2010
John Keller
Navy Looks to Software-Defined Radio to Supplement or Replace Satellite Communications Raytheon engineers will investigate new modular, software-defined digital radio architectures to improve data link performance with high-throughput waveforms in all frequency bands. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2010
Grace V. Jean
Radios for Every Infantryman: Marine Company Tests Experimental Communications Gear A marine rifle company recently experienced something that few of its peers have - operating in a combat scenario with a radio in the hands of every member of the unit. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2007
John Keller
Harris RF Designers Expand Into Networked Sensors Applications Harris' RF Communications Division is making a strategic expansion into networked sensors applications to augment their state-of-the-art military radios that operate securely in bands ranging from HF to satellite communications. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2011
Stew Magnuson
New Multi-Band Radio Key to Interoperable Communications, But Concerns Are Raised About Price A world where police, fire, and emergency services can seamlessly communicate with each other over the airwaves has been a dream of the Department of Homeland Security since the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina four years later. mark for My Articles similar articles
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." mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2008
USB-to-Synchronous-Cable Enables IP Data Communications for Tactical Radios Sealevel Systems is introducing the ACC-188 USB synchronous interface adapter that enables military tactical radios to interface to PCs and transmit IP-based data via USB port. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
September 2006
Billy Brackenridge
Ultrawideband Upset WiMedia, the next generation of wireless connectivity, is raising some interesting questions about privacy. Will ultrashort-range radio have far-reaching legal consequences? mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
April 2013
Ariel Bleicher
Peaceful Coexistence on the Radio Spectrum The trials of a small team of engineers who set out to reanimate paralyzed limbs demonstrate the virtues of dynamic spectrum sharing mark for My Articles similar articles
Scientific American
September 2009
Larry Greenemeier
Radio for Responders: Public Safety Bandwidth Goes Unused As multiband radio for public safety proceeds, the digital spectrum for it still lags mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2015
Valerie Insinna
Navy's Digital Modular Radio Gets Software Boost General Dynamics Mission Systems' digital modular radio has been deployed on Navy ships for more than 10 years. The service has focused on upgrading the radios with modern capabilities. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2014
Valerie Insinna
Special Operations Command Picks Up New Video-Streaming Camera Anyone with a 3G connection can easily download and upload videos with a smartphone, but maintaining a reliable video stream is a challenge for troops in places with little Internet connectivity. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2012
Eric Beidel
Soldiers Skeptical of Smartphones in Combat Commercial smartphones are lightweight, inexpensive and most soldiers already use them in civilian settings. But the Army is finding out that the devices may not always be needed or even wanted on the battlefield. mark for My Articles similar articles
PC Magazine
March 14, 2007
Dan Evans
Tune in to Digital Radio Digital broadcasting and higher-definition signals are revolutionizing television. Can they do the same for another traditionally analog medium -- the radio? mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2008
Harris announces Unity XG-100 multiband software-defined radio for public safety The XG-100 provides secure interoperable communications over public-safety frequency bands from 136 to 870 MHz, which would enable emergency personnel to communicate directly without carrying several radios or route transmissions through ad-hoc network bridges. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2009
SATCOM RF Booster Amplifier Military Radio Communications Introduced by AR Modular RF The 50-watt auto-tuning, multi-band tactical RF amplifier can help soldiers maintain constant, reliable military radio communications in demanding environments. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2006
Grace Jean
Light Source Offers Alternative to Radio Under a Navy contract and with corporate funds, Torrey Pines Logic has developed a tiny transmitter and receiver system utilizing prisms that, when engineered into an attachment that fits eyepieces of optical devices allows users to beam infrared light pulses and, in the process, exchange voice or digital data. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2008
John McHale
Cisco maintains connectivity through self-healing network Engineers at Cisco Systems have developed router technology through their own research and development that heals broken or weak network connections in military on-the-move applications. mark for My Articles similar articles