Improved radio eases digitization traffic
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ITT Aerospace has upgraded its SINGCARS VHF tactical radio with a three-fold process that significantly validated the battlefield digitization concept of the US Army during a limited user trial (LUT). The company incorporated an improved waveform and adaptive NCA threshold in new SINGCARS ESIP (Enhanced System Improvement Program) radios and mounted a detailed probe into the sources of noise to correct the problems met with the previous system. Each of the vehicles involved in the LTU was also audited with its systems switched off and eventually with each of the systems being switched on to isolate their respective noise inputs. The corrective measure made on the system increased the command and control (C2) completion rate to about 75% to 85%, according to initial assessments, from less than 20% during the Task Force XXI brigade-level digitization experiment.
Publication Name: International Defense Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-6512
Year: 1998
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UK Royal Navy integrates command and fire-control systems
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The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is set to finish in September 1998 its official tests on the combination of the CACS 5 command system with the electro-optical GSA 8 fire-control system of British Aerospace Systems & Equipment. The proposed combination will enable the gun controller to secure navigation and tracking information from the databus of CACS 5, which will result to a substantial reduction in the workload of the controller. The planned integration of the CACS 5 command system and the electro-optical GSA 8 fire-control system will also facilitate the Vickers 4.5-inch Mk 8 main gun's control during shore-bombardment and anti-ship operations.
Publication Name: International Defense Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-6512
Year: 1998
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USAF integrates space C
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A consortium led by Lockheed Martin Mission Systems has been chosen by the US Air Force to implement the Integrated Space Command and Control program that aims to integrate approximately 40 existing systems into a common, interoperable information technology infrastructure. The project, which is expected to be worth $1.5 billion over 15 years, will provide the North American Aerospace Defense Command and US Space Command with a 'virtual command center' showing a common operational picture.
Publication Name: International Defense Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-6512
Year: 2000
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