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Rockwell Collins And Thales To Deliver High Data Rate Networking Radios
Eurosatory, Villepinte (SPX) Jun 26, 2006 Rockwell Collins and Thales, both military communications suppliers with an industrial presence in the US and in Europe, have signed a strategic agreement for the joint development and pursuit of international programs for tactical ground communications. "By bringing together the strengths of Rockwell Collins and Thales, we will be well-positioned to deliver unprecedented communications solutions for our international customers," said Greg Churchill, Rockwell Collins Government Systems Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "With Rockwell Collins, we sustain our customers with advanced capabilities, complementary to their existing tactical communications systems, enabling them to deploy seamless end to end communications in the battlespace," added Bruno Rambaud, Thales Senior Vice President, Land & Joint Systems Division. Already partners in some major next generation military communication programs, Thales and Rockwell Collins are combining their expertise to provide military users with innovative and tailored solutions through a new product line: the FlexNet. The FlexNet family will include the FlexNet-One compact high capacity single-channel radio and the FlexNet-Four versatile multi-channel radio. Both radios are capable of supporting the FlexNet-Waveform for high data rate ad-hoc networked communications among a set of other waveforms (such as Combat Net Radio waveforms and especially the PR4G and PR4G F@stnet) and multimedia services. Based on an open and secure architecture, compliant with SCA (Software Communication Architecture), the FlexNet radios will accommodate future technology insertions or requirement upgrades. They will pave the way for solutions enabling interoperability for joint and coalition forces. With these new high data rate and networking capabilities, the FlexNet solution increases the level of information which can be exchanged between users (eg for Command and Control, situation awareness, intelligence), introduces new possibilities of cooperative combat engagement between different units and provides the mobility required by armed forces. Related Links Rockwell Collins Thales
Russia Launches New Military Satellite
Moscow (AFP) Jun 25, 2006Russia launched a new military satellite early Sunday from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan, the latest addition to a network of about 60 similar Russian devices orbiting the planet, Russian space authorities said. |
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