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General Dynamics military radios enable high-speed communication with WiMAX
Tactical radios carry WiMAX networking technology and enable moving vehicle decision-making.
General Dynamics announced its Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit (HMS) radios
will utilize Wideband Networking Waveform and WiMAX wireless networking
technologies to enable communication between tactical vehicles while they are
on-the-move. WiMAX was selected to bring added capability to the Joint
Tactical Radio System (JTRS). The company's software makes the radios
suitable for communicating large amounts of information and for on-line
collaboration between moving vehicles.
General Dynamics C4 Systems has a contract to deliver HMS radios to the U.S.
Department of Defense. The company is demonstrating the radios'
vehicle-based communications capability at a military communication event this
week. The demonstration shows HMS radios meeting battlefield networking
requirements by embedding WiMAX wide area networking (IEEE 802.16). WiMAX
technologies provide the necessary bandwidth and spectrum range to facilitate
communication between moving vehicles. The scope of the mission for HMS
radios increases rapidly by enabling communication between vehicles and soldiers
on the ground.
"Demonstrating WNW and 802.16 for advanced, high-speed networking places HMS in
a class by itself for performance and efficiency," said Chris Brady, vice
president of Assured Communications Systems for General Dynamics C4 Systems.
HMS radios are designed to meet waveform-compliance, interoperability and
security standards set forth by JTRS. The first HMS radios will be in
warfighters' hands during early 2010.
General Dynamics C4 Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, USA, employs over 90,000 people
worldwide. The company is active in driving business aviation; land and
expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine
systems; and information systems and technologies.
By Jeff Orr, ORR Technology, LLC
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