JSAF High Band Subsystem Pre-production Units to be Developed by TRW.Business Editors SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001 A $45 million contract modification has been awarded to TRW Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TRW) to develop a pre-production Joint Signal Intelligence (SIGINT Noun 1. SIGINT - intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence signals intelligence ) Avionics Family (JSAF JSAF Joint Semi-Automated Forces JSAF Joint SIGINT Avionics Family ) High Band Subsystem. The system is a smaller, lighter, more capable version of previous systems. The modular High Band Subsystem, downsized from seven hardware chassis to four, is designed to locate, identify, and analyze radar and specialized communications signals that support military operations. Aircraft under consideration that would use this advanced capability include the Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle, the U-2 spy plane, and the U.S. Army's new Aerial Common Sensor The Lockheed Martin Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) platform was a reconnaissance aircraft airframe, for the United States Army and Navy. The aircraft would have been able to detect troop movements, intercept enemy communications and radar transmissions, and communicate with other program (follow-on to Guardrail and Airborne Reconnaissance Low). "The JSAF program provides the Defense Department with the kind of capability needed to support the new transformation initiatives desired by Secretary Rumsfeld to dramatically improve operational capabilities of the warfighters," said Rick LaPado, vice president and general manager, TRW Electromagnetic Systems Laboratory. Teammates include Northrop Grumman, Rolling Meadows, Ill., performing RF front-end development; Raytheon Systems Company, Denver, Colo., providing specialized software; Mercury Computer Systems Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. NASDAQ: MRCY provides high-performance embedded, real-time digital signal and image processing solutions. Mercury designs and builds embedded multicomputers, which may be considered to be either loosely coupled Incorporated, Chelmsford, Mass., providing digital processing equipment; and Isothermal i·so·ther·mal adj. Of, relating to, or indicating equal or constant temperatures. isothermal, isothermic having the same temperature. Systems Research Incorporated, Clarkston, Wash., providing the advanced chassis cooling techniques that will allow TRW to use off-the-shelf processors in the system. As prime contractor, TRW is responsible for overall management, system engineering, and delivery of the high band product that is a highly scalable, modular, and cost-competitive system. Work on this three-year contract, awarded by Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass , will be performed primarily at TRW's facility in Sunnyvale, Calif., with support from TRW's San Diego site. TRW Inc., headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, provides advanced technology products and services to the automotive, aerospace, telecommunications and information technology markets worldwide. TRW, which is celebrating its 100th year of operations in 2001, had year-end sales of $17.2 billion. For more information, visit www.trw.com . |
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