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Harris has received a contract update from Lockheed Martin to continue development work on wireless networking technology under Increment 3 of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) program. Harris successfully completed recent major testing and evaluation milestones on the Army’s WIN-T program and is continuing work on the next generation of military tactical communications systems. Harris is a member of the WIN-T team led by General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin. WIN-T Increment 3 significantly extends the capabilities of the current Increment 2 Line-Of-Sight (LOS) wireless networking technology. Harris is responsible for key LOS radio system components for Increment 3 that, once awarded, will extend the scope of the Harris work on WIN-T and bring the company’s total award value to more than $130 million from 2007 to 2012. The follow-on production program is expected to include hundreds of systems per year between 2012 and 2021. Harris successfully completed the development test and engineering field test with General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and the WIN-T program office using the Highband Networking Radio (HNR) at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. This is a major milestone in the WIN-T Increment 2 program, which precedes Increment 3 in the successive technology deployment strategy of the WIN-T program. An order for low rate initial production using the HNR is projected to be placed by WIN-T later this year.
Mobile Computers Meet Tough New Environmental Standards
Panasonic Computer Solutions, manufacturer of Toughbook mobile computers, has announced its fully rugged line and Toughbook U1 are the first to be certified by an independent third-party test lab to meet the newer and more demanding MIL-STD-810G standard for environmental conditions, which was issued in October 2008 and supersedes MIL-STD-810F. The Toughbook 30 laptop, Toughbook 19 convertible tablet and Toughbook U1 ultra mobile handheld replacement have passed 20 critical MIL-STD-810G tests applicable to mobile computers, as well as IP65 ingress protection and ASTM D4169-04 vehicle vibration tests. Testing was conducted and certified by an internationally respected thirdparty laboratory.
Enterprise Buy Includes Next-Generation Workstation
The Air Force has selected HP to provide new HP workstation and desktop PCs as part of its enterprise IT purchase program. This latest award builds on the more than 400,000 units of HP client products deployed by the Air Force. The award is part of the desktop, laptop and servers Quarterly Enterprise Buy (QEB). In compliance with Air Force requirements, HP will include customized security configurations that meet strict specifications and tests. Air Force facilities worldwide will use an array of HP platforms, including HP workstations and mobile workstations that combine sleek style and energy efficiency with high-grade functionality. The QEB award will include the HP xw4600 workstation, which combines next-generation performance technologies into a powerful, flexible and reliable single processor socket workstation. Dual PCIe X16 Gen2 graphics interfaces provide up to four times the performance of previous graphics interfaces, along with the ability to power multiple displays without compromise. In addition, the HP EliteBook 8730w mobile workstation will be delivered in both standard and customized secure configurations that meet the Air Force’s secure product category requirements.
Voice Core Solutions Receive Security Accreditation
The PacStar 6800 Small End Office (SMEO) and the PacStar 6300 Deployable Voice Exchange have received information assurance accreditation by the Defense IA/Security Accreditation Working Group. The solutions have also received interoperability certification by the Joint Interoperability Test Command, and consequently the Defense Information Systems Agency placed them on the Approved Product List. Both solutions are designed to be the voice core of the network infrastructure for the U.S. military around the world. The PacStar 6800 and 6300 solutions enable the military to connect to the Defense Switched Network (DSN), eliminating cumbersome two-step analog to IP network complexity. Also, the PacStar 6800 is the only SMEO voice switch based on the Cisco Unified Communications platform that is accredited for the DSN. With proven Cisco hardware at its core, the PacStar 6800 and 6300 solutions were designed to meet the “everything over IP” mandate of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, which requires that the military shift to fully IP-capable solutions. These solutions provide a common IP communications platform from the military base to the battlefield.
Jamie Finn:
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Information Assurance Experts Support Afghanistan Security
Trace Systems has won a contract with the Army’s 7th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade for information assurance subject matter experts in support of the Joint Network Operations Control Center-Afghanistan ( JNCC-A). The JNCC-A is the NETOPS execution arm of the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan J6 and is responsible for the operation and maintenance of communications and computer networks throughout the Afghanistan area of operations. Trace Systems will provide IA subject matter experts based at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Residing within the JNCC-A, Trace Systems will support network defense throughout the Combined Joint Operational Area-Afghanistan on a 24/7 basis, including the deployment and monitoring of host-based security systems, enterprise anti-virus management systems, intrusion prevention systems, and other applications that identify and counter unauthorized applications, rogue systems and malicious content.
Jeff Barrows:
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Joint Forces Test New Encryption Technology
Unisys has been awarded a task order to support the testing and evaluation of a new encryption and “bit-splitting” technology at the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) to ensure that data is secure and readily available to those authorized to view it. The project will test the Unisys Stealth Solution for Network, an innovative secure information-sharing solution for government and commercial organizations. Under the one-year task order, awarded through the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Encore II contract, Unisys will provide technical support at the USJFCOM site in Norfolk, Va., and at its subordinate Joint Transformation Command for Intelligence site in Suffolk, Va.
The commands will test the ability of cryptographic bit-splitting technology to help converge various Department of Defense Global Information Grid networks operating at different security levels into a single network infrastructure where virtualized communities of interest can co-exist, while still maintaining complete isolation from each other. The technology would help protect each community’s data, allowing the controlled sharing of information between communities, while dramatically reducing infrastructure and associated costs.
Integrated Application Complements Multi-Directional Data Transfer
The latest release of PuriFile, the file inspection application from ITT, has been successfully integrated with Trusted Computer Solutions’ (TCS) SecureOffice Trusted Gateway System product. The PuriFile technology allows for enhanced file inspection preceding the Trusted Gateway System’s rapid, multi-directional transfer of any data type between numerous security levels, such as unclassified, secret, secret releasable, and top secret/sensitive compartmented information networks. ITT’s PuriFile software performs deep analysis of various Microsoft Office file formats, and discovers information within and about files that would otherwise go unnoticed in typical review processes. TCS’ Trusted Gateway System product is the most recent in a continuing series of government and commercial systems to update to ITT’s latest PuriFile application for deep content inspection of files before transfer. The PuriFile inspection tool exists as a stand-alone product, but the availability of an application programming interface allows it to be easily incorporated into a wide variety of transfer and inspection systems. PuriFile also provides additional tools and mechanisms for easy integration into existing active directory systems for user identification.
Stacey Winn:
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Contract Funds Prophet Advanced SIGINT System
The Linkabit division of L-3 Communications has been awarded a contract by General Dynamics C4 Systems in support of the Army’s Prophet Enhanced program. This initial contract is valued at $46.6 million and includes delivery order pricing for six years. The Prophet Enhanced system is a tactical signals intelligence system that provides battlefield commanders increased electronic intelligence and situational awareness. It is the Army’s ground-based sensor system to securely and accurately detect, identify, locate and direction find radio frequency emitters in the commander’s tactical area of interest. Under this contract, L-3 will produce, test and deliver Prophet Enhanced (PE) B-kits, PE A-kits and associated spares in support of the program. In addition to providing a technically advanced intelligence resource, the Prophet Enhanced kit will also utilize mature communications provided by L-3 Linkabit. This technology provides the Army a wideband beyond line-of-sight communications capability.
Brian Domian:
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