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News Releases
DRS Technologies Provides Fully Integrated Power System
to Newly Commissioned USS Freedom (LCS1)
PARSIPPANY, N.J., NOVEMBER 18, 2008 – DRS Technologies, Inc., A Finmeccanica Company, announced today the launch of its new Recorded Data Access (RDA) product line for wideband recording applications. The new RDA products optimize recording, processing and storage solutions for SIGINT signal library, training and system validation applications. The new products were designed and developed at DRS’ Columbia, Maryland facility.
The open architecture platform of the new RDA products enable users to integrate DRS’ Eagle SIGINT recorder data with a wide range of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software and hardware components. The RDA line is built on commodity server technology which provides a cost advantages and significantly reduces internal development requirements. Applications can include open architecture wideband recording, training and system validation solutions.
The RDA product line is ideal for signal library, system validation and training applications. It also provides rapid and easy transfer of user-selected data with DRS’ Eagle recorder and other SIGINT recording products. Its wideband data recorder functionality provides the capability to simultaneously record and playback.
“In-theater training can increase risk to operators, equipment and missions,” said Larry Butera, vice president and general manager of DRS Signal Solutions, Inc. “When combined with DRS’ Eagle Transportable Recorders, the RDA products offer customers an alternate approach which allows signal-of-interest playback at centralized locations away from theater where more appropriate training conditions, personnel and resources are at hand.”
From a technical standpoint, the RDA products’ open architecture I/O interfaces support a myriad of record and playback options that include; dual differential ECL, dual 100MHz bandwidth analog, quad 2.5GBPS serial FPDP, and 200MHz bandwidth analog. Additionally, the products store data in a large RAID protected disk library that are offered in 10.5TByte, 16.5TByte, 22.5TByte and 36TByte versions. The device is capable of more than 14 hours of sustained record/playback of a 200 MHz signal bandwidth.
DRS Technologies’ Signal Recording Technologies line of business is a leader in developing, marketing, and manufacturing of products that redefine and extend the limits of integrated recording, processing and special storage systems for the SIGINT, instrumentation, information assurance and niche telemetry and telecommunications markets.
DRS Technologies, headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica S.p.A. which employs more than 70,000 people worldwide. For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company’s website at www.drs.com.
For additional information please contact:
Richard M. Goldberg
Vice President, Public Affairs
(973) 451-3584
goldberg@drs.com
Brian T. Gallagher
Director, Public Affairs
(973) 898-7322
gallagher@drs.com
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