Play your cards right
Concurrent Technologies has launched its new TR MDx/6sd plug-in card which the company says is developed in alignment with SOSA (Sensor Open Systems Architecture) technical standards. A press release announcing the news revealed that the plug-in card “has enhanced features, including a wider operating temperature range, reduced weight, advanced networking capability and secure on-board storage.” The company told Armada in a written statement that the TR MDx/6sd “features a lightweight build and prime performance across thermal range, 40GBASE-KR4 or 100GBASE-KR4 Primary Ethernet Data plane and support for FIPS 140-3.” The statement continued that the new plug-in card can equip “land and airborne platforms that require multispectral sensing and mission control capabilities.”
US Army contract for SIGINT work
CACI International has been awarded a contract worth $416 million to “design, produce and deliver complex, customised radio frequency systems for US Army Signals Intelligence missions,” according to a press release. The news was revealed in early August. According to the press release, the company is to provide software, hardware and expert analysis to this end. The work forms part of the Exploit, Enhance, Enable and Influence Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (E3IT) initiative for the army. In addition, the company will help the force address evolving risks through SIGINT data analysis. Armada send CACI International questions concerning the contract, but received no response by the time this article went to press.
by Dr. Thomas Withington
