UK battles information warfare attacks

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Northrop Grunmann Corp has received a contract from the UK Defense Evaluation and Research Agency to complete the second of the three-phase study on information security under the agency's Security for the Digitization of Battlespace program. Under the contract, Northrop has to determine the most important data elements in the land component of UK's future battle-management system. The company has until Apr 2000 to complete the study.

Author: Hewish, Mark
New orders received, Battlefield C3I Systems, Command and control systems, Military electronics, Northrop Grunmann Corp.

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BARCO expands into console production

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BARCO Display Systems is expanding to add rugged consoles to its range of products which include flat-panel displays and those based on cathode-ray tubes. The C5 series integrates the high-performance graphics controllers and high-resolution liquid-crystal displays of BARCO into a shock- resistant chassis with a built-in thermal conditioning system. Its applications include surface ships, reconnaissance aircraft, mobile ground systems and submarines.

Author: Hewish, Mark
United States, Strategy & planning, Audio Control Consoles & Switches, Radio broadcasting, Control panels, BARCO Display Systems

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Wideband communications are developed for deeply submerged submarines

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Thomson Marconi Sonar is developing wideband communications in a deeply submerged submarine. Called the Recoverable Tethered Optical Fibre, the communications system permits two-way communications with shore stations, aircraft, surface ships as well as other submarines. It has a hydrodynamic design that minimizes the chance of acoustic detection. The project is in collaboration with the UK Defence Evaluation and Research Agency.

Author: Hewish, Mark
Product development, Air-to-Submarine Communicatns Eqp, Telecommunications equipment, Submarines, Thomson Marconi Sonar

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