Apr 04, 2012, post by Artur Nowak
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) Laser Systems business unit announced that its All Semiconductor Airborne Laser Threat Terminator (ASALTT™) infrared countermeasure (IRCM) laser system has advanced to Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL-6), a government measurement system that includes nine levels.
TRL-6 represents a successful system/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment. Following numerous environmental and field tests held at its Apopka facility and various sites throughout the country, the ASALTT™ system successfully passed a series of thermal, shock, vibration and other field tests equivalent to 2,500 hours of field use conducted in accordance with military standard 810G. In addition, the ASALTT™ met all performance specifications for multiple IRCM platforms including the UH-60, C-17 and C-130 aircraft.
The ASALTT™ is an advanced technology quantum cascade laser-based mid-infrared laser designed and developed to protect a wide variety of aircraft including fixed-wing and rotor aircraft, whether based on land or at sea.
The system was designed using “MOSA Inside™,” a modular open systems approach (MOSA) to interior hardware and software that allows great flexibility for upgrades. The MOSA Inside™ architecture provides for a single laser output, using the best technologies available from laser diodes, interband cavity lasers, quantum cascade lasers, fiber and more traditional laser sources from the ultraviolet through long-wave infrared bands.
“With field-proven capability, and the TRL-6 maturity, ASALTT™ is ready for integration into the next generation of aircraft-deployed counter-MANPADS systems,” said Gordon Stewart, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman Laser Systems. “We are confident that ASALTT™ is ready to support flight testing and will greatly enhance IRCM system effectiveness, performance and protection of the warfighter.”
Northrop Grumman Laser Systems has delivered more than 25,000 Electro-Optic (EO) laser systems units and is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of military EO targeting systems. These include ground-based (man-portable, handheld and vehicle-mounted) EO imaging/ranging systems for target location, laser designators/markers for precise guidance of smart munitions, and airborne laser rangefinders and designators fielded onboard many of the world’s most sophisticated manned and unmanned aircraft.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
Sep 13, 2011, post by Artur Nowak
3e Technologies International (3eTI®), an Ultra Electronics company and leading provider of highly secure wireless networks that enable critical systems security, infrastructure security and industrial automation, today announced that products from 3eTI’s portfolio have been awarded Common Criteria (CC) WLAN Protection Profile status at Evaluation Assurance Level 4 (EAL 4) from the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP), a joint NSA and NIST security evaluation organization. While a number of 3eTI solutions previously received CC EAL2 Certification for Basic Robustness Protection, this latest round of awards reflects 3eTI’s commitment to achieving the highest possible security standards for its customer base.
“This reinforces our company’s commitment to provide the most robust, innovative and secure wireless networking solutions available.”
.CC is an internationally recognized ISO standard (ISO/IEC15408) used by governments and other organizations to assess the security and assurance of technology products. CC can be a determining factor in purchasing decisions for security-conscious customers such as government agencies, who require that all IT products purchased by the U.S. Government for certain national security systems must be CC certified. The new 3eTI CC EAL 4 ratings are good news for government agencies. EAL 4 is the highest commercial level that can be achieved, indicating that a product has been methodically designed, tested and reviewed to its full extent. The EAL 4 certification provides a non-biased means of security verification for customers (or potential customers) who wish for an external assessment of a specific 3eTI product or service.
Thurston Brooks, Vice President, Product Marketing at 3eTI, is proud to have achieved this new level of Common Criteria certification. “Our customers require strict assurance that their information will be handled with the most secure communications solutions today,” states Brooks. “This reinforces our company’s commitment to provide the most robust, innovative and secure wireless networking solutions available.”
3eTI has outfitted a number of U.S. and foreign Navy vessels and military bases with secure wireless LAN solutions and now offers customers the additional confidence EAL 4 certification provides.
Nov 26, 2010, post by Artur Nowak
High-speed chips able to communicate data up to 100 times faster than present-day wi-fi have been developed by the Singapore government’s A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME).
Securing Virtual Data Center Testing: Download nowThe researchers believe “IME’s research – which is exploiting high radio frequency to develop future high speed wireless communication products – “will open up a myriad of consumer applications for home entertainment, mobile electronics and can potentially eradicate messy cables for communicating information between multiple devices”.
Full story: www.networkworld.com
