ITT, GD Team on New Joint Tactical Radio System Form Fit
Powerful teaming agreement to deliver technology capable of connecting 250,000 fielded SINCGARS radios to new JTRS radios
(Fort Wayne, Ind., July 17, 2008) -- ITT Corporation announced today that it has entered a teaming agreement with General Dynamics C4 Systems to develop a Software Compliant Architecture (SCA) conforming Small Form Fit-SideHat known as SFF-S. The teaming agreement provides the potential for more than 250,000 fielded Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) to communicate with new Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) radios as they are fielded, providing a smooth transition while both systems are still in use. The work will be performed by ITT Communications Systems headquartered in Fort Wayne, Ind.
SideHat adds a second channel to the SINCGARS that is capable of running the Soldier Radio waveform, the dominant software application connecting tactical radios - including JTRS - in the battlefield. As part of the agreement, General Dynamics will supply JTRS HMS software-defined core radios, enabling JTRS interoperability and connectivity to the Tactical Internet for vehicle-mounted warfighters.
"We are pleased to partner with a quality company such as General Dynamics," said ITT Communications Systems President and General Manager Ken Peterman. "The combined skills and capabilities of our team will provide our customer with outstanding performance coupled with the ability to meet all cost and delivery schedule requirements."
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