Fairfax, Va. – General Dynamics Mission Systems and GDIT will be at the Air and Space Forces Association’s 2023 Air, Space & Cyber Conference to showcase innovation that helps the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force defeat multipolar threats. Media are invited to visit our innovative solutions throughout the event.
WHEN: September 11-13, 2023 | Visit HERE for symposium hours and admission information.
WHERE: Booth 623, main exhibit hall, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland.
MEDIA POINT OF CONTACTS:
General Dynamics Mission Systems: Tom Crosson, 202-309-7583, tom.crosson@gd-ms.com
GDIT: Oliver Nutt, 571-581-5567, oliver.nutt@gdit.com
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ENGAGEMENT:
At 11:05 a.m. on September 13 in room Potomac C, Steven Mare, vice president of Missions and Campaigns for General Dynamics Mission Systems’ Space and Intelligence Systems line of business will join other industry leaders to discuss Space Order of Battle.
SOLUTIONS DEMONSTRATED:
TACDS® is General Dynamics' tactical cross domain solution (CDS) that enables information and communications to be shared across different security domains in austere tactical environments. TACDS is a low Size, Weight, Power and Cost (SWaP-C), rugged, tamper-resistant CDS that comes in two form factors, TACDS-Vehicle Mount and TACDS-Low Profile. The demo will showcase TACDS’ ability to support over a dozen RTB compliant filters and protocols in support of various message formats.
ProtecD@R® high assurance encryption solutions are NSA certified to protect our Nation’s most sensitive Data at Rest. Designed for manned and unmanned operations in a variety of environments, the ProtecD@R solutions are Inline Media Encryptors (IME) that operate between your system’s core processor and storage media. Completely transparent to the end user, our products are high performance and standards compliant. ProtecD@R enables ease of handling and commercial transportation of encrypted storage media and can be tailored for unique mission needs.
URC-300® Transceiver: The URC-300 is a versatile platform that supports multiple waveforms and provides exceptional radio frequency (RF) performance to support ground-to-air, line-of-sight and other mission critical applications. It provides interference-free communications in highly congested environments and improves immunity to outside interference such as other airfield channels, Wi-Fi transmitters, and commercial FM broadcast towers. Users can operate multiple URC-300s as close as 6.5 feet apart without interference, an unprecedented capability compared to currently available tactical man-pack radios that require at least 50 to as much as 115 feet of separation. This close proximity capability enables rapid grab-and-go, multi-channel operations during emergency situations.
Shadowcat radio: The new Shadowcat radio provides a modern, affordable, resilient radio for squad-level communications in contested environments. Its advanced RF technology makes it less detectable and susceptible to interference and adversaries’ jamming attempts of the radio’s transmission. As additional Shadowcats are added to the network, they work together, offering the resilience of distributed, cooperative beamforming that increases the effective signal power, increases communication range and provides directional diversity to overcome physical obstructions, such as foliage, buildings and jamming.
Modular Instrumented MDO Integrated Capability (MIMIC™): First demonstrated at Vanguard 23 at Ft. Huachuca, MIMICTM is a family of unattended passive or active nodes designed to “mimic” different adversarial battlefield capabilities enabling US and coalition forces to train more realistically in a Multi-Domain Operations environment. Designed around a core of common components and utilizing affordable COTS software-defined radios and operating software, each node can be configured to represent a different “personality” – e.g., RF Surveillance, HF Emitter, VHF/UHF Emitter, EO/IO Sensor, Radar Signal Simulator. Powered by solar panels, long-lasting batteries, generators or shore power, each node can be quickly deployed and controlled remotely and represents an affordable path to creating more realistic training (and test & evaluation) environments.
Secure Multi-Function Processing: General Dynamics Mission Systems will be exhibiting a variety of mission processing, stores processors, and multi-level security capabilities designed to accelerate capability insertion and deployment, and enable joint all-domain operations with a secure, multi-level computing infrastructure. Our Multi-Function Processors are integrated with multi-level security and cross-domain solutions and feature both an air-cooled and liquid cooled option. We are also featuring Network Attached Storage system that feature Integrated Type 1 Encryption or Integrated MLS storage. Our Stores Management Systems are open mission system-based and support both Universal Armament Interface and Mil-Std-1760E.
Ultra-Wideband Radome: General Dynamics Mission Systems’ new ultra-wideband (UWB) radome is designed for next-generation air dominance platforms and collaborative combat aircraft, and supports next-generation integrated sensors and multi-function arrays. The UWB radome features increased functionality over wide frequency spectrums as well as increased Maturing Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL). It can be tailored to integrated forebody (IFB) and different conformal geometries and is suited for incorporation of survivability requirements.
EMPIRE (Enterprise Mission Planning and Integrated Real-time Execution): EMPIRE enables operators at all levels of command to plan, collaborate, coordinate, execute, rehearse, conduct mission walk-through in 4D, monitor execution, and re-plan in real-time. Developed by Progeny Systems, a General Dynamics Mission Systems business, EMPIRE is a fully integrated, distributed mission planning system designed to provide accurate and timely information to support rapid cross-domain missions, making it an ideal platform for Distributed Multi-Domain Awareness for any organization throughout the DoD.
Sentinel: General Dynamics has more than 60 years of experience supporting the strategic deterrence triad, both for U.S. Air Force Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) programs and U.S. Navy Strategic Weapons System programs. We are continuing this important work as a member of Northrop Grumman’s Nationwide Team for the U.S. Air Force’s Sentinel Program, supporting critical elements of the Sentinel program’s command and launch capabilities. Our team is executing the design and production of critical elements of the Command and Launch Segment for Higher Authority Communications and Codes and Cryptography, and producing strategic-grade components for the program’s Aerospace Vehicle Equipment segment.
Digital Engineering: GDIT’s Digital Engineering solution provides a secure “digital framework” to allow cross-functional teams to collaborate and make better decisions as they manage, create, and test digital prototypes before investing resources on live solutions. Digital Engineering allows users to create more complete solutions to their problems, at lower risk and with long-term cost savings. Our Digital Engineering solution can transform applications ranging from tactical vehicle and weapons system developments to enterprise IT.
Everest Zero Trust: Zero trust is accelerating cybersecurity efforts across the federal government. Using technologies such as AI and automation, GDIT delivers advanced cyber offerings to share mission data, which drive a federated zero trust capability for enterprise and tactical deployments and protect agencies against current and emerging threats.
Identity, Credentialing and Access Management (ICAM): ICAM is DoD’s premier access management solution and is foundational to zero trust implementation. GDIT has developed a federated ICAM solution that allows organizations to share identity information across an enterprise while maintaining local control and knowledge of who and what is on the network at any time. From the enterprise to the edge, GDIT demonstrates ICAM use-cases tailored for disconnected environments.
General Dynamics Mission Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), provides mission-critical solutions to defense, intelligence and cyber-security customers across all domains. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, General Dynamics Mission Systems employs more than 12,500 people worldwide. For more information about General Dynamics Mission Systems’ broad portfolio of capabilities, visit gdmissionsystems.com or follow @GDMS on Twitter.
