BAE Systems Selects VMETRO Conduction Cooled Processors

VMETRO has bagged a contract to supply conduction cooled Phoenix VPF1 digital signal processing boards to BAE Systems in Nashua, NH for the U.S. Army's Tactical Signals Intelligence Payload (TSP) Program. According to VMETRO, the Phoenix VPF1 Dual PowerPC, Dual Virtex-II Pro FPGA VME/VXS Digital Signal Processors will run the signal processing algorithm as well as perform real-time processing of the sensor data. The initial contract is valued at approximately $500,000.

TSP is a subsystem intended for the Army's tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). The payload collects and processes radio frequency energy which will be displayed on the payload operator's work station in a ground processing facility. The system provides the ground tactical commander with an airborne collection capability that is responsive to real time emerging operational intelligence requirements.

According to VMETRO, TSP will provide a critical capability to see and understand the enemy on future battlefields. BAE Systems' TSP offering is fully scaleable for employment on other platforms, large or small. The offering is based on using predominantly commercially available off-the-shelf hardware components, adds VMETRO.

SOURCE: VMETRO