General Dynamics C4 Systems
Featured Demonstration: LandWarNet enabled MissionAided by the collaboration capabilities of the Command Post of the Future (CPOF) software and the Tactical Ground Reporting System (TIGR), the latest addition to the General Dynamics Battle Command portfolio, ,General Dynamics will demonstrate a warfighter-networking operational vignette to highlight programs of record working together to supply the vital communication link from higher headquarters to the individual soldier.
Empowered by the Warfighter Information Network- Tactical (WIN-T), the scenario will pinpoint how WIN-T enables secure networked command, control, communications and computers providing U.S. forces with unfettered access to information from the command post to the warfighter at the tactical edge.
The scenario highlights General Dynamics solution to the complex challenges associated with delivering secure wideband communications and situational awareness capabilities to dismounted soldiers and forward sensors across the distributed battlespace. Key capabilities featured in this scenario include:
- Tactical Ground Reporting System (TIGR)
- CoMotion® visualization
- Command Post of the Future (CPOF)
- Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS), Rifleman Radio
- Land Warrior ensembles
- Rugged, tactical computer laptops and hand-held computing devices
- Secure voice and data products
- Tactical Airspace Integration System (TAIS)
- Tactical communication terminals and antennas
- WIN-T vehicles and components
November 05, 2010
General Dynamics Military Android Device
By Doug Mohney
On display two weeks ago at the Association of the United States Army conference in Washington D.C., the General Dynamics Itronix GD300 is a 5.9 inch x 2.6 inch x 0.8 inch device weighing in at around 8 ounces -- again, about the size and shape of an Android smartphone. Under the hood, there's a 600 MHz ARM (News - Alert)processor, 256MB of memory, plus 8 GB of onboard flash and a microSD card slot. There's 3.5 inch 800 x 480 "sunlight readable" and "glove-friendly" touchscreen display.
Run-time with the onboard lithium battery is designed to be around eight hours and the unit is designed to be worn on the wrist or on the chest.
Setting this apart from civilian devices is a highly sensitive GPS chip set with a quadra-helix antenna, a pre-designed wrist-mount radio interface kit, and a 50 pin connector at the bottom for connection to other devices; there's also a mini-USB 2.0 interface thrown in too, so the device can be recharged from a laptop or other commercially available charging device. It's also been tested to MIL-STD 810G specs for things like impact, dust, rain, vibration, and extremes in temperatures, so it will keep on functioning in environments that would make a civilian device roll over and crash.
In stand-alone mode, the GD300 is a GPS designed to deliver accurate positioning data, including in problem areas such as mountainous regions or urban "canyon" style environments. When the GPS is turned on, one of the onboard apps will auto-load a moving map display to show where the device (and the soldier wearing it) is.
Adding another app called the Tactical Ground Reporting (TIGR) system and plugging the device into the appropriate radio such as a Rifleman AN/PRC-154 via the 50-pin connector provides a position-location, collaboration and information analysis capability. TIGR is a multimedia reporting system for patrolling solders, letting the user know where other friendly units are and vice versa, allowing them to coordinate their movements, pool knowledge, and track changes in the terrain. Described as a "soldier's notebook," TIGR allows a knowledge base of information to be built up over time that can be handed over to incoming units as outgoing ones are rotated out.
While GD representatives were a bit uptight in talking to the media, the company expects to have a tablet form-factor Android (News - Alert) device for the military in the future.
Doug Mohney is a contributing editor for TMCnet and a 20-year veteran of the ICT space. To read more of his articles, please visit columnist page.
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