GeneralDynamics Mission Systems also continues to deliver and demonstrate significantcapabilities that help U.S. military personnel connect with the evolving MUOSnetwork.

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– General Dynamics' MobileUser Objective System (MUOS) radio test laboratory in Scottsdale, Arizona hasadded 'over-the-air' MUOS radio testing for companies intending to connecttheir radio and antenna products to the MUOS network. With the new over-the-airtest capability, radio products can make calls from the Scottsdale lab to anorbiting MUOS satellite to evaluate voice and data performance. Companies canalso test their product's performance with the simulated MUOS ground stationnetwork at the same facility. The General Dynamics MUOS test lab is one of twoU.S. Navy-qualified labs that help vendors understand how well their equipmentwill work on the MUOS system. 'TheMUOS test lab in Scottsdale is the only facility to provide connectivity toboth the MUOS ground system and an orbiting satellite, representing a one-stop,cost-effective path to test a radio or antenna's ability to connect with theNavy's newest and most advanced satellite communications system, ' said ChrisMarzilli, president of General Dynamics Mission Systems. 'In addition to offeringthe test lab, we're proud to also have developed the MUOS waveform and builtthe MUOS ground station system that both connects personnel with the MUOSnetwork and manages MUOS satellite operations.

 

'The first step in testing radioconnectivity with the MUOS system is adding the General Dynamics-developed MUOSwaveform to the vendor-supplied test radios. The waveform is the 'dial tone'needed to connect with the network. Following integration of the MUOS waveform,the radio is ready to call the MUOS network, transmitting the call to a GeneralDynamics-built MUOS ground station that determines the best combination ofsatellites and ground stations to connect radio calls with the speed and voiceclarity that civilians expect using their smartphones. TheGeneral Dynamics MUOS lab first opened inApril 2014offering radio testing over a simulated MUOS ground communications network. GeneralDynamics has also delivered significant capability to the Navy's MUOS networkincluding:
  • Developing the MUOS waveform that was delivered to thegovernment's repository in 2013.
  • Successfully demonstrating that General Dynamics' AN/PRC-155 two-channel radiois the firsttactical radio to successfully connect multiple personnel, at three differentU.S. Army installations nationwide, to the MUOS network, reliably sustainingone-on-one and group conference calls.
  • Delivering the global MUOS ground stations that providecyber-secure network communications and control of the MUOS satellites and U.S.Department of Defense networks to the Navy.
    • Companiesinterested in accessing General Dynamics Mission Systems' MUOS over-the-air andground systems test lab must first contact and receive approval from the U.S.

     

    Navy's Communications Satellite Program office, PMW 146.    GeneralDynamics Mission Systems' Space and Intelligence enterprise is a global leaderand innovator providing mission-critical products and systems for manned andunmanned space exploration. These capabilities also support space-basedgovernment operations that protect national security and provide climate andgeographic observation and analysis worldwide. The proven capabilities thatserve space and intelligence customers also connect and protect GeneralDynamics Mission Systems, Soldier's Network customers in the UnitedStates and around the world.GeneralDynamics Advanced Information Systems and General Dynamics C4 Systems combinedto form General Dynamics Mission Systems on January 1, 2015. General DynamicsMission Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). For moreinformation about General Dynamics Mission Systems, visit www.gdmissionsystems.com and follow us on Twitter @GDMS.