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Lockheed Martin wins
$15 million contract to develop advanced communications network
AKRON, Ohio, Jul 19, 2004
/PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- The Defense Advanced Research
Project Agency, through the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton,
selected Lockheed Martin
to develop and demonstrate a prototype network that combines the
speed of laser-based communications with the dependability of radio
frequency communications to support the information- sharing needs
of military commanders. The contract has an initial value of $15
million.
The Optical and Radio frequency Combined
Link Experiment (ORCLE) will use a "clever network" - one that
adapts to changing environmental conditions and data needs - to
optimize the high data throughput rate and dependability of the two
forms of transmission. Access to data on an ORCLE network would be
comparable to requesting data from an existing database and
retrieving it using a high-speed, wide-band connection.
"The ORCLE network is designed to recognize
changing demands on the network and to react and recover on the fly
to keep data flowing," said John Wojnar, director of advanced
programs business development at Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems &
Sensors (MS2) in Akron. "Lessons learned during recent operations
point out that current communications networks rapidly become
overloaded as great amounts of data are made available. It's crucial
for the warfighter to have on-demand access to that data to get the
right information at the right time."
Lockheed Martin is the ORCLE system
integration program prime contractor, leading a team that includes
ITT, L3Com, BAE Systems, Adaptive Optics Associates, Accipiter
Systems, EMS and Dayton Aerospace. Each team member brings
specialized technologies to address the advanced requirements in
fielding the network.
The contract calls for a range test in
approximately 18 months and includes an option for a flight test
after 30 months.
Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed
Martin employs about 130,000 people worldwide and is principally
engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture and
integration of advanced technology systems, products and services.
For additional information, visit our
website:
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/.
SOURCE Lockheed Martin
Maritime Systems & Sensors
CONTACT: Kate Dunlap, Lockheed Martin,
+1-330-796-2122,
katharine.dunlap@lmco.com /Company News
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