Communications Solutions for the Aerospace and Defense Industries

Developers in the aerospace and defense markets are increasingly tasked with building mission-critical, always-on systems that offer the highest availability. Performance Technologies offers developers highly reliable, Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) hardware and software solutions, ideal for mission critical application as they allow for quick connection to the vast majority of world commercial and military radar systems.

Our solutions include fully-managed, application-ready platforms, radar and x.25 protocol support, and communications servers built around open standards including PCI, CompactPCI®, PICMG® 2.16, MicroTCA®, and AdvancedMC®, providing equipment developers a modernized, off-the-shelf platform for radar information based on newer, more reliable IP/Ethernet communications technologies. In addition, Performance Technologies is actively involved in research concerning new standards-based products that allow for faster and more reliable failover, offering virtually zero downtime for mission-critical and time-sensitive applications.

NexusWare® WAN Protocol Software

• “The Performance Technologies' products offered us a rugged and reliable platform by which to introduce packet-based technology into military applications...” -George Koepplinger, President, Layer8 Technology

  Radar Receiver:
  • CD-2
  • Marconi 10-Bit
  • ASTERIX
  • Thomson-CSF, Thomson-TVT2
  • Toshiba
  • TPS-43, TPS-75,
  • Modified Eurocontrol
  • General 18-Bit
  • NEC Radar Extractor
  • Raduga-2
• HDLC (ABM/LAPB, LAPD, NRM, SDLC)
• X.25
• Frame Relay
• Asynchronous Data Transfer
• TADIL-B

Communications Hardware

• Application-Ready Advanced Managed Platforms
• WAN/LAN Communication Servers
• Ethernet Switches
• Single Board Computers
• I/O and Communication Products

Application Usage Examples

• Aerial Reconnaissance System
• I/O Front End to Critical Defense and Homeland Security Server
• Radar Data Extraction
• Military Training
• Military Control System
• Surveillance and Control Systems for the Modern Military
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Whether you are seeking to reduce development time, advance a legacy communications infrastructure to emerging protocols, increase efficiencies with remote monitoring capabilities, or develop leading-edge solutions, Performance Technologies has the depth of experience and technical innovation you can trust to make your next project succeed. Click on a link below to learn more about how our cutting-edge solutions have been deployed in leading aerospace and defense systems.

• Navy’s Strategic Command and Control Aircraft, the E-6B Mercury, using Performance Technologies' products

• Lockheed Martin Selects Performance Technologies’ Storage Blade for Royal Navy Submarine Sonar Systems

• Raytheon Develops Navy's Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) Program utilizing Performance Technologies Solution

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Upgrades Weather Alert Systems using Performance Technologies Solution

• Northrop Grumman Uses Performance Technologies' Ethernet Switching Products in Mission-Critical Global Hawk Solution

• General Dynamics Uses Performance Technologies' Communications Equipment in Ruggedized Computers for U.S. Department of Defense

• Redstone Arsenal Uses Performance Technologies' Equipment in Time-Sensitive Database for U.S. Military

• Digicomp Research Uses Performance Technologies' Communications Server and Software for Military Training Application

• Layer8 Technology Uses Performance Technologies' Products for Mission-Critical Military Applications

• Boeing Uses Performance Technologies' MPS800 Server to Secure Transmissions of Military Defense Data