Charlie Kawasaki talks to the Shephard news team about technology in tactical communications programs.

New PacStar 448 10 GigE Switch delivers a 10x transmission speed boost to support hyper-converged infrastructure, cloud replication, and high-speed network-based tactical communications at the edge of the battlefield.

As navies move towards greater interoperability, challenges arise in ensuring support for an increasing number of tactical data link standards in use.

Integrate fully interoperable tactical data link systems efficiently and cost-effectively on manned and unmanned naval platforms with tactical data link solutions built on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systems.

On November 2, 2020, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) announced the acquisition of Pacific Star Communications, Inc. (PacStar(r)) for $400 million in cash.

NetOps and Cyber SA demand rapid and continuous innovation to meet evolving threats to Department of Defense (DoD) information dominance, as well as to address the challenges that program managers and technical operations personnel face with network management.

The proliferation of connected systems has been enabled by the U.S. military embrace of the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) revolution.

CESMO is the digital protocol NATO developed to support Electronic Warfare (EW) and Electromagnetic Operations (EMO).

PacStar’s small, lightweight modules are able to meet warfighters’ advanced network communications requirements in diverse tactical settings.

To exploit the potential benefits of new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, video analysis, Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality and virtual reality, and other innovative technologies on mobile platforms at the tactical edge, Department of Defense (DoD) communications programs must effectively deploy advanced IT infrastructure, connectivity, and compute resources.

IQ-Core Software v5 release includes major advancements in Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC), tactical radio integration, and vehicle integration.

PacStar’s management software delivers network visibility across at-the-halt and on-the-move communications for U.S. Army Project Manager Tactical Network (PM TN).