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Barrett, have been innovating, designing and manufac- turing HF and VHF radio communication systems for over 40 years and continues to be a supplier of choice by many international Defence Forces, Ludher says.
“The C4 Edge program and the collaboration with the other partners involved, is our opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge and intellectual property that already exists within Australia’s Defence Industry and that together we can build a sovereign, secure communications system for the ADF.
“As a proud Australian company where all R&D, as- sembly and production is conducted from our Perth based premises, we will be providing the C4 EDGE program our PRC-4090 Tactical HF SDR system and developing the next generation PRC-4080 Tactical VHF SDR. These sys- tems together with waveform and additional security op- tions, developed by other C4 EDGE partners, will provide the ADF with exceptional communications for wherever they are called to serve.”
Barrett has previously worked with the ADF and local authorities in East Timor by providing HF voice and data equipment, RAAF search and rescue equipment for both bases and deployable assets, delivered HF base station and manpack radio equipment to the ADF for training with regional partners and also supplies radio equipment in the Pacific Patrol Boat Program. They also have signifi- cant export contracts into the US, police and law enforce- ment worldwide and other foreign militaries.
CBG
CBG Systems is an advanced manufacturer of Moon- raker Antennas, Structural Fire Protection systems and SolarSigmaShield, a Mobile Camouflage System
(MCS) or Signature Management System. Moonraker’s diverse range combined with R&D capability, flexible manufacturing facilities and short lead times allows fast response and development of unique customised solutions to complex communications challenges. All Moonraker products are design to provide maximum performance and withstand years of service in the most extreme environments
CBG Systems will draw on the knowledge and experi- ence gained in over 40 years of manufacturing Moonraker antenna systems, combined with our development, proto- typing and manufacturing capability to aid in the develop- ment of the C4 EDGE system, according to a statement from the company.
It represents a unique opportunity to showcase Austra- lia’s sovereign capability in the development of evolution- ary communications environments.
CBG Systems is tasked with the design and development of two unique antenna systems.
1. Vehicle Mounted HF NVIS semi loop antenna system 2. Body Worn broadband UHF Antenna system.
VEHICLE MOUNTED HF NVIS
A Compact HF NVIS semi-loop vehicle antenna system designed to provide high performance continuous close in omnidirectional communications with no skip zone.
The system requires low RF transmit power to achieve continuous communications across the 2-30MHz band in the 0-1200 km range.
Using high angle radiation in the 3-17 MHz frequency band, the system operates as a NVIS (Near Vertical Inci- dence Skywave) antenna to provide reliable low noise com- munications. This mode will be particularly useful when
ABOVE: HDE is working on a number of ancillaries for the C4 EDGE program.
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