GE’s Intelligent Platforms business (NYSE:GE) today announced at AUSA
(October 13-15, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC)
that it had received a $2.6 million order from BAE Systems Platforms and
Services for a quantity of its latest generation 3U VPX COTS Rugged
Systems that deliver an advanced HPEC (High Performance Embedded
Computing) capability. The COTS Rugged Systems will be deployed as part
of the US Army’s CETU (Common Embedded Training Unit) which sees
in-vehicle training and simulation incorporated into the Bradley
Fighting Vehicle.
GE’s solution is notable for its small size, weight and power (SWaP)
characteristics which means that it can provide all the functionality
required within the confined environment of the Bradley vehicle.
Housed in a rugged, 5-slot enclosure, the system includes a GE 3U VPX
single board computer featuring an Intel® Core™ i7 processor and a
rugged graphics board that takes advantage of the performance of an
NVIDIA® 384-core ‘Kepler™’ GPU. The graphics board is a result of GE’s
close working relationship with NVIDIA which has allowed GE to
incorporate truly rugged technology rather than commercial/benign
environment technology. GE’s expertise in developing sophisticated
GPU-based solutions also allows the system to support non-standard and
legacy display formats.
“Many defense organizations are looking for a solution that minimizes
cost, reduces program risk and delivers proven performance and
reliability,” said Chris Lever, General Manager, Military & Aerospace
Products at GE’s Intelligent Platforms business. “Beyond these criteria,
they are looking for immediate availability in order to shorten time to
deployment. The CRS-D5I delivers on all these requirements.”
The GE Intelligent Platforms CRS-D5I-3VC1 Rugged COTS System on which
the CETU product is based is a packaged, pre-validated 5-slot video
processing, display and control computer system fully integrated and
ready to be deployed. It allows the elimination of non-recurring
engineering expense to lower program cost, while the fact that it is
pre-configured and pre-tested minimizes program risk. It is designed for
deployment in civilian and military unmanned vehicles, manned commercial
and military aircraft, ground combat vehicles, helicopters, over- and
underwater research vessels and locomotives. Typical applications
include 360° situational awareness, embedded training, radar and sonar
processing and hyper-spectral analysis.
About GE’s Intelligent Platforms business
GE’s Intelligent Platforms business (NYSE: GE) is headquartered in
Charlottesville, VA and part of GE Energy Management. The company’s
Military/Aerospace business, headquartered in Huntsville, AL, and
Towcester, England, provides one of the industry’s broadest ranges of
high performance, rugged, SWaP-optimized embedded computing platforms.
Backed by programs that provide responsive customer support and minimize
long term cost of ownership for multi-year programs, GE’s solutions are
designed to help customers minimize program risk and cost, and to speed
time-to-market. For more information, visit defense.ge-ip.com.
For more information: http://defense.ge-ip.com/products/crs-d5i-3vc1/p3618
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