COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAT Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISYS), and partner, TCI Corporation provided Radio Frequency (RF) clearance and deconfliction support for the 5th Biennial Unmanned Systems Demonstration on at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Webster Field Annex. This event featured live demonstrations of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) in an operational environment which consisted of more than 20 ground and air systems demonstrations.
Specializing in RF monitoring, interference detection and geolocation for more than 20 years, SAT Corporation deployed their SigMon Interference Detection system to provide surveillance and characterization of the RF environment before and during the demonstration. The data collected by the SigMon system helped to ensure that RF interference did not impact the live demonstration at Webster Field Annex and assisted range personnel in ensuring the safe operation and demonstration of the unmanned systems.
"The SAT SigMon system performed exceptionally during all phases of the pre-show testing and during the live demonstrations and proved to be a valuable tool for monitoring and validating safe airspace from an RF perspective," said Scott Herrick, Director of Government Business Development at Integral Systems. "The combined SAT and TCI capabilities represent a truly complementary partnership that produces a significant capability to our potential customers. We see the demand for tools such as SigMon to continue to grow as the employment of unmanned systems continues its upward trend."
The UAV market is a growth area for the company and is a natural extension of the traditional RF monitoring systems that SAT Corporation provides to Test Ranges and SATCOM communities. Unmanned systems rely on RF links for command and control and relay of mission data which increases the demand for spectrum. This dependency also introduces the possibility that RF interference can impact operations if the environment is not properly monitored and managed. SAT Corporation's solutions allow operators and frequency managers RF situational awareness that will allow them to take proactive measures before interference causes an unmanned system to crash, go out of control or transition to lost link profile.
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Integral Systems, Inc., applies more than 25 years experience to provide integrated technology solutions for SATCOM-interfaced networks.
