RF Systems & Engineering to Meet the Needs of Today's Military
for Government and Department of Defense Applications
Technological advances have led to dramatically increased capabilities in mission performance. But along with increased capability comes greater complexity. If poorly managed, this results in programs that extend well beyond schedule and have serious cost-overrun issues. This is especially true in RF and wireless systems, where engineering becomes very complex. At Radio Design Group, our focus is on on RF and wireless design, engineering and manufacturing. Our military efforts are an offshoot of our commercial work, where cost and schedule are paramount.
Our Approach
commercial and military experience
We bring our commercial design and manufacturing experience to DoD programs, while maintaining awareness of the special needs of the defense industry. Instead of treating DoD programs as “just another government contract,” we pay close attention to customer needs, just as we would for any commercial client. A big advantage: COTS is not just a buzzword for us; We have an extensive commercial portfolio, allowing us to design military systems with genuine COTS cost savings.
Focused on requirements
“Good enough for government work” is not good enough for us. At Radio Design Group, our mission is to ensure that whatever system we create meets the requirements of the mission, both initially and long term. This involves getting the specifications right, including understanding inevitable performance tradeoffs, reducing ongoing engineering changes due to “feature creep,” and providing value engineering, to reduce manufacturing and sustainment costs.
Comprehensive lifetime program support
Requirements rarely end with simple development programs. Once the system is designed and prototyped, Radio Design Group provides ongoing support as well. This includes complete manufacturing, automated testing to ensure 100% system performance, and complete RMA repair services for the life of the program. In addition, we provide obsolescence mitigation engineering, to extend program life well beyond the typical commercial product lifetime, a need that is vital to long-term DoD systems in a rapidly changing wireless world.
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RF Program Solutions
RF Development for new & Legacy programs
We offer personalized consulting services designed to take your idea from concept to reality, including evaluation, technical review and validation of your design, preparation for final design and manufacturing and even testing services prior to compliance testing.
Our team of talented engineering and support staff are ready to assist you in realizing your product’s potential through new concept/product design, retrofit engineering services, maximizing value of your design and even obsolescence mitigation for aging products and systems.
Manufacturing
Both with our own products or service as an OEM, we offer full purchasing and logistics of material and components, complete manufacturing and quality assurance testing, final product prep and even end-user fulfillment. Our commitment to our customers doesn’t end there as we offer exceptional service after the sale with complete repair and factory recertification services to keep your products operational and your customers satisfied.
Repair & Support
RF and wireless systems are among the most complex developments undertaken. Unlike many digital applications, “off the shelf” systems are not readily available for the majority of radio-related systems, especially those in the military arena. We offer comprehensive program support that includes development, sustainment, and obsolescence mitigation, extending the life of a product by resolving parts obsolescence issues, upgrading performance to meet new requirements, such as modernized interfaces, or maintaining legacy equipment no longer supported by the manufacturer.
Obsolescence Mitigation & Support Request
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Custom Designs
Government & DoD Applications
Radio Frequency Distribution Unit (RFDU)
The RFDU-300 is a multipurpose RF distribution unit designed to interface between various platform antennas and receiving systems. Building on the foundation of its proven predecessors, the RFDU-300 provides the functions of commutation, test switching, test noise generation, RF notch filtering and RF matrix switching in a compact, reliable package.
The RFDU-300 is notable for its advanced filter design. In DSP-based receiver systems, overload caused by signals higher than the dynamic range of the system causes overload or an increase in the apparent noise floor. Our proprietary band-reject filters provide a digitally controlled notch over multi-octave ranges that solves this problem. Frequencies range from a low of 10 kHz all the way up to 18 GHz. A big advantage is our ability to reject frequencies over a wide range without affecting the remaining bandpass, a feature unique to our systems.
Medusa Multi-Port RF Test System
The testing of complex multi-port RF systems can be challenging. So we developed a custom test system, “Medusa,” which solves those issues with a flexible, expandable architecture. Typically used to test our RF Distribution Units (RFDUs), Medusa is a fully developed system which provides test switching under computer control for systems operating up to 18 GHz can be customized to the required use with software.
Ruggedized Communication Systems
We offer customized equipment design and manufacturing for specialized communications systems, including alerting systems for difficult environments, and both portable and fixed equipment for defense applications.
EMP, including high-altitude EMP (HEMP) resistance
Severe jamming, both incidental and intentional interference
Low probability of intercept, encrypted systems
Very narrow, bandwidth-restricted voice systems
High noise-level tolerant systems
Ruggedized or waterproof systems
Jamming Simulators
We have the ability to design and build jammers for aircraft communications, portable systems, fixed station and mobile requirements. Whatever your requirements are in communications jamming, we can customize a design with a variety of capabilities, including wide frequency range, high jamming power, and multiple simultaneous jammers.
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