Turn-key Services

for Government and Department of Defense Applications
including Engineering, Prototyping, & Manufacturing

RF Systems & Engineering to Meet the Needs of Today's Military

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.