)
Core Systems in San Diego California announces that they are supplying small footprint custom industrial computers for the USAF ETASS program. The Core Systems custom industrial computer is used for Radar base perimeter Security at USAF Air National Guard and Reserve bases.
The ETASS program expands system’s capabilities for area surveillance using a variety of sensors. Security personnel can see farther, detect and identify threats outside of the physical perimeter, creating a “virtual fence.”
In a demonstration of ETASS at the Quantico Marine Base, Va., an infrared beam, part of the virtual fence, was tripped as a person walked through it. A blinking red dot appeared on a map screen, showing where the alarm had been tripped. A ground-based radar tracked the movement of the approaching person. The location was sent directly to a thermal imager, which immediately rotated and focused on the perpetrator. At the same time, a remotely operated weapon system was targeted to the location.
All this information is displayed instantly to an operator on a three-screen console. The operator can pass the coordinates of the action along to a small, unmanned aerial vehicle, which flies over and captures additional data on the event.
“Core Systems is pleased to work in lock step with Northrop Grumman on the USAF ETASS program. Northrop is able to leverage our deep system integration expertise to design and deliver the custom systems to the USAF,” states Chris O’Brien CEO of Core Systems.
Core Systems is a premier provider of complete integrated systems for the Industrial, Embedded, Military and Communications marketplaces. We design, manufacture and customize open system platforms to meet the demanding requirements of our customers' programs, using both standard and enhanced Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology.
Our broad range of platform solutions include dual, single and quad Intel and AMD CPU based systems in Rackmount, benchtop and other form factors, for use in global mission-critical computing applications. We complement our extensive product offering with comprehensive services, ranging from custom form factor system designs to product deployment management and maintenance programs.
We are committed to minimizing cycle time at all stages of product development while maintaining the highest levels of product quality and customer satisfaction. Our customers include many of the top Fortune 500 companies in the United States with wide market penetration into the Commercial, Broadcast and Military sectors.
