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Radar Test Set Digital

Data Control-Monitor

 

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  image of Digital Data Control-Monitor (DDC-M)
 

After delivery of the first DDC-M, the U.S. government contracted with SwRI to build an additional 50 units, develop provisioning documentation, and provide maintenance.

The U.S. government contracted with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to design, develop, and produce a functional replacement of the IP-1309/APY-1 Digital Data Control-Monitor (DDC-M). The DDC-M interfaces with and allows functional testing of the AN/APY-1 and AN/APY-2 radar systems on U.S. Air Force (USAF) Series E-3A, E-3B, and E-3C Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) aircraft.

 

The main objective of the program was to produce a functional replacement of the current DDC-M that was:

  • Higher quality

  • More reliable

  • Easier to maintain

  • Smaller

  • Lighter

  • Less expensive

Because the replacement DDC-M was intended to require no user retraining, it provided the same type of user interface as the previous DDC-M. After successful functional, environmental, and AWACS flight testing, SwRI delivered a final prototype to the U.S. government. In addition, SwRI provided technical manual documentation and a validated procurement drawing package in accordance with MIL-T-31000.

 

After delivery of the first DDC-M, the U.S. government contracted with SwRI to build an additional 50 units, develop provisioning documentation, and provide maintenance.

 

For more information about our radar test set digital data control-monitor capabilities,  or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Tom Untermeyer at tuntermeyer@swri.org or (210) 522-5040. We can offer you the best approach for solving your communications and embedded systems problem.

 

Contact Information

Tom Untermeyer

Communications and Embedded Systems

(210) 522-5040

tuntermeyer@swri.org

Related Terminology

communication devices

ID-1309/APY-1 digital data control-monitor

AN/APY-2

airborne warning and control systems aircraft

digital data control-monitor replacement

AWACS

DDC-M maintenance

communications engineering

radar test set digital data control-monitor

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January 04, 2010