Lockheed Martin Contracts with Parvus to Ruggedize Cisco Wireless Access Points for Zumwalt-Class Destroyer
17 December 2008
Lockheed Martin has awarded Parvus a $700,000 contract to develop, test and supply a pre-production ruggedized version of the Cisco Aironet wireless access point for Zumwalt, the US Navy’s lead ship of next-generation destroyers.
Under the contract, Parvus will repackage Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) Cisco Aironet technology to meet unique harsh environmental and electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC) conditions onboard the destroyer to provide secure Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) network connectivity for the crew. Parvus will qualify the equipment to MIL-STD-810F, MIL-STD-461E and other military standards, as specified by the Navy, to ensure reliability under various adverse conditions.
Parvus was selected by Lockheed Martin for its experience in developing rugged computing solutions for the US military, including ruggedized versions of Cisco networking products.
DDG 1000 will operate as part of a joint maritime fleet, assisting Marine strike forces ashore. DDG 1000's design, unmatched stealth and precision volume strike make this ship an important asset to the US warfighter. Lockheed Martin is a subcontractor to Raytheon for key components of the Zumwalt command and control systems, volume search radar antenna and other elements of the combat system.
