SRC Computers is to work with Lockheed Martin to provide ground and airborne processing solutions for the US Army’s Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment Enabled Radar (TRACER) programme.

The $40m TRACER contract, which was awarded to Lockheed Martin earlier this year, incorporates low frequency synthetic aperture radar systems into Predator class unmanned aerial vehicles.

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The TRACER system is designed to allow the army to identify hidden targets, enemy equipment and facilities in broad areas of dense foliage.

SRC’s ground solution consists of an air-cooled SRC-6 computer system with dual microprocessors, two Series E MAP processors, Hibar crossover switch and common memory banks providing 32GB of storage.

The airborne signal data processor is comprised of a spray-cooled multi-MAP SRC-6, which is capable of operation to 25,000ft in an unpressurised environment and contains one dual microprocessor, four Series E MAPs and 80GB of memory in five banks.

The airborne solution is expected to be delivered in 2008.

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