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Spring 2011 Issue 12


Dynamics News > Simply the best at Generic Vehicle Architecture event


General Dynamics UK participated in the second Generic Vehicle Architecture (GVA) event, held at Warminster last year, with two vehicles showing the Company’s capabilities.


A Cougar 4x4 was fitted with the Core Infrastructure Distribution System (CIDS) power and data distribution capability and a modular Bowman installation design. And a Jackal 1 platform was fitted out with an electronic architecture supporting the integration of many different sensors. These sensors – which included a thermal imaging surveillance camera and a thermal imaging sight fitted to the 50-cal Browning – were both supplied by Kylmar, now part of General Dynamics UK.


> Combat ID server


A team from Mission and Security Systems has demonstrated live connectivity of the Combat ID server with Link 16, Bowman, HeATS/GrATS andVMF using the UK FAC kit.


Known as Freya, the UK Combat Identification Server (CIDS) has been developed as part of an 18-month programme led by General Dynamics UK.


Meeting with stakeholders at the Freya demonstration


The Freya programme is developing a server capability that correlates Blue Force situational awareness data from various sources in the battlespace. Once correlated, the data is then made available on demand to authorised requesters, who can draw on data for specific geographical areas.


Following the successful completion of the third and final development increment, Freya was demonstrated to key stakeholders from the customer and user community at EDGE® UK in Newbridge. The demonstration day, aimed at raising the profile of the programme and technological capabilities, was extremely successful with positive feedback received from a number of the key stakeholders present.


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During the run-up to the event, there was a DSTL Subject Matter Expert review of the platform installations against the principles of the developing GVA Defence Standard (23-09). The two-hour review resulted in significant praise for both platforms regarding the progress in the design of the CIDS system since the first GVA event, the modular approach to the installation design of the Bowman fit (also highly praised and supported by the ITDU) and the electronic architecture on the Jackal.


The GVA trials were arranged by CoM(L), Lt Gen Gary Coward, to demonstrate proposals for Def Stan 23-09 compliant architecture. General Dynamics UK’s Platform Services demonstrated a Cougar platform with rapid re-role capability


> Commendation from Chief Scientific Advisor


General Dynamics UK employee, Kevin Lindsay, has received a commendation from Prof Mark Welland, Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA) for the Ministry of Defence (MoD).


The commendation is in recognition of Lindsay’s work with MoD during a recent secondment where he was appointed to the role of deputy/technical lead for the MoD’s ‘Counter IED Tiger Team’.


Lindsay attended an event at MoD in Bristol, where he formally received a certificate and was thanked in person for his contribution by Prof Welland.


utilising the CIDS system – which enables a vehicle to be changed from a complex command vehicle to a troop-carrying vehicle in 24 minutes – and a Jackal platform with integrated Kylmar Thermal Imaging site and Dewdrop camera, demonstrating data capture, manipulation and exploitation, including electronic vehicle dashboards and Health and Usage Monitoring (HUMS).


Cougar fitted with CIDS at GVA


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