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MAK RTI Chosen By Australian Defence CAMBRIDGE, Mass., ??“ MAK Technologies, the world??™s leading supplier of distributed simulation software, announced that the Australian Defence Simulation Office (ADSO) has chosen to standardize on the MAK RTI for High Level Architecture (HLA) networking for distributed simulation systems for development of the Australian Joint Simulation Capability (JSC) in partnership with the Australian Army Navy, Air Force, and Defence Science Technology Organization (DSTO). The choice is expected to enhance cooperation and interoperability between the services and the defense experimentation framework. ???The MAK RTI was chosen after an extensive evaluation,??? said Cliff White, Director General of ADSO. ???We wanted to implement a standardized approach to connectivity and the MAK RTI??™s proven performance in large exercises was the deciding factor in our choice.??? ???MAK recognizes the trust ADSO has given us with their choice of our RTI,??? said Warren Katz, MAK Technologies??™ chief operating officer. ???Their purchase recognizes our interoperability expertise, our superior technical support, and the cost-effectiveness of purchasing our product over other options.??? An RTI is a key component of the HLA networking architecture. The verified and fully compliant MAK RTI has been chosen as the backbone of major simulation programs. MAK RTI customers include Lockheed Martin??™s F-16 Mission Training Center, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems??™ DMT lab, the NATO First WAVE exercise, AFRL Warfighter Training Research Division, FATS and Verrax. The MAK RTI is consistently proven in third party studies to be the most efficient RTI available. About MAK Technologies MAK Technologies develops software to link, simulate and visualize the virtual world. We create tools and toolkits for distributed simulations, develop PC-based military tactical trainers, craft custom solutions, and research and develop the latest simulation technologies. We build commercial off the shelf simulation software that is flexible, portable and supported. Whether you choose our bestselling networking toolkit, VR-Link or our computer generated forces toolkit, VRForces, you have purchased a product backed by the industry??™s leading distributed simulation experts. Source: MAK Technologies TCS SecureOffice DTNG Multi-level Security (MLS) Solution to Be Bundled with MAK Products Cambridge, Mass., ??“ MAK Technologies, the world??™s leading supplier of distributed simulation software, and Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc. (TCS), a leading supplier of secure information sharing technologies to the Department of Defense, the intelligence community and commercial industry, announced they have signed a Value Added Reseller (VAR) agreement. Under the agreement, TCS will offer a bundle of MAK products with their multilevel security solution, SecureOffice DTNG (Distributed Training Network Guard). DTNG permits secure connectivity between highly classified simulators and the rest of the simulation community. Typically, warfighter simulators operate in controlled domains and cannot communicate with other simulators without risking accidental disclosure of sensitive data. As a result, warfighters are isolated from other members of the simulation community, precluding simulation exercises that mimic real world operations and limiting the effectiveness of training exercises. DTNG solves this problem by providing secure two-way automated transfer of data. ???Today more than ever it is imperative that warfighter simulators are able to share vital information in real time without the risk of accidentally disclosing sensitive data,??? said Ed Hammersla, chief operating officer at TCS. ???Partnering with MAK Technologies allows TCS customers the capability to create more realistic simulations of real-world warfighter operations in a highly classified, secure environment.??? ???With an increased emphasis on joint simulation exercises in the DoD, multi-level security has become vital,??? said Marc Schlackman, vice president of marketing and sales for MAK Technologies. ???Working with TCS, the developer of the bestin-breed MLS solution, to offer a solution for our customers seemed a natural choice.??? DTNG and MAK tools will be packaged in bundles to include combinations of the MAK RTI, the MAK Data Logger, the MAK Gateway, the MAK Stealth and the MAK Plan View Display. A run-time infrastructure (RTI) is a key component of the high level architecture (HLA) . The MAK RTI is consistently proven in third party studies to be the most efficient RTI available. The verified and fully compliant MAK RTI has been chosen as the backbone of major simulation programs. MAK RTI customers include Lockheed Martin??™s F-16 Mission Training Center, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems??™ DMT lab, AFRL Warfighter Training Research Division, NATO??™s First WAVE exercise, the Australian Defense Simulation Office, FATS and Verrax. The MAK Gateway is a vital tool for distributed simulations, allowing legacy DIS simulations to participate in an HLA exercise, bridging the two network architectures. The Gateway uses VR-Link, taking full advantage of the networking toolkit??™s FOM-Agile infrastructure. The MAK Data Logger records and replays networked simulations. Source: MAK Technologies BM, Red Hat and Trusted Computer Solutions Team to Deliver Most Secure Version of Linux Available Companies Enter Common Criteria Evaluation to Make Red Hat Enterprise Linux a Government Certified HERNDON, Va., RALEIGH, NC & ARMONK, NY -??“ Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc. (TCS), a leading supplier of information sharing technologies to the Department of Defense, the intelligence community and commercial industry, together with Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, and IBM, today announced that Red Hat Enterprise Linux is in Common Criteria evaluation on a broad range of IBM eServer systems. This evaluation will mean that the Red Hat Enterprise Linux meets government security standards for assured information sharing within and across government agencies. Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.5 officially entered The National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) approved Common Criteria Evaluation & Validation Scheme (CCEVS) this month to bring a new level of security and assurance to Linux. This operating platform contains kernel and Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) policy enhancements, developed by IBM, Red Hat, TCS and the community. TCS security enhancements augment the security features of the National Security Agency??™s SELinux. The joint effort enables high-value, proven, cross-domain security applications ??” such as TCS SecureOffice?® NetTop?® and NetTop2 - Thin Client, which allow users access to multiple security levels on a single computer ??” to run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. ???For years our customers have been clamoring for the look, feel, flexibility, and functionality of today??™s commercial software,??? said Susan Alexander, chief of information assurance research at the NSA. ???With NetTop, based on SELinux, they can get just such an environment...without compromising on security." Prior to the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.5 and in compliance with NSTISSP No. 11 National Policy, government agencies can now acquire and implement TCS cross-domain security applications based on a Linux trusted operating system platform. Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.5 will be the first open source distribution with these capabilities. IBM is sponsoring the certification of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.5 and has entered the CCEVS at Evaluation Assurance Level 4 (EAL4) and will include the security functionality defined in three protection profiles recognized by the Common Criteria: Labeled Security Protection Profile (LSPP), Controlled Access Protection Profile (CAPP), and Role-Based Access Control Protection Profile (RBAC). These profiles support the requirements of Director of Central Intelligence Directive (DCID) 6/3 at Protection Level 4, which specifies security intelligence-related information and systems measures, including those necessary for Top Secret and Below Interoperability (TSABI). This CCEVS evaluation means Red Hat Enterprise Linux will reach a level of security previously achieved by only a handful of trusted operating systems. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is now positioned to provide best-of-breed security capabilities for commercial operating systems, offering the government, as well as businesses, unprecedented choice for security applications. The benefits included broader hardware platform choice, reduced cost and IT complexity, improved access to data for decision making and improved government collaboration and intelligence sharing. Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.5 is anticipated to be in general availability from Red Hat in late 2006. However, in compliance with NSTISSP No. 11 National Policy, the functionality is available today from TCS as a component of their commercial products. "Red Hat Enterprise Linux will join an exclusive community of trusted operating systems that have achieved this level of security," said Ed Hammersla, chief operating officer at TCS. "The powerful collaboration between IBM, Red Hat, NSA and TCS is going to shake things up, and means our customers have a safe open source alternative to run our SecureOffice suite of application software. " ???IBM is joining with Red Hat and TCS to enhance its offerings to the government market with solutions that support both open standards and government security standards,??? said Anne Altman, IBM??™s managing director of US Federal. ???This announcement represents another example of IBM??™s ongoing commitment to supplying solutions to the government market, and its commitment to expanding the adoption of Linux throughout government and government agencies. ??? ???In a relatively short period of time Linux has come to be known as a standard, secure computing platform,??? said Brian Stevens, vice president of Operating Systems Development at Red Hat. ???This new level of certification is a testament to the power of collaboration. IBM, TCS, the NSA, Red Hat and the community have worked together to bring the Linux platform forward with rapid innovation in the area of security. This collaboration and evaluation effort will make Red Hat Enterprise Linux the most secure open source operating system platform available. ??? IBM is working with Red Hat to sponsor the certification of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.5 on multiple platforms to maximize choice and value for customers. Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.5 will be evaluated on IBM server brands, including: xSeries, pSeries, zSeries and BladeCenter. IBM??™s server product line offers customers industry-leading performance together with application flexibility, solution choice, and outstanding scalability, reliability and security. IBM??™s Linux Technology center is working with the open source community and contributing code to this effort. IBM selected atsec information security, a vendor-independent consulting company in the business of IT security, as the certification lab for this effort. Source: Trusted Computer Solutions Euro 151 million order for special armoured vehicles for the Bundeswehr ??“ comprehensive protection for German troops Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH of Kiel will supply the Bundeswehr with 181 new armoured vehicles specifically designed to provide German troops with greater protection when deployed in harm's way. The contract for this Euro 151 million procurement package has just been signed in Koblenz. Rheinmetall Landsysteme is a subsidiary of Dusseldorf-based Rheinmetall AG. This important order bolsters Rheinmetall's market position as Europe's leading supplier of tracked and wheeled armoured vehicles as well as a prime source of comprehensive force protection concepts. Moreover, the company views the order as a valuable reference for future export sales. Specifically, the order encompasses 81 BV 206 S command and transport vehicles, costing a total of Euro 67 million, and 100 Duro lightweight armoured personnel carriers worth Euro 84 million. The vehicles will enter service from 2006 through 2009. Flexible, airportable and ready to roll as soon as they hit the ground, these Rheinmetall light armoured vehicles are ideal for airmobile intervention forces. Moreover, thanks to their state-of-the-art armour technology, they offer a high degree of protection against such battlefield hazards as landmines and small arms fire. As Klaus Eberhardt, Chairman of the Executive Board of Rheinmetall AG, sums up: "This contract underscores Rheinmetall's role as a technological pacesetter in the modernization of the Bundeswehr." Successful Flight Test of GPS-guided Artillery Projectile Puts Raytheon-Bofors Excalibur Closer to Fielding TUCSON, Ariz., -- Proving accuracy and lethality, the Raytheon Missile Systems-Bofors' Excalibur team fired a global positioning system (GPS)-guided 155mm artillery projectile, successfully engaging a representative target with devastating effects. "The end-to-end test of the Excalibur system demonstrates that we have a weapon system ready for fielding," said Raytheon's Excalibur program director John Halvey. "The Excalibur team has made a tremendous step forward toward meeting the objective of fielding by March 2006," said Lt. Col. Bill Cole, the U.S. Army's product manager for Excalibur at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J. "Excalibur has proven at the system level that it can meet its precision and lethality objectives." The program is a cooperative effort between the United States and Sweden. Currently the Excalibur team is responding to an urgent request from the warfighter to accelerate Excalibur fielding because of the projectile's better than 10-meter accuracy which is unavailable from any other artillery projectile. Soldiers and Marines will use Excalibur to reduce collateral damage and increase their survivability while efficiently accomplishing the mission. The Excalibur projectile was fired from the Army's 155mm Paladin howitzer during the Sept. 15 test at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. The projectile was successfully set with an enhanced portable inductive artillery fuze setter (EPIAFS). The U.S. Army has adapted EPIAFS into a standalone fuze setter specifically for the urgent fielding requirement. The projectile's fuze was set to function above the target, resulting in an air burst which successfully disabled the light vehicles and produced lethal effects on the simulated personnel. This test was preceded by Excalibur tests conducted on Sept. 1, when the Excalibur program achieved another success, firing two temperature conditioned projectiles from a Paladin howitzer using MACS-4 (modular artillery charge system) charges. Both rounds deployed their canards, acquired the GPS signal (the first live-fired rounds to utilize Direct Y GPS) and completed their pre-programmed navigational maneuvers. This series of successful tests is paving the way for Raytheon to deliver this much needed capability to soldiers and Marines within the next six months. Excalibur will offer greater lethality, increased range and lower collateral damage, while greatly reducing the logistical burden for deployed ground forces. Source: Raytheon Company |
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