SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- General
Dynamics Mission Systems radio products team delivered the
10,000th CM-300/350 VHF-UHF V2 radio, providing
advanced, network-ready, ground-to-air communications to the U.S.
Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
as part of the NEXCOM 2 modernization program. These digital, Voice
over Internet Protocol (VoIP) radios provide high-quality
communication among air traffic controllers and pilots flying in
the National Airspace System (NAS). The first FAA-certified
CM-300/350 V2 radios were delivered to the FAA in 2014.
The CM-300/350 V2 radios improve communications reliability and
safety of flight. The replace legacy ground-to-air radios in FAA
facilities and military installations. According to the latest FAA
Fielded Reliability Report, the CM-300/350 V2 radios are averaging
695,000 hours Fielded Mean Time Between Failure (FMTBF) across 266
operational terminal sites monitored. Additionally, U.S. Air Force
Special Operations Command, Air Forces in Europe and the U.S. Navy chose the CM-300/350
V2 radios to replace legacy air traffic control (ATC) radios. As
software-defined radios, they can accommodate expanding future Air
Traffic Management ground infrastructure requirements through
software updates.
"The CM-300/350 V2 radios meet the dynamic communications
requirements of air traffic control centers, commercial airports,
military air stations and range installations," said Paul Parent, vice president of Radio Programs
and Products for General Dynamics Mission Systems.
The NEXCOM 2 contract, awarded to General Dynamics Mission
Systems in 2012, delivers certified CM-300/350 V2 VHF and UHF
radios replacing outdated, ground-to-air, air traffic control
radios, some of which are almost 50 years old.
The CM-300/350 VHF-UHF V2 radios are built at General Dynamics
Mission Systems' Scottsdale,
Ariz., facility.
More information about the CM-300/350 VHF-UHF V2 radios is
available at the Mission Systems ATC radios website.
General Dynamics Mission Systems is a business unit of General
Dynamics (NYSE: GD). For more information about General Dynamics
Mission Systems, please visit gdmissionsystems.com and follow us on
Twitter @GDMS.
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