General Dynamics Mission Systems presented the new software radio, defined by Badger, at the Navy’s Sea-Air-Space Symposium at the National Port of Maryland.
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GDMS press release
Manufactured at the Scottsdale, Arizona plant, Badger is a compact, 2-channel software-defined radio that provides multiple independent levels of security (MILS) for ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communication. This is the only radio available that provides high frequency (HF), very high frequency (VHF), ultra high frequency (UHF) and SATCOM Mobile User Objective System (MUOS). MUOS integration significantly improves beyond the line of sight or satellite communication with voice and data.
Badger’s software-defined, flexible, open architecture allows future next-generation communications, including waveforms, encryption algorithms, and advanced network connectivity, to be easily integrated without redesign. Like the commercial smartphone, this approach simplifies the incorporation of new features and functions by allowing the radio to be upgraded on site without having to decommission it, resulting in significant time and cost savings. In addition, Badger’s Voice over IP (VoIP) audio capability upgrades and simplifies the distribution of audio on the platform using network connectivity.
The badger is based on the long history of General Dynamics digital modular radio (DMR). With more than 900 radios delivered, DMR provides secure communication on board US Navy land and submarines, as well as fixed sites. With a quarter of the size of a DMR, Badger provides the waveforms and flexibility of a DMR in a compact platform.
“The badger was developed in collaboration with our client to meet their requirements for smaller ships and platforms,
“Badger offers many of the same capabilities that have made DMR a communication standard for the US Navy into a much smaller form factor. Reduced size, weight and power make it ideal for smaller platforms across multiple domains that require only two channels, while simplifying logistics and reducing costs. “
Stan Cordana, vice president of surface systems at General Dynamics Mission Systems
The badger has programmably built-in NSA-certified type 1 encryption, which provides communications and simplifies the system architecture. It has MILS capability, which allows it to communicate simultaneously at different levels of security, on each of the two radio channels.
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