BARCO’s Rugged Displays Selected by Hughes for U.S. Army’s TRAILBLAZER Program
WASHINGTON, DC, October 13, 1997 -- BARCO Display Systems has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Hughes Defense Communications, Ft. Wayne, Indiana to supply BARCO’s 19 inch rugged displays for the U.S. Army’s AN/TSQ-138, TRAILBLAZER program.
TRAILBLAZER is a high capacity ground-based signal intelligence (SIGINT) system which is mounted in a shelter carried on a 5-ton wheeled vehicle. The TRAILBLAZER system searches for, intercept, record, identify, locate and report on radio signals in the HF/VHF/UHF frequency ranges to provide intelligence information to battlefield commanders.Hughes Defense Communications will integrate dual BARCO MPRD 9651 19 inch displays into the shelters of the TRAILBLAZER ground stations and the airborne QUICKFIX system. Upgrades to the design of the TRAILBLAZER system will enable it to maintain operational capability until the Army’s Ground Based Common Sensor Heavy (GBCS-H) is fielded. BARCO also provides the MPRD 9651 display for both the GBCS-H and GBCS-L (Light) systems.
The BARCO MPRD 9651 rugged color display was chosen by Hughes Defense Communications due to the proven performance of the display to meet the program requirements and for commonality interoperability amongst the Army’s major mobile intelligence and electronic warfare systems. The MPRD 9651 monitor meets stringent vibration, shock, and temperature environmental specifications while maintaining a compact, low-volume ruggedized package.
Hughes has begun receiving deliveries of the BARCO displays with final shipments expected by the end of the fourth quarter 1997.
About BarcoView:
BarcoView with operation facilities in Kortrijk (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Atlanta, Georgia and Portland, Oregon (USA) designs and manufactures high-resolution display systems, displays, graphics controllers and display subsystems for highly demanding niche markets such as C4I, avionics, vessel and air traffic control, vehicle electronics, and medical imaging applications.
Alongside Barco Projection Systems and BarcoVision, BarcoView is one of the three strategic activities of the BARCO Group, which are all active in Image Processing. Barco Projection is in various markets of large screen visualization, whereas BarcoVision develops systems for visual inspection and quality control. In 2000, the entire BARCO group delivered a turnover of euro 751 million. BARCO has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in 97 countries throughout the world. BARCO has been quoted on the Brussels Stock Exchange since 1986, and is now quoted on Brussels/Euronext. BARCO is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company and is member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.
