Inside Track with Lorne Graves, Chief Technologist for Mercury Systems (.PDF Download)

Feb. 9, 2015

JJD: What is the goal of the OpenRFM architecture and potential standard?

LG: We are launching the OpenRFM initiative to streamline the integration of RF and digital subsystems in advanced sensor-processing applications. The goal is to create more affordable, flexible, and open solutions. Our desire is to see the formation of a complementary, industry-developed RF ecosystem that gives defense primes and the Department of Defense (DoD) maximum flexibility and adaptability for the rapid deployment of affordable EW and SIGINT systems...

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