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Product Name: Shipboard Communication Systems

Product Description

Today's naval vessels are called upon to respond to a variety of hazardous situations and changing threats in an environment of increasing budget constraints. Valuable and limited resources have to be applied to meet operational requirements in the most efficient and cost effective manner. Improved communication for command and control is key to meeting this challenge.

Operational Benefits

DRS Technologies Canada Company's integrated Digital Communication Systems build on a proven record of service and improve communication efficiency, effectiveness, reliability and flexibility.

• Integrated single-button access to interior and exterior circuits improves communication efficiency by removing the need for multiple single-purpose systems.
  
• Excellent voice quality through use of digital voice technology improves communication effectiveness by removing the need to repeat voice messages.
  
• Uninterruptible service provided by a dual-redundant switching and distribution architecture ensures reliability of critical communication circuits.
  
• Easy customizing of internal and external circuit assignments through a software database provides flexibility to adapt to changing mission requirements.

The DRS Flight Safety and Communications' IDCS incorporates Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) technology to provide a small, lightweight and low-power configuration adapable to a wide range of shipboard applications.

Operational Capabilities

IDSC provides single-button access to authorized plain and covered radio circuits. It also provides all ship's interior communications functions, including:

Station-to-station telephone and intercom

• Add-on, prearranged and meet-me conferencing
  
• Access to the announcing system, sound, powered nets, shorelines and voice recorder
  
• Access to specific circuits is established for each terminal through the software database.

Company Details

DRS Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A., is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. Focused on defense... more