Product category:
Cables and Wires
News Release from: Tyco Electronics UK
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 December 2005
Project to advance military
interconnects
Tyco Electronics is supporting Thales in the assessment phase of the Future Integrated Soldier Technology project, currently being carried out for the UK Ministry of Defence Procurement Agency.
Tyco Electronics is supporting defence systems supplier Thales in the assessment phase of the Future Integrated Soldier Technology (FIST) project, currently being carried out for the UK Ministry of Defence Procurement Agency The first major experimental trial has been successfully concluded, and in the second phase trials, Tyco Electronics is responsible for cable harness design and manufacture and management of interconnections as well as selection of connectors
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Apr 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Tyco Electronics can not only provide solutions to these applications but also offer the engineering capabilities to surmount many of the technical challenges that face the industry in implementing future soldier programmes.
Key elements in any future soldier programme include weapons systems, night vision and sights, communications systems, GPS, power supplies and backup power.
These systems require a combination of connectors, individual wires or harnesses.
Tyco Electronics is already the industry leader for harness solutions for military applications and has many connector and cabling solutions that may be used in such applications.
In addition, Tyco Electronics can also design complex connectors that are rugged, lightweight and capable of carrying multiple contact types, including power, RF, signal and fibre optic.
Weight is a key factor as today's soldiers are already considered to be carrying too much and the company is able to do their part on this front by minimising the weight of any interconnect technology, whether this is achieved by packing more functionality into a connector to reduce part count or through innovative design techniques and/or materials.
Other key issues cover sealing against contamination, extreme ruggedness, high mate/demate lifespan, the ability to still function when compromised, redundancy and chemical and water resistance. Request free introductory details about products from Tyco Electronics UK ...
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