Airborne Antenna Pedestal System (AAPS) |
The AAPS is an azimuth-over-elevation gear-driven pedestal system capable of supporting antenna assemblies from 500 MHz to 18 GHz. It has full 360º range-of-motion in azimuth and 180º range in elevation. The AAPS incorporates interfaces (including MIL-STD-1553B) that permit computer control for both slew and auto-track. It is portable between both ground-based and airborne platforms.
![]() Lightweight Tracking System (LWTS) |
The LWTS is a mobile instrumentation van housing an electro-optical tracking pedestal and a complete laboratory/operations area. Retractable clam-shell doors provide the field-of-view required by the optical system. The entire van complex (trailer, generator bay and instrumentation section) was designed and manufactured by Syndetix from the "ground up".
![]() HAVE GAZE Antenna |
The HAVE GAZE program consisted of aerial tests conducted with a blimp that evaluated ground terrain with radar systems. This effort was performed for Phillips Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Syndetix designed and fabricated X- and S-band antenna systems including the pedestal and installed the radar systems on the airship. The data gathered allowed for evaluation of classified clutter algorithms.
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