Rugged Servers for Radar Systems to Detect Incoming Missile and Artillery Attacks

Crystal Group is to deliver rugged servers for advanced radar systems used by the U.S. Army in a deal with a major defense contractor. 

Crystal Group rugged servers will be deployed in radar systems used to detect incoming missile and artillery attacks, as well as attacks from hypersonic weapons. These radar systems are seen as essential to the protection and safety of U.S. soldiers and civilians around the world.

Crystal Group was selected due to their proven history of reliability, quality, and customer support as the existing provider of rugged computing hardware on other portions of the program. 

Lindsay Palma, Program Manager at Crystal Group, said; “Winning this program represents so much more than just a win, it is a renewed pledge to Crystal Group and proves to our employee-owners that their relentless commitment to our customers does not go unnoticed. We understand the importance of mission success for the end-user and are ecstatic to grow Crystal Group’s presence on this program that is protecting our warfighters each and every day.”

Chad Hutchinson, Vice President, Engineering at Crystal Group, said; “Our participation in this program unlocks a new realm of opportunity for our customers’ cybersecurity challenges and enables them to pair our proven agile engineering development with industry-leading data protection.”

For this program, Crystal Group is supplying a network attached storage unit, equipped with Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Program capabilities, enabling encrypted data transmission in edge environments. 

The ground-based radar systems are deployed at the tactical edge where environmental and electromagnetic concerns are significant, posing numerous challenges for traditional compute hardware. By utilizing Crystal Group’s rugged solutions, those concerns are met with tried-and-true ruggedization techniques that enable reliability in some of the most remote environments.