Integration
The Boeing PDF Integrated Product Team (IPT) and participating vendors perform distributed and on-site integration of the products to be demonstrated with the PDF simulation infrastructure. PDF IPT integration support includes developing and documenting interfaces, modifying simulations, developing scenarios and demonstration scripts, and providing technical support in network management and hardware connectivity.
Hardware and Software Products that PDF is currently integrating include:
- Flat Panel Display: Aydin Display, CODAR, dpix, Eaton, IBM, L3 Communications, National Display Systems, Planar Advance, Pixelvision, Solaris Systems, TI
- US Extend Sentry User Interface S/W - Boeing
- 3D Visualization - Autometric
- Multi Source Integration - Boeing, Harris, Lockheed Martin, Orincon, Wagner Associates
- NATO User Interface S/W - Kongsberg
- AWACS Air Picture for Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (JWID 97) - Boeing
- Air Tasking Order Display & Correlation - Lockheed Martin
- Global Command and Control System (GCCS) - DISA
Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary Visits the PDF Lab
Darleen Druyan, principal deputy assistant secretary for the Air Force for Acquisition and Management, visited the Boeing AWACS Prototype Development Facility lab and was briefed on the NATO AWACS Midterm program. While touring the integrated PDF lab at the Development Center in Seattle, Ms. Druyan saw current and planned improvements in the man-machine interface for the U.S. and NATO AWACS fleets.