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Stauder Supports Lockheed Martin JAGM Demonstrations
01/27/2012 St. Peters, MO

ST. PETERS, Mo. (January, 2012) – Stauder Technologies supported captive flight tests of Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) in demonstrations that took place in 2010 at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M., and in early 2011 at the Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. During the demonstrations, a dismounted joint terminal attack controller used Stauder’s StrikeLink® ground system to locate a moving target, rapidly determine its speed and direction, and pass that information to a captive in-flight JAGM missile using network-enabled weapons messaging protocols. The demonstrations supported Lockheed Martin in proving the feasibility of incorporating net-enabled growth capabilities and related technologies (in-flight target updates/retargeting through current digital close air support protocols) into emerging and future air-to-ground weapons systems. Such capabilities promise to enhance the warfighter’s ability to engage high-value or time-sensitive stationary or moving targets encountered suddenly, or to prevent a potential fratricide event due to an initial targeting or procedural error. Stauder Technologies is a privately held firm, founded in 1997, which has evolved into a leading provider of targeting, geodetic and communications software for the United States military. Its StrikeLink system is designed to support ground troops and saves lives by distinguishing between enemy targets and friendly forces and reducing the human error and time involved in the manual method of target identification, location and handoff. Stauder’s offices and manufacturing complex are located in St. Peters Commercial Park in St. Peters, Missouri, located just outside of St. Louis, Missouri.

Stauder Demonstrates Smartphone Fires Application
10/13/2010 Yuma, Arizona

Stauder Technologies successfully demonstrated a smartphone based extension to their StrikeLink® family of digital fires systems. The smartphone application, Gusto™, was exercised by the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) during their fall Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course. Capabilities shown include display of friendly locations, text messaging, target creation and nomination. Proven during this evaluation was that the power of StrikeLink® can be extended to a smartphone, giving the warfighter a lightweight, instant on, system to safely identify targets and then digitally pass them up the fires chain. In the months to come, Stauder plans to demonstrate follow on releases with even more tactically relevant capabilities.

Stauder Particpates in Digital MAGTF Demo at Marine Assault Support OAG
05/17/2010 Fort Worth, Texas

Stauder Technologies collaborated with Harris, Rockwell Collins, General Dynamics, and Northrop Grumman to demonstrate the viability of the Future Airborne Capabilities Environment (FACE). The idea behind FACE is to provide a pluggable architecture within the avionics infrastructure of legacy aircraft platforms to provide a cost effective capability upgrade path by bypassing the need for OFP upgrades. Additionally, Stauder Technologies and General Dynamics demonstrated the ability to integrate a full StrikeLink ground system into an F-18 mission computer by adding a VME card to the AMC. This effectively provides full FAC/A digital capability without modifications to the OFP.

StrikeLink Proves Interoperability with Canadian CF-18's in Cold Lake Exercise
05/07/2010 Cold Lake CFB, Alberta, Canada

Stauder Technologies and StrikeLink were invited to particpate in an exercise with the 409th and 410th CF-18 Squadrons at Cold Lake to demonstrate StrikeLink's ability to execute digitally aided close air support missions with their VMF capable birds. Canadian JTACs were familiarized with StrikeLink and were able to conduct numerous mission threads during the week long demonstation. Mission threads were executed with aircraft on the ground as well as in the air. The Canadian Force is exploring options to introduce a digitally aided close air support capability in the near future.

Stauder and Instro Announce New Precision Targeting Capability

04/26/2010 St. Peters, MO --Press Release--

The US Marine Corps (USMC) placed a purchase order with Stauder Technologies for an advanced precision targeting capability that complements Stauder’s StrikeLink® system currently fielded to the US Marine Corps. Stauder Technologies and Instro Technology Systems have taken precision targeting to the next level. The two companies have been working together over the last 10 months to integrate Instro’s Digital Meerkat encoder tripod with Stauder’s StrikeLink® Joint Effects Targeting and Coordination System. Marine Forward Observers (FOs) and Joint Tactical Terminal Controllers (JTACs) use the StrikeLink® software and equipment suite, known by the USMC as the Target Location, Designation and Hand-off Systems (TLDHS), to identify and enable prosecution of enemy targets to support ground troops under fire in battle zones. The addition of the Digital MeerKat addresses a critical operational need to acquire highly precise coordinates of targets and calculate target location error. With the StrikeLink® and Digital Meerkat, StrikeLink® operators now have the most advanced digitally aided land, sea, and air combined fires targeting system on the battlefield.

Instro's Digital Meerkat integrated encoder tripod represents a new concept in lightweight angular measurement devices.  The Digital Meerkat offers precise angular position, or bearing, with the convenience of a lightweight tripod, in a single compact integrated unit.  The Digital Meerkat tripod also includes precision controls to provide stable and more precise manual pointing. The Digital Meerkat includes accelerometers and inclinometers for post set-up nudge and tilt detection.  It continuously measures the azimuth of the line of sight, transmitting digital readings to the StrikeLink® computer via a single USB port.  By eliminating the need for external power sources and separate batteries, Digital Meerkat encoder tripods allow StrikeLink® users to greatly simplify the setup and data-logging to more accurately determine target location.

The Stauder Technologies’ StrikeLink® system, the TLDHS program of record for the US Marine Corps, uses the Global Positioning System (GPS) combined with a Laser Range Finder (LRF) and digital imaging technologies to identify and locate targets and then digitally transmit this targeting and mission information directly into air, sea, and land weapon delivery platforms, including aircraft, ground based artillery and mortars, and naval gunships. This marks a significant advancement, improving response time and minimizing fratracide, compared to the binocular, compass, paper map and voice call methods that have been in use for targeting and handoff for decades.

Instro Technology Systems (Instro) is one of the leading suppliers and system integrators of support equipment for military and commercial electro-optical sensors in the world today. Instro is a well-established and experienced supplier of precision equipment with proven design expertise and demonstrable track record. Instro products have been proven in forward observation, surveillance and reconnaissance missions by the military, paramilitary and civilian customers of more than 50 countries .

Stauder Tech Exhibits at JCAS Symposium

04/23/2010 Virginia Beach, VA

Stauder's booth at the Joint Close Air Support Symposium was a center of attention for a multitude of military personnel. Digitally aided CAS mission threads were demonstrated. Stauder was also invited to attend the CAS community of interest (COI) meetings that were held prior to the symposium.

StrikeLink/A Demonstrates Interoperability at PMA 209 Conference

03/25/2010 Reno, Nevada

Stauder Technologies collaborated with Harris, Rockwell Collins, General Dynamics, and Northrop Grumman to demonstrate the viability of the Future Airborne Capabilities Environment (FACE). The idea behind FACE is to provide a pluggable architecture within the avionics infrastructure of legacy aircraft platforms to provide a cost effective capability upgrade path by bypassing the need for OFP upgrades. Stauder provided their Joint Effects Communication Link (JECL^TM) and StrikeLink/A software to enable CAS mission threads to be executed on all mission computer platforms. This has the potential to bring digital CAS capability to a number of platforms without modifiying OFP's and providing an inexpensive and sustainable upgrade path for each platform.