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Rapid Thunder Bringing Intelligence Sharing To The Tactical Edge Designed to address the warfighter’s urgent needs and capability gaps, Raytheon’s Rapid Thunder delivers advanced Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities superior to anything in operation today. Supporting the National Reconnaissance Office’s “Last Tactical Mile” initiative, Rapid Thunder empowers every warfighter to act as a sensor to collect, share and disseminate information in near-real-time. The system delivers a suite of scalable, component-based applications and services for intel collection, exploitation, reporting and collaboration. Leap-Ahead Technologies Rapid Thunder is a leap-ahead technology that can interface in both a cloud computing environment and in a stand-alone or low bandwidth area. Without requiring any specialized hardware, Rapid Thunder capabilities can be hosted on virtual machines and delivered entirely as a software baseline. Included in Rapid Thunder’s 39 applications is the ability to track relationships by location and time, as well as stream video and distribute imagery. Wiki-based shared-knowledge and link analyses help expedite entity associations and are all part of Rapid Thunder’s human intelligence analysis capability. Connecting Forward-Deployed Units Rapid Thunder puts intelligence- sharing into the hands of those who need it most. Modular and deployable, Rapid Thunder was created with brigade combat teams in mind, but is scalable for use at higher levels. The flow- down from the top and bubble-up from the bottom create cycles of knowledge discovery and information production. The system offers much-needed connectivity to forward-operating bases and mobile forces. With the Raytheon Advanced Tactical System (RATS™) mobile handheld devices and small footprint computers (laptops, tablets, palmtops) using THUNDR™ (Tactical Hand-off Using Nearest DCGS Resource) software, these devices use low bandwidth radios and are compatible with an entire range of cell phone, WIMax, and WIFI capabilities to give operational units viable communication transport options. Reliable and Ready Now Rapid Thunder allows U.S. forces to bring an entire suite of game- changing, state-of-the-art capabilities to theater. The system is functional on any network within the Department of Defense security restrictions, and uses commercial-off-the-shelf and legacy components without the legacy system. Rapid Thunder is ready now to meet the operational needs of warfighters and intelligence experts. Benefits n Deployable to multiple echelons and security domains as software virtual machines or as self-contained servers and laptops n Unprecedented access in limited communications environments for operations at the edge n Leap-ahead technologies, applications and services for imagery and video capture, exploitation and multi-INT product creation n Ready for immediate deployment Customer Success Is Our Mission is a registered trademark of Raytheon Company. Cleared for public release. Reference #2011-177 Copyright © 2011 Raytheon Company. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. CMD11_00037-14 (US)
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Rapid ThunderBringing Intelligence Sharing To The Tactical Edge
Designed to address thewarfighter’s urgent needs andcapability gaps, Raytheon’s RapidThunder delivers advancedIntelligence, Surveillance andReconnaissance capabilitiessuperior to anything in operationtoday. Supporting the NationalReconnaissance Office’s “LastTactical Mile” initiative, RapidThunder empowers everywarfighter to act as a sensor tocollect, share and disseminateinformation in near-real-time. Thesystem delivers a suite of scalable,component-based applicationsand services for intel collection,exploitation, reporting andcollaboration.
Leap-Ahead TechnologiesRapid Thunder is a leap-aheadtechnology that can interface inboth a cloud computingenvironment and in a stand-aloneor low bandwidth area. Withoutrequiring any specializedhardware, Rapid Thundercapabilities can be hosted on
virtual machines and deliveredentirely as a software baseline.
Included in Rapid Thunder’s 39applications is the ability to trackrelationships by location and time,as well as stream video anddistribute imagery. Wiki-basedshared-knowledge and linkanalyses help expedite entityassociations and are all part ofRapid Thunder’s humanintelligence analysis capability.
Connecting Forward-DeployedUnitsRapid Thunder puts intelligence-sharing into the hands of thosewho need it most. Modular anddeployable, Rapid Thunder wascreated with brigade combatteams in mind, but is scalable foruse at higher levels. The flow-down from the top and bubble-upfrom the bottom create cycles ofknowledge discovery andinformation production.
The system offers much-neededconnectivity to forward-operating
bases and mobile forces. With theRaytheon Advanced TacticalSystem (RATS™) mobile handhelddevices and small footprintcomputers (laptops, tablets,palmtops) using THUNDR™(Tactical Hand-off Using NearestDCGS Resource) software, thesedevices use low bandwidth radiosand are compatible with an entirerange of cell phone, WIMax, andWIFI capabilities to giveoperational units viablecommunication transport options.
Reliable and Ready NowRapid Thunder allows U.S. forcesto bring an entire suite of game-changing, state-of-the-artcapabilities to theater. The systemis functional on any networkwithin the Department of Defensesecurity restrictions, and usescommercial-off-the-shelf andlegacy components without thelegacy system. Rapid Thunder isready now to meet the operationalneeds of warfighters andintelligence experts.
Benefits
n Deployable to multipleechelons and security domainsas software virtual machinesor as self-contained serversand laptops
n Unprecedented access inlimited communicationsenvironments for operationsat the edge
n Leap-ahead technologies,applications and services forimagery and video capture,exploitation and multi-INTproduct creation
n Ready for immediatedeployment
Customer Success Is Our Mission is aregistered trademark of RaytheonCompany.
Cleared for public release. Reference #2011-177Copyright © 2011 Raytheon Company. All rights reserved.Printed in the U.S.A. CMD11_00037-14 (US)
