REDHAWKREDHAWK

Support to the Tactical User

Lisa M. AndersonNSA Tactical REDHAWK PM

What is REDHAWK?What is REDHAWK?•REDHAWK is a software-defined radio (SDR) framework designed to support the development, deployment, and management of real-time software radio applications.

•To support the design and development of software applications, REDHAWK provides tools that allow development and testing of software modules called "Components" and composition of Components into "Waveform Applications" that can be seamlessly deployed on a single computer or multiple network-enabled computers.

•The REDHAWK integrated development environment (IDE) provides tools to support development of REDHAWK software. The development and deployment of REDHAWK Applications are aided by graphical editors and drag-and-drop Waveform construction. The IDE allows users to interact with and control multiple running REDHAWK instances and applications.

Benefits of REDHAWKBenefits of REDHAWK

Reduces support and maintenance

Uniform Information

Model

Reusable Software/Hardware

Language independent

Thin technology

conformance

Standards based

approach to decentralized development

Modular

“Factory” for Deployable Solutions

Agile Development

Rapid Response

App Store/ Marketplace

Heterogeneous

Alternative to rewriting

“stovepipes”

Integration of existing IC capabilities

Enables “best of breed”

solutions

Future with Uniformed ServicesFuture with Uniformed Services

Insertion in to U.S. Military Programs of Record

Reuse current hardware Utilize power of REDHAWK to increase capability Common User Interfaces Reduce training needs/timelines Eliminate “one-off” stovepipe systems

Additional InformationAdditional Information

REDHAWK Software◦http://redhawksdr.org

REDHAWK Support to MilOps (RSMO)