Capabilities

flight-rated hardware

CTA has extensive technical capability and proven experience in developing, manufacturing, modifying, and repairing complex systems and subsystems within the electronic countermeasures (ECM) and emitter threat simulator arena for the Airborne Threat Simulation Organization (ATSO). CTA has worked under the rigorous Mil-Standard specification for manufacturing since we began operations in 1985. Over the years we have assisted with design and modifications and manufactured products such as:

• Advanced avionics boxes
• Aircraft wiring harnesses and cable assemblies
• Electronic Warfare and other aircraft pods

Experience
In a rapidly changing world where electronic warfare threat simulators are technology driven, a primary challenge is maintaining and evolving the technical capabilities necessary to provide a realistic electronic warfare threat environment for fleet testing, training, and deployment.  In the ECM and emitter threat simulator systems environment, change is a certainty brought about by new mission requirements, hardware evolution, obsolete parts, improved engineering concepts, and the ever-present need to improve operational capabilities and supportability of the end item.  CTA has proven it understands the complexities surrounding hardware support at each of the lifecycle phases.

Threat Simulators
Over the last 25 years, CTA has developed a number of complex simulator laboratory hardware systems.  We have extensive experience in the solution of problems associated with the definition, evaluation, design, development, manufacture, modification, acquisition, and maintenance of special purpose hardware.  Some of these systems include the Integrated Target Control System, AN/ALR-67 Radar Warning Receiver Test Equipment, and the F/A-18 Communications System Controller Test Bench.

Tray Design
Over the last 3 years, CTA worked with ATSO engineers to update the ALQ-167 Have All tray design.  Our technical staff created a new drawing package based upon the existing drawings, a prototype assembly provided as a model, and a “wish list” of design enhancements.  CTA incorporated all the requirements and created the new tray design configuration.  CTA delivered the documentation for the updated design in Inventor model and drawing format and is currently refurbishing the ALQ-167 pods that include the new trays.