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At
a Glance
Locations:
Year established: 1961
Headquarters: 9020 Balboa Avenue
San Diego, California 92123 USA
Facility: 185,000-square-foot
engineering and manufacturing site
Number of employees: 500
Products:
Airborne - TT&C satellite
transponders, satellite transmitters, receivers/transmitters, encoders, video compression systems, telemetry
systems.
Ground - Telemetry ground systems, decommutators,
bit synchronizers, simulators, MIL-STD-1553 bus
protocol
testers, telemetry data analysis and display software,
data acquisition systems,
high-power
amplifiers, HF/SSB systems and microwave.
Surveillance & Detection - Analog/digital transmitters,
receivers, power amplifiers |
Market segments:
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Missile/space telemetry
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Range instrumentation
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Tactical intelligence systems
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Tactical HF/SSB (ECCM) communications systems
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Portable & ruggedized microwave
communication links
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Flight test
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Weapons test & development
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Satellite command & control
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Satellite test & integration
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Launch vehicle monitoring
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Data acquisition
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Avionics test & integration
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Surveillance & detection
Major programs:
| MK-82, JDAM, JSOW, C/NOFS, CloudSat,
AEHF, GPS IIF, Delta IV, SCNC, International Space
Station ISIL, GMDS, CSIST, NAWC-AD, ATTC-RDAPS,
MTSAT, NASDA DRS, JSF, F-16, Comanche, F-22, B2,
EKV, EELV, EKV, DCCS, AMRAA, Dragon Eye, Dragon
Warrior, Pointer, Space Shuttle Uplink, Dragon Runner,
Raven, Neptune, Sentry, Sentry HP, Tern, Snake Eye,
Exdrone/Dragon Drone, V22 |
Heritage:
Telemetry-West draws on over 50
years of technological innovation and market leadership
in the telemetry,
test, and data acquisition marketplace, combining
the unmatched expertise of L-3's former Conic, Southern
California Microwave, and Telemetry & Instrumentation
businesses to create a single, turnkey solutions
provider. |
History
In October of 2001, L-3 Communications
announced the formation of Telemetry-West, which combined
three of its San Diego-based telemetry divisions into
a single company capable of providing a full range of
telemetry and terrestrial communication solutions. The
businesses included:
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Conic, a world-leader in airborne telemetry, space TT&C,
tactical receivers, tactical receivers, HF/SSB,
and
microwave radios
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Southern California Microwave, a pioneer in surveillance
and detection products
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Telemetry & Instrumentation, a pacesetter in ground
telemetry components and turnkey systems
The creation of Telemetry-West capitalized
on intercompany synergies and was a direct response
to the telemetry industry's increased need for full
spectrum product suppliers. The division established
its headquarters at the site of Conic's L-3 owned engineering
and manufacturing facility in the heart of industrial
San Diego.
Today, Telemetry-West serves commercial,
military, and civilian customers worldwide, with a product
offering that includes TT&C satellite transponders,
high data rate satellite transmitters, high-power amplifiers,
high-reliability receivers/transmitters, encryption/
decryption units, video compression/decompression units,
tactical intelligence radios, tactical HF/SSB and microwave
radios, telemetry ground system components and solutions,
and specialized telemetry and surveillance products.
"Telemetry-West is an integral
part of the L-3
Products Group -
a family of leading-edge businesses specializing in
a variety of terrestrial, maritime, airborne and space
product solutions.
The company is headed by Burt Smith,
who was appointed division president in 2002. Mr.
Smith came to Telemetry-West
from L-3's Ocean Systems division, where he held numerous
operations and business management positions, and most
recently served as chief operating officer." |
