Softronics proposes a telemetry collection sonobuoy system based on several of its prior products: DSP sonobuoy radios, a radio relay sonobuoy (recent SBIR), and a miniature digital radio recorder that captures a whole radio band to memory. Through our existing partnership with the worlds largest sonobuoy manufacturer, we will design the TM system to directly fit the production Type A sonobuoy made by our partner, assuring a smooth and rapid path to qualification and production. Softronics will apply its 1000 staff-years of high frequency, digital and software experience to design a miniature direct-sampling microwave collection system capable of uplinking data or being recovered. The resulting buoy can be air-dropped or placed by boat. Existing DoD sonobuoy support/datalink/operating systems can be reused with this product.
