INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS is devoted to designing and developing state-of-the-art products and systems that cover a wide spectrum of cryptographic equipment, tactical communications systems and other defense products. INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS' research laboratories maintain a high level of specialisation and are equipped with modern infrastructure.

The main defense R & D Laboratories are the following :

• Digital & VLSI Laboratory
• Analog Electronics and Electroacoustic Laboratory
• Power Supply Laboratory
• Crypto Laboratory
• RF and Wireless Systems Laboratory
• Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
• Integration Laboratory
• Test Systems Engineering Laboratory

Digital & VLSI Laboratory

The main activity of the Digital and VLSI Laboratory is the design and development of all the digitals circuits and VLSIs of the company's products, applications and systems. Consisting of engineers with a high degree of specialization and experience in the analysis, design, development and verification, the laboratory is equipped with the latest tools in hardware and software. The design is based on the following technologies:

• High speed, low power consumption microprocessors (StrongARM, ARM7, AVR, 8x86)
• Digitals Signal Processors (32 bit floating DSPs)
• Integrated circuits, programmable logic - FPGA (Xilinx, Altera Max, Acex, Apex and Cyclone)

The high expertise and experience of the Laboratory is proven by the successfully conducted projects in a variety of defense applications, including: Missile Telemetry Master Control Unit, Central Processing Units of all the SecLine equipment, PSTN/ISDN/G.703 Interface Modules, Digital Processing and Interface of Intercom Systems, Digital interface of Radio Remote Control Systems etc. In all the designs, military standards for EMI/EMC specifications are taken into consideration.

Analog Electronics and Electroacoustics Laboratory

The Analog Electronics and Electroacoustics Laboratory activities include:

• Analog and mixed-mode electronics design for analog signal conditioning from DC to 10MHz, with main specialization on audio systems design.
• Electroacoustics design and measurements.
• Acoustical measurements.
• Digital Signal Processing of Audio and Video signals, with main expertise on audio systems.

The high expertise and experience of its members is proven by the successfully conducted R&D projects in a variety of defense applications, including: Missile Telemetry Signal Conditioning, Audio interface of Intercom Systems, Audio interface of Radio Remote Control Systems, Infrared camera analog Video Acquisition, Physical layer circuits for telecom standards, DSP-based noise reduction for voice (mode than 20dB in-band for 120dB external noise, Greece and USA patented), Voice compression @2400bps (custom algorithm), Loudspeaker design, Earphone/ Microphone evaluation, and In-situ acoustical field measurements.

The used technologies include: FPAA (Field Programmable Analog Arrays), SMT discrete and integrated components, DSP Analog Devices and Texas Instruments, High Noise Level Communications, MLS-based measurements, while specialized tools (like ICAP4/WINDOWS (Spice), Matlab, Simulink, Super Filter / Filter Master Active, Passive, and Protel) are used for simulation and design. A fully equipped analog electronics and electroacoustics laboratory with: Variable acoustic characteristics Acoustics Laboratory, MLSSA (analog/electroacoustics system analyzer), UPL, Rohde & Schwarz Audio Analyzer, Symphonie, 01dB Real Time Acoustic Analyzer, Head & Torso Acoustic Simulator, Bruel& Kjar, Audio Power Amplifier, Audio signal generator, Bruel& Kjar, Arbitrary signal generators (up-to 10MHz), Oscilloscopes, Laboratory Power Supplies, ensures reliable designs and thorough investigation of their characteristics.

The analog electronics and electroacoustics laboratory has also active collaborations with Universities, Technological Educational Institutes and Military R&D Agencies.

Power Supply Laboratory

The Power Supply Team designs, develops and verifies power supplies, power supply systems, power generation systems, power control and power distribution networks. Design work follows Military Standards and specific product/customer requirements on Safety, Data Security, and Electromagnetic Compatibility.

All prototype Development and Engineering work is accomplished in a dedicated and fully equipped Power Supply Laboratory which can also carry low volume productions on demanding projects

Highly experienced personnel and years of accumulated know-how guarantee work effectiveness and final product reliability. More specific, Power Supply Team has proven experience in the following areas :

• Missile power supplies
• "Crypto" power supplies and subsystems 
• Distribution networks and power systems for stationary and mobile stations.
• Power Supplies for vehicle electronics.
• Power System Integration.

Crypto Laboratory

Crypto Laboratory is responsible for the development and verification of the algorithms that are used in the SecLine family of cryptographic equipment as well as for the development of all the devices of this family (SecLine MED, SecLine MBit, SecLine a-Plus and SecLine IP). It also incorporates cryptographic solutions in various communications systems.

For realization of the above, a modern infrastructure exists including both skilled personnel and expensive equipment. The Laboratory develops its own cryptographic algorithms with the highest cryptographic standards today and applies them suitably in the above devices and solutions in order to achieve the highest degree of security in communications. Existing knowledge includes the latest in secure communication systems and cryptographic algorithms.

From the hardware point of view, the most recent methods and advanced architecture is used in the following specialized area of cryptography:

• Red and Black circuit separation for more effective isolation of the sensitive information.
• Design according to Tempest specifications.
• True random generators, hardware implemented
• Tamper protection and Erase switch for immediate deletion of all sensitive information from device in case of need.
• Integrated system for Crypto Keys Management that provides high security levels during the creation, distribution and loading of the Crypto Keys into the devices.

RF and Wireless Systems Laboratory

The activities of this Laboratory are mainly focused on the development of Wireless Systems (Point to Multipoint, ad-hoc, mesh) and RF Data links (e.g. for high bit rate Telemetries etc.)

Extensive Know - how of the Laboratory includes among other:

• Transceiver system design
• Multi-carrier and Single-Carrier Systems
• PHY protocols for LAN, MAN Systems
• Channel Modeling

• State of the art modem design
• High data rate
• Waveform design (e.g. OFDM)
• Adaptive modulation techniques
• Frequency Hopping & Direct Sequence SS techniques
• Real Time DSP implementations
• HW/SW Modem Controllers
• IF/RF Front-end design
• Complete Transmitter / receiver design
• Fast ADC/DAC implementation
• Freq. Synthesizers using PLL & DDS techniques
• High power & extremely fast RF switches etc.
• AGC & ATPC loop design
• Active & passive component design.
• Antenna design, development, measurements & manufacturing for Custom applications (e.g. Missiles, shipboard antennas)

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory

The main activity of the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory is the design and development of all the mechanical parts of the company's products, applications and systems. Consisting of engineers with a high degree of specialization and industrial experience in the design, development, manufacturing, and mechanical prototype construction and equipped with the latest tools in hardware and software, this laboratory is in position to support any complex system mechanical design activities.

Relying on its know-how and experience the Laboratory covers Conceptual Design, Detailing, Analyses and Simulations, Prototyping, and Tooling up to Full Production. Knowledge of diverse manufacturing processes and their constraints imposed on the design, rules for Design for Cost, assemblability and producibility, coupled with the use of Finite Element Method for Linear and Non-Linear Static and Dynamic Analyses as well as thermal management of electronic components and systems using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) coupled with heat transfer analyses, is the key element for the innovative mechanical development in our Laboratory. The mechanical design work is augmented with a good knowledge of MIL-Stds and special processes, IEC, EN, DIN, and ETSI standards. Supplementary to the development activities is the generation of the Technical Data Package with the use of AutoCad drafting software package. "Paper-less" prototype construction in the Laboratory's Machine-Shop, which is equipped with state-of-the-art up to 4-axis CNC Milling Machines, is common practice through the use of I-DEAS Master Series CAD/CAM/CAE package that encompasses all design, analysis, and manufacturing software modules.

Continuous efforts to enrich the Laboratory's know-how with new manufacturing techniques and methodologies, and our successful response to the challenges, will play a significant role in the success of the company's next generation products and systems.

Integration Laboratory

The Defense Systems Integration Laboratory is an integration environment that has been designed not only for testing but also for developmental purposes. Integration capabilities and processes have been designed in order to accommodate incremental development strategies necessary for rapid and effective development in large-scale projects.

It provides the Infrastructure to integrate projects such as:

• Tactical Communications Systems
• Command, Control and Communication (C3I) Systems
• Satellite Communications
• Radar Applications

In the Laboratory environment several systems / subsystems can be tested such as : Physical & Data Link layers for communication protocols, Routing and mobility algorithms for Tactical Ad-Hoc Networks, Information Protection & Information Distribution algorithms products and services and Video and VoIP applications for wired / wireless networks.

The Laboratory has been equipped with an autonomous High Speed Local Area Network and simulation environment which provides the test-bed for advanced R&D projects. The infrastructure allows to integrate systems of systems and to provide a complex synthetic test environment.

Test Systems Engineering Laboratory

Test Systems Engineering Laboratory has successfully developed integrated testing solutions for a wide range of products and technologies under aggressive schedules. Testing areas cover functional testing for high-speed digital electronics, analog electronics, low and high voltage power supplies, low and high-power RF as well as boundary-scan (JTAG), in-circuit and extensive ESS (Environmental Stress Screening) testing, including full operational test during thermal cycling, vibration and thermal shock. Testing capabilities can cover both CCA (Circuit Card Assembly) and LRU (Line Replaceable Unit) level, as well as system-level testing.

Programs executed so far, include testing development for Intracom products like the SECLINER cryptographic equipment series, the WISPRR intercom system and the VHF/HF radio suite as well as subcontracts signed between Intracom and international partners for the co-production of the PATRIOT, HAWK, ESSM, MAVERICK, PHALANX, IRIS-T, ISUS 90-15, LEOPARD 2 and ASPIS II systems.

Equipment used includes:

Also, test equipment includes more than 10 other test stations and benches designed to support both ambient and ESS testing of specific products. Instrumentation technology used is VXI and IEEE-488 (GPIB). Software environment used for development includes Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, NI Labwindows CVI 6.0, Test StudioR 2003 suite and INTRACOM Universal GUI 2.5.1.