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Fuse Integration and Raytheon Missiles & Defense Enter into a Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Agreement to Enhance Federal Defense Networking Capability at the Tactical Edge

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Post date 3 August 2022
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Fuse and Raytheon Missiles & Defense today announced they have entered into a formal DoD Mentor-Protégé agreement sponsored by the Missile Defense Agency Office of Small Business Programs. The DoD’s Mentor-Protégé program is designed to support eligible small businesses to gain capacity and win government contracts through relationships and partnerships with large companies. Under the program, Raytheon Missiles & Defense will help Fuse mature its engineering capabilities and corporate infrastructure.

“Raytheon Missiles & Defense is committed to supporting small businesses that strengthen our nation’s defense,” said Dr. Jennifer Brower, director, Advanced Technology Maritime at Raytheon Missiles & Defense. “By helping Fuse Integration through this program, we can advance DoD’s goal of enabling joint force integrated connectivity.”

Fuse specializes in virtualized network systems, tactical edge virtual networks and airborne networking gateway products, utilizing a warfighter-focused engineering and design approach to improve connectivity in contested environments.

“The DoD Mentor-Protégé program is an exciting opportunity to engage with Raytheon Missiles & Defense across multiple domains,” said Sumner Lee, CEO of Fuse. “Fuse benefits from working closely with a large and well-respected prime as we grow our team, evolve our innovative products and continue to drive an intense focus on the warfighter.”

About Raytheon Missiles & Defense

Raytheon Missiles & Defense brings global customers the most advanced end-to-end solutions delivering the advantage of one innovative partner to detect, track, and intercept threats. With a broad portfolio of air and missile defense systems, precision weapons, radars, command and control systems and advanced defense technologies Raytheon Missiles & Defense solutions protect citizens, warfighters and infrastructure in more than fifty countries around the world. www.raytheonmissilesanddefense.com

About Fuse Integration

Fuse is a warfighter-focused engineering and design firm providing innovative communications, networking and computing solutions for defense customers. The company’s virtualized network systems, tactical edge virtual network and airborne networking gateway products improve the sharing of information, video, text and voice among warfighters throughout airborne, maritime and ground environments. Founded in 2010, Fuse is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in San Diego. www.fuseintegration.com

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Fuse Conducts Live-Flight Demonstration of Tactical Edge Networking Capability During Joint Marine Corps/Navy Exercise

Post author By Rebecca Unetic
Post date 22 June 2022
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Fuse today announced it conducted a successful live-flight demonstration of its Tactical Edge Networking capability in support of the U.S. Marine Corps’ I Marine Expeditionary Force and the U.S. Navy’s Third Fleet. The joint multi-domain exercise enabled the interconnecting of multiple distributed nodes and command posts replicating expeditionary advanced base operations.

Throughout the day-long exercise at Camp Pendleton in California, Fuse provided networked text, voice communications and live video across the distributed network to the I MEF and Third Fleet. The company demonstrated resilient, multi-domain networking in a notional, SATCOM-denied environment; low probability of intercept/low probability of detection discovery for Bandwidth Efficient Common Data Link (BE-CDL) over out-of-band control planes; directional mesh networking; and multi-link crossbanding.

In support of the exercise, Fuse utilized three of its key products: Tactical Technologies Toolset, a remote network monitoring and management solution for multi-domain operations; CORE®, a flexible and small, weight and power networking solution that connects aircraft, ground vehicles and ships with ground operations across secure and unclassified networks; and the DARE Airborne Networking Gateway, which extends network connectivity for airborne and ground-based warfighters in a wing-mounted pod airframe.

“Our nation’s warfighters require reliable, secured communications across multiple domains to outpace the
adversary’s decision-making,” said Sumner Lee, CEO of Fuse. “Our team has developed the capability to enhance shared awareness between distributed, expeditionary nodes and accelerate the sensor-shooter cycle. We’re grateful for the opportunity to support our Navy-Marine Corps team and look forward to supporting future joint exercises with our proven technologies.”

The Fuse TEN architecture is designed to enable joint all-domain command and control, facilitating rapid prototyping with joint networks and “speed to fleet” deployment across multi-domain – air, ground, maritime – platforms.

About Fuse Integration

Fuse is a warfighter-focused engineering and design firm providing innovative communications, networking and
computing solutions for defense customers. The company’s virtualized network systems, tactical edge virtual network and airborne networking gateway products improve the sharing of information, video, text and voice among warfighters
throughout airborne, maritime and ground environments. Founded in 2010, Fuse is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business with headquarters in San Diego and a corporate office in Washington, D.C. www.fuseintegration.com

Tags Joint tactical edge networking, Tactical Edge Network, USMC, USN

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Fuse Installs Permanent Remote Monitoring Solution at Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility

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Post date 10 May 2022
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Fuse today announced it has completed the first permanent installation of its Tactical Technologies Toolset at a U.S. Navy shore facility. T3, a remote network monitoring and management solution for multi-domain operations, was installed for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Barking Sands, Hawaii. PMRF personnel will use T3 to better monitor and manage the Aegis SPY radar at that facility.

“Ballistic missiles are one of our nation’s fastest-growing threats and it’s imperative that the Navy’s air-and-missile-defense radar is working every moment of every day,” said Sumner Lee, CEO of Fuse. “We’re proud to support PMRF personnel with our T3 installation, so they can ensure that their Aegis SPY radar is working as needed, at all times.”

Designed to provide an easier way to view the health and status of distributed fleet networks and systems, T3 presents commanders and decision-makers with an intuitive layout of tactical data link, network and radar settings and status. T3’s high-tech, intuitive user interface will support PMRF personnel to better troubleshoot, maintain and manage the radar at this facility during day-to-day operations as well as for special test events.

For this landmark installation, the Fuse team coordinated planning and collaboration with PMRF personnel and Aegis subject matter experts at the NSWC Dahlgren Division.

About Fuse Integration

Fuse is a warfighter-focused engineering and design firm providing innovative communications, networking and computing solutions for defense customers. The company’s virtualized network systems, tactical edge virtual network and airborne networking gateway products improve the sharing of information, video, text and voice among warfighters throughout airborne, maritime and ground environments. Founded in 2010, Fuse is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business with headquarters in San Diego and corporate office in Washington, D.C. www.fuseintegration.com

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Fuse to Share Tactical Edge Networking Products for Air, Ground and Sea Connectivity at NHA 2022 Symposium

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Post date 3 May 2022
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Fuse today announced that the company is exhibiting at the Naval Helicopter Association 2022 Symposium May 11 – 13 at the Marriott Norfolk Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia. This year’s event, themed “The Human Advantage,” will bring together organizations with an interest in supporting the development and use of naval vertical lift aircraft in the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Fuse will share tactical edge networking product models, and air, ground and sea operational demonstration success stories at its Booth #510.

“Naval aviation leaders are building strategies to outthink adversaries and adopting technologies to deliver warfighting advantage,” said Sumner Lee, Fuse CEO. “At this year’s Symposium, we’re excited to showcase our warfighter-focused products that improve connectivity across airborne, shipboard, and ground operations.”

The company will feature its CORE^® multi-function network controller and Fuse DARE pod, a small lightweight airborne networking gateway designed to extend tactical edge networking to disadvantaged users. The pod extends IP and TDL networks over the horizon between helicopters and other platforms using Link-16 with gateway, directional multi-beam CDL, mesh networks and satcom. DARE has been flight tested through multiple Navy and USAF events.

Fuse Booth: Norfolk Ballroom – Booth #510

Demo: Tactical Technologies Toolset (T3) remote network monitoring and management solution

Models: DARE airborne networking gateway (1/3 model) and CORE virtualized network system

Resources: JADC2: Tactical Edge Networking to Win in Great Power Competition [white paper]

For more information about Fuse’s products and capabilities, visit: https://www.fuseintegration.com/

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Transformational Defense Tech Business Leader Brad Feldmann Joins Fuse Board of Advisors

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Post date 5 April 2022
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Fuse today announced from Sea-Air-Space 2022 that defense technology business leader Brad Feldmann has joined its Board of Advisors. Widely recognized for his transformational leadership as CEO at Cubic Corporation, where he expanded the company’s value and innovative technology portfolio, Feldmann brings proven growth strategies, C4ISR solution insights and U.S. Air Force experience to the role.

“Fuse innovation is critical to the U.S. winning the near-peer great power competition,” said Sumner Lee, CEO of Fuse. “Brad’s experience strengthens our Advisory Board and will help us implement innovative JADC2 solutions for our nation’s warfighters.”

Founded two years ago, the Board of Advisors improves connections to defense industry experts who can support Fuse in delivering value to the DOD through warfighter-focused programs and products. The Board provides strategic business insights and advice to Fuse leadership as the company moves into its next phase of compound growth and innovation.

Feldmann is on the executive committee for the National Defense Industrial Association and currently serves as the Finance Chair. Previously, Feldmann was named San Diego Business Journal’s CEO of the Year in 2021 and to the Wall Street Journal CEO Council’s World’s Most Influential Business Leaders in 2020.

Prior to Feldmann, retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. William E. “Bill” Landay joined the Board at the end of 2021. Regarded a strategic leader for NAVSEA and shipboard systems, Landay served a distinguished career as a Surface Warfare Officer before transitioning to the commercial sector.

Fuse Board of Advisor Members include:

Brad Feldmann | Chairman and CEO of Neology, former Chairman and CEO of Cubic Corporation

Bill Landay | VADM (retired) U.S. Navy

Scott Skillman | Business Advisor

Gary Wang | SES U.S. Navy (retired) and U.S. Army (retired)

Sheila Zuehlke | MGEN (retired) U.S. Air Force

About Fuse Integration Fuse is a warfighter-focused engineering and design firm providing innovative communications, networking and computing solutions for defense customers. The company’s virtualized network systems, tactical edge virtual network and airborne networking gateway products improve the sharing of information, video, text and voice among warfighters throughout airborne, maritime and ground environments. Founded in 2010, Fuse is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in San Diego. www.fuseintegration.com

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U.S. Air Force Awards Fuse a Spot on its $950M Ceiling ABMS IDIQ for JADC2 Systems

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Post date 29 March 2022
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An F-35A Lightning II and two F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flies above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, July 28, 2021. The F-35As participated in air refueling with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing's KC-135R Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kaylee Dubois)

Fuse announced today it has been awarded a spot on the U.S. Air Force $950M ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capability across platforms and domains. The contract will leverage open systems design, modern software and algorithm development in order to enable Joint All-Domain Command and Control, providing for the development and operation of systems as a unified force across all domains.

“The development of the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System is an essential step toward unifying joint force operations across all domains – air, land, sea, space, cyber and electromagnetic spectrum,” said Sumner Lee, Fuse CEO. “We’re proud to be named an industry partner for the ABMS initiative.”

This contract award builds on the company’s work with defense customers, including successful demonstrations of its warfighter-focused products and solutions that improve networking and communications across joint forces at the tactical edge.

Under the IDIQ, work will be performed in locations to be determined at the contract direct order level and is expected to be completed by May 28, 2025.

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Fuse to Showcase Modular Tactical Edge Networking Products at Sea-Air-Space 2022

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Post date 21 March 2022
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Fuse today announced the company will showcase its modular tactical edge networking products at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space 2022 April 4-6. Considered the largest maritime expo in the U.S., this year’s event is expected to draw approximately 15,000 military and government attendees to the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Fuse will share product models and success stories at its Booth #846.

“Every day, our nation’s warfighters face very real challenges to achieving secure, reliable connections and communications,” said Sumner Lee, CEO of Fuse. “At Sea-Air-Space, we look forward to highlighting recent shipboard, airborne and ground operational demonstrations of our warfighter-focused products that improve connectivity across the defense community.”

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Booth #: 846

Demo: Tactical Technologies Toolset (T3) remote network monitoring and management solution

Models: DARE airborne networking gateway (1/3 model) and CORE virtualized network system

Resources: JADC2: Tactical Edge Networking to Win in Great Power Competition [white paper]

For more information about Fuse’s presence at Sea-Air-Space 2022, visit: https://tinyurl.com/y284hrbf

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Fuse to Demonstrate Modular Tactical Edge Networking Capabilities at WEST 2022

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Post date 9 February 2022
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Fuse today announced that the company will demonstrate its modular tactical edge networking products in person at WEST 2022 February 16-18 at the San Diego Convention Center. Fuse will offer demonstrations at its Booth #1243 and as part of the Navy STP Demo Day.

“In contested environments, today’s warfighters need better connectivity across airborne, shipboard and ground communications,” said Sumner Lee, CEO of Fuse. “At WEST 2022, we’re looking forward to sharing some of our warfighter-focused products that are already improving connectivity and visibility for the defense community.”

FUSE BOOTH

Booth #: 1243 (right across from the Navy Information Warfare Pavilion)

Demo: Tactical Technologies Toolset (T3) remote network monitoring and management solution

Models: DARE airborne networking gateway (1/3 model) and CORE virtualized network system

Resources: JADC2: Tactical Edge Networking to Win in Great Power Competition [white paper]

NAVY STP DEMO DAY

Date: Friday, Feb. 18

Time: 1100

Location: Navy FST Showcase Booth #1709

Topic: Robust Communications Relay with Distributed Airborne Reliable Wide-area Interoperable Network (DARWIN) for Manned-Unmanned Teaming in a Spectrum-Denied Environment

Description: Virtual Network Test Bed, or VNTB, is an engineering tool developed by Fuse to aid in network engineering tasks to include testing, integration and analysis. It provides an environment aside from the production equipment while representing it as closely as possible and on a reasonable budget. Fuse will demonstrate modeling of a multiple node network architecture that was used, in part, in an operational exercise.

For more information about Fuse’s participation in WEST 2022, visit: https://tinyurl.com/2p95euch.

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Fuse Promotes Three Engineers to Strengthen Development and Management of Warfighter-Focused Products

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Post date 27 January 2022
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Today, Fuse announced the promotion of three engineers to align its hardware, software, networking, and system projects and programs for the company’s suite of defense communications, networking and computing products. Promoting Bill Cerny, Joe Daniels and Tim Gilmore is expected to further strengthen the company’s engagement with warfighters and the development of cutting-edge technologies that address key defense capability gaps.

“Bill, Joe and Tim have been instrumental in Fuse’s growth, providing their engineering expertise in service of our drive to provide the world’s best systems in service of the warfighter,” said Sumner Lee, Fuse CEO. “Their considerable and invaluable knowledge, drive and ability will be critical for Fuse as we continue to develop innovative networking and communications products for the defense industry.”

Allen McAfee, the company’s recently appointed director of product engineering, provides direction for the managers:

Bill Cerny, network engineering manager, leads the network and cyber engineering teams in the development and testing of innovative network routing designs for manned and unmanned platforms. He is promoted from the role of network engineer at Fuse. Previously, Cerny developed air-to-ground networks for Navy patrol and reconnaissance aircraft in both government and contractor roles. He is a former Navy officer and holds a B.A. in Computer Science from the University of Texas.
Joe Daniels, hardware and systems engineering manager, leads a cross-functional team of mechanical, electrical and systems engineers and designers responsible for developing a suite of hardware and integrated systems. Daniels joined Fuse in 2017 as a systems engineer and is promoted from a principal hardware and systems engineer role. Previously, he worked at Nissan North America, where he led a team of engineering, production and maintenance personnel on the Nissan Leaf global product launch. Daniel holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University.
Tim Gilmore, software engineering manager, is responsible for leading the Fuse software team in helping to solve some of the most difficult challenges that warfighters face. He joined Fuse in 2020 as a project manager and previously served in design, engineering and program management roles, including being a director of program management at Genasys, Inc. (formerly LRAD). Gilmore holds an M.S. in Engineering Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

“Fuse’s shift to a product-focused company has meant an internal realignment of focus around the product suite,” says McAfee. “Bill, Joe and Tim’s ability, knowledge and expertise will help Fuse adapt and thrive as we evolve.”

Visit the Fuse website to discover its suite of communications, networking and computing products for defense organizations: https://www.fuseintegration.com/products/

About Fuse Integration

A leading supplier of innovative communications, networking and computing solutions for U.S. defense agencies, Fuse Integration ensures secure and reliable communications at the tactical edge. Engineered from a warfighter-focused design process, the Fuse virtualized network systems, modular tactical edge virtual network and gateway products deliver resilient connections that improve mission success across airborne, maritime and ground environments. Fuse is a rapidly growing, service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in San Diego. Visit www.fuseintegration.com for more information.

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Fuse Shifts Two Roles to Drive Common Architecture Across Next-Gen Warfighter Products

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Post date 19 January 2022
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As part of its shift to a product-based approach to serving federal defense customers, Fuse today announced the repositioning of two engineering leaders to drive the development of a common architecture across the company’s suite of next-gen warfighter products. Moving Jason Coe to the technical systems architect role and Bryan Ikei to the cybersecurity architect role aligns with the company’s commitment to delivering the best possible products for the warfighter.

“Fuse’s maturation from our program to product focus has meant a longer-term vision in how we can enhance warfighter capabilities and provide best-in-class solutions for our nation’s most critical needs,” said Sumner Lee, Fuse CEO. “With this strategic vision in mind and an engineering focus at the core of what we do at Fuse, Jason and Bryan will drive and develop the innovative solutions Fuse incorporates into our products.”

The lead architects both report to Dell Kronewitter, the company’s newly appointed director of technology.

Jason Coe, technical systems architect, leads the development and production of the company’s airborne networking devices and secure travel kits. Coe joined Fuse in 2014 as a network engineer and previously worked for more than 20 years in IT leadership roles. He holds a Masters of Aeronautical Science, Aviation Management, Space Studies as well as an M.S. in Information Systems (MISS) and a B.S. in Aeronautical Science.
Bryan Ikei, cybersecurity architect, is responsible for ensuring Fuse products meet the rigorous cybersecurity requirements for defense operational environments. He joined Fuse earlier this year as a security engineer. Ikei is a cybersecurity expert with 20 years of broad experience in computer network and security concepts to engineering innovative approaches and solving computer security challenges. He previously served in the U.S. Army and Hawaii Air National Guard. He holds an M.S. in Computer Science, B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Mathematics.

“Jason and Bryan’s experience and proven engineering and development capabilities at Fuse made them the logical choice to help direct key functions of Fuse’s product strategy and capabilities moving forward to tackle our client’s most pressing and challenging needs,” said Kronewitter.

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