Article highlights company’s use of military experience to improve real-time communications for active service members
“The average person still gets upset if their cellphone doesn’t have a strong signal or if the Internet goes down at their house; however, for the warfighter, losing communications, network connectivity, or computing function is a matter of life and death.”
That’s the opening of a Defense and Munitions cover story article from managing editor Jake Kauffman, who interviewed Fuse CEO Sumner Lee, about how the company is improving warfighter communications.
“The way we fight wars is no longer a single platoon or squad going out into the dark of the night and fighting its way to the objective,” Lee says in the article. “Now, the way we fight wars is a squad or platoon on the ground must talk to three different aircraft providing close air support, two bombers, and three ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) platforms looking at where the bad guys are. Your networked capabilities, that ability to communicate with each other in real time has become absolutely critical.”
In the article, “Connecting the warfighter,” Kauffman explores:
- The networking solutions Fuse is delivering to the U.S. Navy, Air Force, and USMC,
- How Fuse’s warfighter workshops collect crucial input from active military personnel, and
- The digital engineering process that has helped Fuse sprint to production.
It also touches on how Fuse has used the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTT) programs to deliver innovation. “SBIR is an excellent vehicle. It benefits the government because they’re able to reach into the innovation and agility of small businesses, and it benefits small businesses because it gives us a window to take risks on good ideas,” Lee says.
The full cover story is available now online. The June/July print edition will be mailed later this month.
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 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
