VT Miltope has selected Data Device Corporation's Mil1553 data bus products to support its recent contract award to supply the US Army with rugged laptops, instruments and test equipment.

VT Miltope has been using the firm’s products for over a decade, and plans to integrate its latest Express Card and PCI Express Mini Card Mil1553 products into its next generation Army At-Platform automatic test system series of maintenance support devices.

"VT Miltope has long recognised Data Device's commitment to quality and dependability, having utilised its products to support several generations of our rugged computers,” said Tom Dickinson, president and CEO of VT Miltope. “Data Device's long in-service history, extended life cycle support, backwards compatibility and continuous commitment to quality have reinforced Miltope's decision to again choose the company for this critical application."

The Mil1553 cards, components and software have long been an integral part of military flight and ground support programmes, providing continuous support across generations of system development, in-field maintenance and retrofit.

"We takes great pride in being selected by VT Miltope to support the automatic test systems contract, and we are dedicated, as always, to providing quality, battle proven solutions to aid soldiers across extended missions and within the most extreme environments," said Mike Hegarty, Data Device's principal marketing engineer.

Picture shows Mil1553 data bus products for automatic test system maintenance support devices