Systems for Military

"Let him who desires peace, prepare for war."
- Vegetius

Prepare for War

It is a fact that the U.S. military has always done best when prepared for war. Most experts agree that the many stunning successes during the Gulf War were related to our excellence in training, the growing ability for the various armed forces to work together in an integrated fashion and the quick access commanders have to information.

Each of these facets of information technology form a hub of General Projection's capabilities to design and build military oriented training, briefing and command/control facilities.

Many people have grown concerned that the military with shrinking forces and budgets would not continue to invest in communication technologies, simulation and training. Yet, just the opposite has been true. Military leaders at every grade recognize the need and advantage to communicate efficiently and to command the most highly trained forces in the world.

Design

Design of the military system must include such key features as:

• Screen size meeting MilStd1472 and industry minimums.
• Resolution to meet or exceed source equipment such as PC's running Power Point.
• Sound systems to support the reinforcement of the briefer's voice as well as the playback of media such as DVD's, VCR's, sound files, etc.
• Acoustic and lighting considerations for the type of facility and its uses.

Typical Objectives (right from SOW's we have written):

1. To provide the rapid dissemination of information to officers and staffs to maximize knowledge transfer and/ortraining as well as command decisions.
2. To allow collaboration by executive-level officers from distant locations through the conferencing capabilities.
3. To provide for distance learning and full video conferencing to support training and conferencing requirements
4. To maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of limited resources by supporting automated user-friendly interfaces to new technologies.
5. To provide a flexible, easy to upgrade system that provides room for expansion in order to support enhanced requirements.
6. To minimize technical risk factors in the engineering and selection of equipment for the system.
7. To provide interoperability and compatibility with other services, component commanders and commands.
8. To maximize the integration of system capabilities (voice, video and data).

Design Resources
If you are in the process of designing a new facility or upgrade, visit our AV System Designsection. In this we cover a variety of design topics and considerations as well as provide resources to some excellent design information sites. Also, visit our Vendor Support page for links to vendors of products that may fit your needs.

Many military facilities require furniture that will support the audiovisual and video conferencing needs of the project (such as smart lecterns, high-tech conference tables and teaching stations). Visit our Furnishing Designconsiderations page for more information on that subject.