The Victor Talking Machine Company, Camden, NJ is incorporated October 3, 1901, beginning a
manufacturing empire that grows to a 2.5 million square-foot, 31-building, 58-acre City Within
a City by 1929, with sales of 8 million Victor Victrolas and 600 million Victor Records. The
Company registers the trademark His Master's Voice, featuring Nipper the fox terrier listening
to a talking machine/phonograph.
Radio Corporation of America (RCA) purchases the Victor Talking Machine Company, Camden, NJ in
1929, establishes the RCA Victor Company, Inc., Camden, NJ in 1930, and creates Radio Headquarters
for the World, the first consolidated facility for development and production of radio and television
broadcasting and receiving equipment for commercial and government customers.
In 1937, RCA Manufacturing Company, Camden, NJ performs the first practical demonstration of
a microwave scanning radar capable of identifying and locating moving ships. The rooftop-based
radar detects distance and location of ships passing in the nearby Delaware River.
The world's first mass-produced television set, with a 10-inch picture tube (Model 630-TS), is
mass-produced by RCA Victor Division Camden, NJ, beginning September 17, 1946, for the post-war
public for $375.
RCA Defense Electronic Products, Camden, NJ produces the communications subsystem for the
Command Module (CM), Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), and Extra Vehicular Communications System
(EVCS) for NASA's Apollo manned space program from Apollo 7 (1968) to Apollo 17 (1972).
EVCS is successfully deployed on Apollo 11 when, on July 20, 1969, the world hears astronaut
Neil Armstrong say, "That's one small step for man - one giant leap for mankind." as he becomes
the first human to step on the moon.
Since 1972, L-3 CS-E has supplied integrated, automated submarine-based communications for the
US Navy, including interior and exterior radio room communications for all SSBN-726 Ohio class
Trident fleet ballistic missile submarines and the SSN-688I Los Angeles class attack submarines.
Our MarCom Integrated Digital Switch automates radio communication planning for the SSN-688I
Los Angeles class and can improve the advanced tactical operations of the new SSGN class.
For more information visit our Integrated Radio Room or
Integrated Communications websites.
OMNITM is L-3 CS-E's voice, modem data and high-speed data encryptor to support Type-1 security
requirements. The OMNITM secure terminal offers users a low cost, small form factor, and flexible
FNBDT alternative to more costly solutions. For more information visit our OMNI or
Information Assurance websites.
In 1987, GE-RCA Government Communications Systems Division, Camden, NJ begins development of
the communications and tracking subsystem for NASA and the US Space Station Freedom Program.
The S-Band voice and telemetry communications system is activated during the ten-day mission of the
US Space Shuttle Endeavor (STS-97), which is launched on November 30th, 2000 to deliver and install
the first set of US-provided solar arrays on what has now become the International Space Station.
For more information visit our International Space Station or
ISR Systems websites.
On September 7-13, 1998, L-3 CS-E introduces the Strategic/Tactical Airborne Recorder (S/TAR),
an innovative suite of solid state and magnetic disk storage products for airborne,
surface and land platforms. S/TAR continues a 45-year heritage of producing high performance
recording systems for military and civil applications. For more information visit our
S/TAR or ISR Systems websites.
L-3 CS-E RF Systems Communications integration experience includes design, mechanical/electrical
integration, and production support for the US Army's Bradley Command and Control Vehicle (C2V)
and the Stryker Command Vehicle (CV) for the Interim Brigade Combat Team (IBCT).
For more information visit our C2V-SBCT or
RF Systems websites.
L-3 CS-E supplies MarCom Integrated Digital Systems for highest performance, lowest cost,
ship-wide tactical communications for all US Navy CG-47 Ticonderoga class AEGIS guided missile
cruisers, DDG-51 Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers, and the newest amphibious ship:
LPD-17 San Antonio class amphibious transport dock surface ships. For more information visit our
MarCom or
Integrated Communications websites.
L-3 CS-E provides security products and services for the US Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
(JSF) weapons system. For more information visit our Information Assurance website.
L-3 CS-E has been the sole supplier of the Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System
(REMBASS) Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) systems to the US Army since 1974. The REMBASS-II is the type-
classified standard UGS system for tactical intelligence and the Battlefield
Anti-Intrusion System (BAIS) is the type-classified standard UGS system for Force Protection.
For more information visit our REMBASS-II or
RF Systems websites.
L-3 CS-E is the communications integrator for the US Coast Guard's Deepwater Program,
responsible for existing ships, new design ships, communication stations, and command & control sites.
For more information visit our Integrated Communications website.
L-3 Communications' RedEagle solutions are part of a broader High Assurance Internet Protocol
Interoperability Specification (HAIPIS) product family supporting current and next-generation
secure networking requirements. Earlier this year L-3 received NSA certification for the first
ever Type-1 HAIPIS solution, RedEagleTM KG-240, and currently is developing Type-1
secure HAIPIS solutions covering performance categories from 2.5 Mbps to 10 Gbps.
For more information visit our RedEagle or
Information Assurance websites.
L-3 CS-E's Secure Terminal Equipment (STE) is the only integrated, certified, Type 1
secure voice and data terminal for use on analog, ISDN, and tactical networks and is the primary
replacement for the legacy, 3rd generation Secure Telephone Unit (STU-III) equipment used by
government and military services. For more information visit our
STE or
Information Assurance websites.
L-3 CS-E is contracted by NSA for the security implementation on the
Advanced EHF COMSEC/TRANSEC System (ACTS), a MILSTAR Joint Program Office (MJPO) Project.
Scope includes full production for the satellite units, with plans to add Low Rate Initial
Production (LRIP) for selected ground units. For more information visit our
Information Assurance website.
L-3 CS-E is developing the next-generation of portable encrypted communications with the
L-3 Guardian® Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device (SME PED) for the
National Security Agency (NSA). The L-3 Guardian provides secure wireless voice and data,
merging the functions of a wireless phone and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) into a single
handheld device. For more information visit our Guardian or
Information Assurance website.
Talon® is the smallest and lowest cost encryptor that is interoperable with both HAIPE and SCIP protocols.
This flexibility allows both voice and data interoperability with legacy SCIP products such as the STE
telephone or OMNI Secure terminals as well as IP data with any HAIPE-certified network encryptor.
For more information visit our Talon or
Information Assurance website.
