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w w w. m r c y. c o m WHITE PAPER Mercury is currently applying the discipline of standardization, interoper- ability and proven technology leverage in the RF domain, as we did in the digital realm, though OpenRFM. OpenRFM reuses the best, proven tech- nology enabling RF/digital solutions to be quickly engineered, manufac- tured and tested for lower-risk and greater program velocity. For the first time OpenRFM (RF), combined with OpenVPX (digital) has standardized the design, interoperation and the manufacture of processing solutions across the whole sensor processing chain - from RF acquisition to digital processing and back to RF/analog dissemination. Prime contractors are shifting their focus and resources towards identi- fying and analyzing emerging threats from around the globe and across the electromagnetic spectrum. Their value lies in creating innovative command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveil- lance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) solutions that build in new threat awareness and mitigation or exploits the vulnerabilities in aggressor systems. They are staying in front of the innovation race by leveraging the best technical processing technology, which when deployed as part of open system architecture, enables relatively easy tech refreshes to stay in front. Ease of system upgrades builds in future-proofing, enabling processing solutions to evolve, offsetting future threats and meeting future needs. An open architecture approach to system design and manufacture is en- abling primes to differentiate themselves through responsiveness, lower program risk, greater affordability, interoperability, scalability, capability and sustainability – all of these features are increasingly DoD require- ments. To meet our defense objectives, deter adversaries and defeat terrorism, we need the rapid deployment of agile, capable and trusted commercial technology. Recognized by the DoD, this realignment is captured and promoted by the DoD's Better Buying Power 3.0 (BBP3.0) under the over- arching theme of "Achieving Dominant Capabilities through Technical Excellence and Innovation." Innovation That Leads: Mercury's resume of OSA firsts • Embedded Intel Xeon-SP server-class processing • OpenSAL DSP library • Open multi-computing middleware • Software defined agnostic fabrics • OpenVPX (VITA 65) digital processing • OpenRFM RF processing • Air Flow-By (VITA 48.7), Liquid Flow-By cooling • RACE, RACE++, Serial RapidIO switch fabrics • Miniature DRFMs • Secure Defense Grade SSDs Leveraging focused IRAD Mercury is fundamentally a commercial company that operates in the defense business. We continually invest 12-15% of our gross revenues into focused IRAD. We anticipate future defense electronics require- ments and develop technologies and capabilities that intersect with these needs so we have the technology and manufacturing capabilities ready. These investments have produced the broadest, most contemporary portfolio of embedded digital and RF processing capabilities and build- ing blocks across the whole sensor processing chain. We build-in a layered and customizable, or turn-key security framework for system in- tegrity which is fundamentally required for modern defense processing applications. For certain deterministic, mission/safety-critical applications our pro- cessing solutions are built for the highest design assurance level (DAL) certification. These systems are delivered with their required safety ar- tifacts to prove their designed-in flight safety certification qualification. In recent years, using our next generation defense electronics business model, Mercury has made over $700M of focused investments, in a manner that any world-class high-tech company would recognize. 4 ACQUIRE DIGITIZE PROCESS STORAGE EXPLOIT DISSEMINATE 100101010 001101011 110101100 Mercury's portfolio of engineering, manufacture and test span the whole sensor processing chain in both the RF and digital domains

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