WHITE PAPER
The Need for Direct RF in an Evolving Defense Environment
mrcy.com 8
The Mercury Systems logo is a registered trademark of Mercury Systems, Inc. Other marks used herein may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders. Mercury products identified in this document conform with the specifications and standards described
herein. Conformance to any such standards is based solely on Mercury 's internal processes and methods. The information contained in this
document is subject to change at any time without notice.
© 2023 Mercury Systems, Inc. 8210.00E-0523-wp-DirectRF
MADE IN USA
Corporate Headquarters
50 Minuteman Road
Andover, MA 01810 USA
+1 978.967.1401 tel
+1 866.627.6951 tel
+1 978.256.3599 fax
International Headquarters
Mercury International
Avenue Eugène-Lance, 38
PO Box 584
CH-1212 Grand-Lancy 1
Geneva, Switzerland
+41 22 884 51 00 tel
Learn more
Visit: mrcy.com/directrf
Contact: dl‐sdl-techsales@mrcy.com
MERCURY SYSTEMS AND THE ADVANCEMENT
TO THE EDGE
Innovations in direct RF have occurred at a rapid pace
over the past 10 years, putting the world on the cusp of a
whole new generation of radio. Mercury Systems, a proven
provider of aerospace electronics and proven RF products,
has been helping lead the research, development, testing
and production of this and other key microelectronic
technology. This skill in innovation is matched by decades
of experience in the field by Mercury which shipped the
first software defined radio boards in the early 1990s.
Today, the company is also driving significant gains when it
comes to integrating state-of-the-art COTS technology onto
aerospace and defense platforms. Collaborations with AMD
Xilinx, Intel and other leading commercial chip developers and
the inclusion of their technology in Mercury products — such
as the Direct RF DRF3182 board, the Quartz RFSoC line of
FPGA boards and RF System‐in‐Package chips — are providing
customers with significant capability improvements. These
products are also OpenVPX, meaning they are compatible
with current data planes, and use open architectures, which
is key to upgrading existing systems without issues.
If you are looking to mitigate risk and reduce cost
while acquiring the latest aerospace and defense RF
microelectronics, look to an industry leader that understands
and is involved in the whole RF signal chain. Contact Mercury
Systems today to learn more about our direct RF offerings.