Released August 8, 1995

Hughes Selects Teradyne's VXI Digital Subsystem for the Common Test Station (CTS)

Boston, MA--Hughes Aircraft Company (Tucson, AZ) has selected Teradyne's M900 VXI Digital Subsystem to provide digital test capability in the Common Test Station (CTS). Hughes is the prime contractor for CTS, a joint US Air Force and US Navy program to develop the first standardized automatic test system (ATS) for munitions system testing.

CTS is slated to become the fifth member of the US Navy's Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) family whose other existing members will also incorporate the M900 Digital Subsystem. Its capabilities are targeted at 20 designated munitions systems. The first CTS application will be for All-Up-Round testing of the AMRAAM air-to-air missile.

Like CASS, CTS is based on commercial-off-the-shelf instrumentation. Before selecting the M900 as the CTS digital subsystem, Hughes performed an extensive evaluation of alternatives, including simple digital word generators. The M900 was selected based on an analysis of total life-cycle costs.

The M900 configuration for CTS has 192 25-MHz digital channels in a VXI-D chassis, which is packaged with power supplies in a self-contained EMI-shielded cabinet. Seven M900 units have been ordered by Hughes for delivery through 1996.

Boston-based Teradyne, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of automatic test equipment and connection systems. The company's Assembly Test Group in Boston is the world's leading supplier of commercial-off-the-shelf test equipment for military applications. Teradyne sales for the quarter ending July 2, 1995, were $256 million.