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Large Seven-Pipe Systems Are First Deliveries of New SGI Onyx 3000
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- SGI (NYSE: SGI) today
announced that it has delivered on schedule two of five SGI(TM) Onyx(R) 3000
series high-performance graphics systems to power the U.S. Air Force's F-16
Mission Training Centers (MTCs).
The initial two SGI(TM) Onyx(R) 3400 graphics systems, each with seven
graphics pipes, were delivered in August to Boeing Aerospace Support, St.
Louis, Mo., for the F-16 MTC program, a contract won in June 1999 by Lockheed
Martin Integrated Systems, Akron, Ohio. Deliveries of three additional seven-
pipe SGI Onyx 3400 systems to Lockheed Martin and Boeing will be completed by
the end of September.
With the ability to scale from four to 32 CPUs and drive up to eight full
graphics pipelines and eight simultaneous graphics users, SGI Onyx 3400 is
designed to meet the most demanding and changing needs of customers such as
the U.S. Air Force. The SGI Onyx 3000 series of high-performance graphics
systems has the power and real-time visualization capability to concurrently
process imagery, video, 3D terrain and geospatial data.
The new SGI Onyx 3000 series, which includes SGI Onyx 3400, is the world's
most powerful visualization system series, providing breathtaking performance.
Designed to simultaneously process 3D graphics, 2D imagery and video data, the
SGI Onyx 3000 series scales from single-user systems to those that combine the
ultimate in supercomputing and visualization technologies.
"We selected SGI because it is a world leader in real-time computational
systems and represents the best value solution for the Air Force," said
Charles McCoy, program director, Lockheed Martin F-16 MTC. "SGI Onyx 3400 will
supply a high-end image generator for photo-realistic, out-the-window visual
scenes that will support air-to-air and air-to-ground scenarios in a full-
scene (360-degree) environment."
In June 1999, Lockheed Martin was awarded a $176 million contract to build
F-16 MTCs for the U.S. Air Force. Lockheed Martin in Akron has system
simulations for two F-16 MTCs in production for delivery to two sites. The
first site will be operational in late 2001. In early 2002, the first site
will be upgraded and a second site activated. Lockheed Martin will supply up
to 18 MTCs for use at air bases worldwide. Each F-16 MTC, comprised of one to
four training devices, with long-haul and local network functionality, will
simulate the full range of F-16 operations and is designed to integrate with
the U.S. Air Force's Distributed Mission Training (DMT) operations.
"The SGI technology powering these F-16 simulators will enable pilots to
move seamlessly from low-altitude, on-the-deck, air-to-ground missions to
high-altitude air-to-air combat," said Anthony Robbins, president, SGI
Federal. "The SGI Onyx 3400 graphics systems will allow the simulators to
realistically operate in the same multirole function the F-16 plays in actual
combat missions."
Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics and Surveillance Systems in Akron, Ohio,
the lead company on the F-16 MTC program, is a premier supplier of tactical
aircraft simulation and training devices, laser-based countermeasure systems,
lighter-than-air surveillance systems and antisubmarine weapons systems.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a highly
diversified global enterprise principally engaged in the research, design,
development, manufacture and integration of advanced-technology systems,
products and services.
SOURCE SGI
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