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Founded in April 1996, 21st Century Systems, Inc. (21CSI) has pioneered intelligent agent-based real-time decision support systems (DSS) and for human decision makers operating mission- and life-critical applications. After over seven years of extensive and highly successful innovation, 21CSI''s business has grown into three well-defined areas: Research and Technological Innovation; Advanced System Transition and Product Development; and COTS Product Development and Commercialization. In addition to being a successful R&D company, 21st Century Systems has been issued a number of U.S. patents for its developments.
In support of the U.S. Navy, 21st Century Systems, Inc. produced an operational system called CAPS-HiRSA (Coastal Area Protection System - High Resolution Situational Awareness). HiRSA is the integrating command and control software for CAPS. It rests on 21CSI''s AEDGE commercial-off-the-shelf modular, open-architecture toolkit. This allows HiRSA to be used as a either stand-alone system or integrated with legacy systems, depending on the operational need. HiRSA provides the warfighter with advanced command and control software that integrates multiple sensors and data sources in a common backbone to provide enhanced situation awareness for force protection in the expeditionary urban tactical environment.
HiRSA was developed based on technology from Sentinel Net, an ONR-sponsored Phase II SBIR and anti-terrorism/force protection tool intended for naval vessels in foreign ports. In September 2004, CAPS-HiRSA was deployed for use in Camp Fallujah, Iraq where the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (1MEF) installed the system with 5 surveillance nodes and 10 optical devices on the network. CAPS-HiRSA operates by providing situational awareness and actionable knowledge to 1MEF warfighters in Iraq using software agents to provide automated warning and advisory messages integrated with a high-resolution geospatial map display to help to simplify the tactical picture. HiRSA has allowed 1MEF to reduce its sensor systems monitoring manning from three Marines down to one Marine per watch shift, and reduced the need for illumination rounds by enabling greater use of integrated FLIR cameras. HiRSA''s usefulness resulted in an October 2004 1MEF "Quick-Look" report, which noted a "much needed and appreciated increase in Force Protection capability."
Since its deployment in Iraq, CAPS-HiRSA has undergone substantial capability upgrades and now provides full integration of new ground radar, acoustics and optical sensors. Networked wireless PDA connectivity, adapted from SentinelNet and designed for use by force protection personnel on patrol, has also been incorporated to provide a robust, layered force protection capability. CAPS-HiRSA has been selected by the U. S. Marine Corps to participate in a multi-national Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration for Counter Bomber technologies in Fall 2005 in Rota, Spain
Alexander D. Stoyen
Founder and CEO
21st Century Systems, Inc.
21st Century Systems, Inc.
12152 Windsor Hall Way
Herndon, VA
Phone: (572) 323-0080
Email: Alexander.Stoyen@21csi.com
