Electronic Warfare Reprogramming Tool Set Additionally, based on the enthusiastic response of the user community to the new interface, MERC is developing a front-end database and editor tool that can serve as a generic Electronic Warfare threat database and can support connections to mission data generation tools for a wide variety of Electronic Warfare systems.
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Information Systems Division MERC has recently completed initial development and fielding of a PC-based version of the MERITS application using Microsoft C#.NET, Windows Forms, and Microsoft SQL Server. Using the updated Macintosh system as a requirements baseline, MERC initiated a complete architecture redesign of the application to produce a more efficient and maintainable design. The original requirements were fully implemented and recently released. MERC is now moving forward to incorporate new user requirements and enhancements into the system to provide a more complete and robust toolset. © 1987-2012 Mercer Engineering Research Center 135 Osigian Blvd. • Warner Robins, GA 31088 info@merc-mercer.org • www.merc-mercer.org • 478.953.6800 For the original Macintosh-based system, MERC utilized complex reverse-engineering techniques to provide a full set of UML-based documentation for the application. MERC then went on to resolve numerous software issues within the system that caused the need for excessive user review and editing of the output reprogramming file. MERC’s Information Systems Division provides support for the Multi-system Electronic Warfare Reprogramming Integrated Toolset (MERITS) for the Air Force AN/ALR-46 and AN/ALR-69 Radar Warning Receiver systems. MERC currently supports two versions of the MERITS application, the original Macintosh-based system and a recently released, PC-based system.