Military base counters intelligence with CAD

To reduce product development time, and perhaps save our country from enemy invasion, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Dayton, OH) is upgrading its existing product development system.

Wright-Patterson AFB hosts the Imagery Exploitation facility, part of the Department of Defense's National Air Intelligence Center responsible for foreign air and space intelligence. The government facility develops products and services to help American forces counteract foreign air and space threats and avoid enemy technological surprises.

Convinced it can save time and money in developing these products and services, Wright-Patterson is upgrading its product development system with Unigraphics' CAD/CAM and IMAN PDM software. The deal, which includes training and a year of on-site support, is valued at $600,000