RGB Spectrum & Gemstar unveil IPX Flyaway for defence

RGB Spectrum®, a pioneer in mission-critical video solutions for real-time decision support, announced a collaboration with Gemstar® Manufacturing, a specialist in rugged protective packaging, to deliver the IPX Flyaway Kit—a lightweight, fully integrated mobile command centre designed for mission-critical deployments.

IPX video processing system

The two companies are providing field teams with an advanced yet compact solution that delivers powerful visualisation

Built for rapid deployment in military, defence, and tactical environments, the IPX Flyaway Kit combines RGB Spectrum’s IPX video processing system with Gemstar’s SENTINEL® ruggedised hard case to ensure high performance in the harshest operational conditions.

Together, the two companies are providing field teams with an advanced yet compact solution that delivers powerful visualisation, real-time data distribution, and reliable communications—when and where it matters most.

Deployable, durable, mission-ready

The IPX Flyaway Kit is a self-contained mobile command-and-control solution engineered to deliver unmatched video processing, situational awareness, and secure data sharing on the move.

Key features include:

• Real-time visualisation with RGB Spectrum’s Zio® AV-over-IP platform, enabling multiview displays, remote video streaming, encoding/decoding, and video wall control.
• Plug-and-play integration with local and remote video sources, sensors, computers, and displays.
• Ruggedized SENTINEL® case-on-case by Gemstar Manufacturing, offering watertight, lightweight, durable protection.
• Military-grade deployment readiness, weighing under 70 pounds and fully operational within minutes.

A strategic collaboration for future-ready solutions

“We partnered with Gemstar to build a system that meets the extreme durability and performance needs of defence and tactical teams,” said Dan Marcus, Vice President of New Business Development, RGB Spectrum. “The IPX Flyaway Kit is built for the mission—compact, resilient, and ready to deliver situational awareness and secure communications in any environment.”

“Gemstar’s hard cases are designed for exactly this kind of deployment—where reliability is critical and failure is not an option,” said Mark Hedin, President, Gemstar Manufacturing. “We’re proud to work alongside RGB Spectrum to protect and enable advanced technologies that support the warfighter.”