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3 Introduction Theeditorponderstheeffectsofrapidtechnologicalchangeon

procurementprocesses.

5 �United�States�Army�Maps�a�Net-centric�Future IanKempoutlinestheUSArmy’splanstotransformitselfintoa

trulynet-centricforcewhilefacingtherealitiesofcombatinIraqandAfghanistan.

9 �Major�Networking�Projects Asamplingoftheworld’smajoreffortstoimprovetheinteroperability

ofarmedforcesthroughtacticalandstrategicdigitalnetworksandoffacilitiesthatwillenabletheprocess.Entriesarearrangedalphabeticallybyprojectname.

23 �Data�Links Across-sectionofthemostimportantdatalinkstandards,datalinks,

gatewaysandotherequipmentthatlinksthemtogether.ThesesystemswillbefoldedintoNCWviaall-encompassinginternetprotocols.Entriesarearrangedalphabeticallybyname.

39 �Software-Defined�Radios�and�Modems Aselectionofthelatestsoftware-definedradiosystems,modemsand

relatedequipment.TheflexibilityandprogrammabilityofSDRsareessentialtoNCW.Entriesarearrangedalphabeticallybyname.

63 �Mission�Management�Systems� Aselectionofdigital-map-basedmissionmanagementsystemswith

PC-stylegraphicaluserinterfacesfromseverallevelsofcommanddowntoindividualsoldiers.Entriesarearrangedalphabeticallybyname.

81 Suppliers�and�Product�Guides Analphabeticallistingofinternationalcompanieswhosupplysystems,

equipmentandservicesrelevanttoemergingnetworkcentricwarfareandnetworkenabledcapabilityrequirements.TheProductGuideonpage104isaquick-referenceindexlistingcompaniesbyproductsandservices.

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WelcometothethirdeditionoftheDigitalBattlespace

Handbook.Intendedasahandyandfriendlyguidetotherapidlyevolvingworldofdigitisedmilitarycommunications,itprovidesbriefdescriptionsofthemajornetworkingprojectsaroundtheworldandthelatestproductsandtechnologiesthatunderpinthem.Fortheequipmentspecificationswehaveconcentratedondatalinkstandardsandsystems,softwaredefinedradiosandmissionmanagementsystemsbecausethesearetheessentialbuildingblocksofmobiledigitalcommunicationsnetworksandvitaltothetransformationofmilitaryandparamilitaryforcesintotrulynetwork-centricentities.

Forseveralreasons,managingthistransformationprocessisextremelychallengingforalltheorganisationsinvolved,betheymilitary,governmentalorindustrial.Notonlydoesitentailfar-reachingandmassivetechnologicalchange,italsodrivesfundamentalchangesinthewayforcesoperate–findingwaystoassimilateandexploittheopportunitiescreatedbyhavingsomuchmoretimelyandaccurateinformationattheirfingertipsthatmustbeturnedintoknowledgeandaction.

Hardwonexperiencewiththenewtechnologiesincounterinsurgencyandcounterterroroperationsalsoinevitablyfindsweaknessesandevenunanticipatedstrengthsinthenewtechnologythatthendrivethenextsetofchanges.

Thisseeminglyendlessfeedbackloopisquitenormal,butitsextremelyrapidpaceisfarfromusualindefenceprocurementcirclesandprobablyhasn’tbeenseensince

WorldWarII.Ithasplacedparticularstressontheprocessofgeneratingandrespondingtoformalrequirementsandsettingthecriteriabywhichtojudgethesuccessofprojectsthatabsorbvastamountsofpublicmoney.

TheUSJointTacticalRadioSystemandtheUKBowmanprojectarebothprimeexamplesbecausebothhavebeenforcedtogothroughmajorre-evaluationandrestructuringprocessesastheybecamemuchmorecomplexanddifficulttodeliverthanwasoriginallyanticipated.Botharenowonfirmerfootingasaresult.

Somethingelsethathasprovedhardtocometotermswithisthefactthatmilitaryrequirementsnolongerdominateanddrivethefundamentaltechnologiesonwhichtheyhavetorely.Thatmantlehastransferredtociviliantelecommunicationsmarketsinwhichtherelentlessadvanceofmobilephonesandthemergingofthattechnologywithmobilecomputing,text,imageryandvideocapabilitiesmustbeevaluatedbothfortheopportunitiestheyofferandthethreatstheypresent–terroristshavingprovedveryquicktoadaptthemtotheirpurposes.

Thisalsoshapestheexpectationsofupcominggenerationsofmilitaryrecruits,whowillbeunimpressedifthekitwithwhichtheyareissuedislesscapablethantheirpersonalelectronics.Allthismeansthatprocurementprocessesmustmanageprogrammesthatareinaconstantstateoffluxwhileensuringthatatanygiventimetheycandeliveracapabilitythatprovidesadecisiveedgeincombat.

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INTRODUCTION�»�Peter donaldson

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SeniorUSArmyleadersdescribetheongoingprocess

ofarmytransformationasa‘balancingact’between

equippingthecurrentforcefightingthe‘Waron

Terror’anddevelopingthe‘FutureForce’whichwillbebuilt

aroundtheFutureCombatSystems(FCS).Centraltoboth

effortsisnetwork-basedsituationalawareness.

TheeffectivenessoftheArmy’smulti-billiondollar

FCSprojectisrootedinthebeliefthatthenetworkingofa

‘systemofsystems’willenablefuturewarfightersto‘see

first,understandfirstandactfirst’.Itisintendedthat

unprecedentedlevelsofsituationalawarenesswill,in

part,reducetheneedforarmourplate.Ledbythenewly-

formedStrykerBCTs,seenasakeytransitionalstepto

the‘FutureForce’,theArmyisdevelopinginformation-

enabledwarfaretechnologyandtactics,techniquesand

procedureswhilein‘24/7’contactwithruthlessenemies

inAfghanistanandIraq.

Twofoundationdocumentspublishedin2007explain

howtheserviceintendstodeliver‘ajointnet-centric

informationenterprisethatenablesWarfighterdecision

superiority’.TheArmySignalRegiment,headquarteredat

FortGordon,Georgia,releasedanewSignal Regiment

Campaign Plan(SRCP)inJanuary.‘Theregimentis

continuinglymodernisingandtransformingitselftomeet

theneedsoftheoperationalforceaswemovefroma

switch-basedarchitecturetoEverythingoverIP(EoIP)

technologiesintegratingJointNetworkNodeandthe

WarfighterInformationNetwork-Tactical(WIN-T),and»�

UNITED�STATES�ARMY�MAPS�A�NET-CENTRIC�FUTUREByIanKemp

The US Army is investing billions of dollars to ensure that information technology provides a

decisive edge to its warfighters across the spectrum of conflict.

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Future network « VIEW

» A tactical air controller directs a close air support

mission in Iraq.

incorporatingasingleintegratedtransportsystem,’

wrotesignalschiefBrigadierGeneralRandolphStrong

inhisintroduction.

ThePlanisdividedintothreeparts,thefirstofwhich,

‘SoldiersandLeaders’,describesthechangesinthecareer

managementofSignalRegimentsoldiers.Thesecond

sectionoutlineshowtherecentlyformedLandWarNet

University(basedonthepreviousSignalSchool)will

educateandtrainSignalRegimentsoldiers.Shortlyafter

IIICorpsreturnsfromoperation‘IraqiFreedom’inearly

2008,thelastoftheArmy’straditionalcorps-levelsignal

brigadeswillbedeactivated.Signalssupportunitsabove

thelevelofthenewmodularbrigadecombatteams(BCTs)

arenowprovidedbytheNetworkEnterpriseTechnology

Command/9thSignalCommand(Army).

Forthefirsttimeexpeditionarysignalelementswill

havethesamemilitaryoccupationalspecialitiesand

commonalityofskillsfromthejointtaskforceleveldownto

thelowesttacticallevelswithintheBCTs.Thefirst

operationaldeploymentofthenewstructurewilloccur

earlyin2008whenthe11thSignalBrigadedeploystoIraq

tosupporttheXVIIIAirborneCorps.

FUTURE�TECHNOLOGYThethirdsectionofthePlan,entitled‘FutureCapabilities’,

describesinitiativesbasedontechnologicaladvancesand

thelessonsidentifiedfrompreviousandongoingmilitary

operations.Thissectiondetailsfivebroadmodernisation

goals.Thefirstgoalis‘Toextendnetworkservicesand

capabilitiestosoldiersandleadersbelowbattalionlevel,

especiallykeytacticalleadersonthemoveoverlong

distances,inalloperationalenvironmentsandconditions,

duringnon-contiguousoperations.’Thiswillbeachievedin

partbymigratinglegacysystemsandinterimsolutionsto

theJointTacticalRadioSystem(JTRS).Theplannotesthat

‘networkingwaveformsareessentialinprovidingJTRS-like

capabilitybothnear-termandinthefuture’.

Examplesofnear-termimplementationsinclude

theSoldierLevelIntegratedCommunications

Environment(SLICE)waveformversionsandEnhanced

PositionLocationandReportingSystem(EPLRS)-capable

Microlightradios.ThesoftwareprogrammableJTRSwilluse

newnetworkingwaveformssuchasWidebandNetworking

Waveform(WNW)andSoldierRadioWaveform(SRW).

ThearmywillemployWNWpredominantlyasa

backboneandgatewaywaveform,whiletheSRWwill

supportunmannedgroundsystems,theinformation

management(IM)system,non-line-of-sight,unmanned

groundvehicle/unmannedaerialvehicle,communications

relaypackage,andmannedvehicular,aerialandmaritime

platforms.

Thesecondgoalis‘Toprovidecommandposts

downtobattalionlevelwithnetworkservicestosupport

synchronisedplanningandexecutionoftactical

operations.’TheintroductionoftheJointNetworkNode

andtheWarfighterInformationNetwork-Tactical(WIN-T)

willextendInternetProtocol(IP)network(voice,videoand

data)servicestothebattalionlevelanddramatically

enhanceinformationexchangebetweenallied,coalition

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» A US Army Corporal enters information into his personal

data assistant during an operation in Iraq.

Thethirdgoalis‘ToenhanceGIG(GlobalInformation

Grid)servicesduringresetandreadyphasestofacilitate

seamlessITsupportfortraining,rehearsalsand

operationaldeployments’.ToachievethistheArmyisusing

theleverageoftheGIG-BandwidthExpansionprogramme

andInstallationInformationInfrastructureModernization

Program(I3MP)toensuresustainingbasefacilitiesare

equippedtosupportpreparation,deploymentand

warfightingoperations.PriorityfortheI3MPinitiative

isbeinggiventoinstallationswhichsupportdivisionand

brigadeoperations.

Thefourthgoalis‘ToextendLandWarNettosupport

soldiersandleaders.’Theplannotesthat‘asmaller,agile

forceoperatingovergreaterdistancesplacesgreater

relianceonefficient,beyond-line-of-sight(BLoS),

wideband/protectednetworktransportsystemswithin

anintegratednetwork’.

Amongtheinitiativestoachievemoreefficientuseof

availableSATCoMbandwidth,theservicewillcontinue

tofieldcommercialKusystemswithIP-basedmodems,

continuetotransitionGlobalBroadcastService(GBS)

toIP,incorporatenear-termimprovementsintoteleports

andhubs,anddevelopandfieldtheNetwork-Centric

Waveform(NCW).

Thefinalgoaloftheplanis‘ToenableIDM/KM

[informationdisseminationmanagement/knowledge

management]insupportofBattleCommand.’

oneinitiativetoachievethiswillbetheimplementation

ofanenterpriseknownasCommonInformationServices,

managedbyWIN-TintegratedNetops,toenable

informationmanagementandcollaborationforrapid

decision-making.

THE�500-DAY�PLANVernonBettencourt,Jr,theArmy’sActingChief

Informationofficer/G-6,gavefurtherdirectionwhenhe

publishedtheArmy CIO/G-6 500-Day Plan,subtitled

‘DeliveringaJointNetcentricInformationEnterprise’,in

August.Thevisionisexpressedsimply:‘Deliverajointnet-

centricinformationenterprisethatenablesWarfighter

decisionsuperiority.’Althoughpublicattentionisfocused

ontheArmy’sexpeditionaryoperations,Bettencourt

stressesthe‘equalimportance’ofhomelandsecurityand

emergencymanagementmissions.

The500-Day Plandefinessixstrategicgoalsand20

objectivestoenablethesegoalstobeachieved.

Strategic�Goal�1

Develop and maintain a secure, seamless, interdependent

LandWarNet network by leading development and

enforcing the use of an integrated enterprise architecture.

PlansforfutureadvancestoLandWarNetcentreontheWIN-

T,JTRS,HighCapacityCommunicationCapabilityandI3MP.


Lead enterprise integration to achieve decision superiority

by transforming processes, applications and data in net-

centric capabilities across the Army.

Theplannotestheimportanceofthenetworkascritical

enablerandtheArmy’seffortstoenhancethiscapability

butstressesthesemustbebalancedwiththecritical

missionofenablinginformationexchanges.


Protect and defend the Army’s systems, networks and

information.

Thiswillbeachievedthroughadefences-in-depthstrategy

usingriskmanagementprinciplesandmulti-levelsecurity

mechanisms.


Ensure army information management and information

technology investments maximise joint and army capabilities.

Toachievethisgoal,investmentsinIM/ITinitiativesmust

resultin‘capabilityoutcomesthatareuniversally

understood’.


Develop the Army’s information technology and

information management knowledge and skills to support

mission needs.

Thearmywillcontinueatwin-trackapproachtoimprovethe

IMandITcompetenciesof‘allsoldiersandarmycivilians’.

Strategic�Goal�6�

Deliver an integrated enterprise strategy that influences

Joint and Army use of information management and

information technology in furthering the warfighting

capabilities.

Thesuccessofthisgoalrestsuponeffectively

communicatingtheIMandITstrategies‘throughoutthe

Army,theJointcommunity,theGovernment,andthe

industriesfromwhichtherequisitetechnologysolutions

willbedevelopedandprocured.’

TheUSDepartmentofDefense’splantospend

uptoUS$20billiontoacquire20,000ormoreMine

ResistantAmbush-Protectedvehiclesforservicein

IraqandAfghanistanclearlyillustratesthatitwillbesome

timebeforeenhancedsituationalawarenessisreadyto

replacearmourplate,atleastincounter-insurgency

operations–arguablythemostdemandingofmodern

militaryoperations.

Nevertheless,networkedcapabilitiesarehavingavery

realimpactuponoperationsinIraqandAfghanistan.

ShortlyafterheassumedtheappointmentofChiefofStaff

oftheUSArmyinApril,GeneralGeorgeCasey,Jr,visited

FortGordonwherehesaid,‘TheArmyoftodayisaboutthe

network.’ItwillbeinterestingtoseewhattheArmy,US

industryandtheirinternationalpartnershaveachieved

whenthenextSRCPispublishedinmid-2008.×

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PRoJECTSNETWoRKING

MaJoR nETwoRking PRoJECTS and RElaTEd FaCiliTiES

Asamplingoftheworld’smajoreffortstoimprovetheinteroperabilityofarmedforcesthroughtacticalandstrategicdigitalnetworksandoffacilitiesthatwillenabletheprocess.

Entriesarearrangedalphabeticallybyprojectname.Ifyouthinkyourprojectshouldbelisted,[email protected].


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provideaccurateinformation,the

publisherscannotbeheldresponsible

forerrorsoromissions.Ifyouhaveany

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ACECOM� air

VoiceCommunicationSystemensurestheCommunicationsfor

DefenceAirTrafficControl.Followingoperationalneeds,these

communicationscouldbesecureornonsecure.Ensures

communicationsbetween:airtrafficcontrollersandaircraft,air

trafficcontrollersthemselves,airtrafficcontrollersandtherestof

theworld.Mainfeatures:radiogatewaymanagement,specific

terminalfortheoperatorposition,intercomandpushtotalk

management.ACoTSbroadbandswitchingnetworkisusedfor

distributionofvoice.Bothlocalandwideareanetworkingare

available.Itiseasytomigratetonewswitchingtechnologies.

GatewaysandterminaladaptersprovidetheACEcomapplication.

BesidesATCandsurveillance,itisaimedat:naval,harbourand

coastlineandotherparamilitarycontrolandsurveillance

applications.Thesystemisdesignedtohandlealltypesofnarrow-

andbroadbandtrafficincluding:data(egalltypesofcommercial

LANs,ISDN,X-andVseriesandDataforinformationdisplay

systems),voice(analogue,ISDNetc),Video(egradar).

Thales�Communications,�France

AIR�WARRIOR� air

AirWarriorprovidesUSArmyrotarywingaviationpersonnelwitha

mission-tailorablesystemthatstandardizesandintegratesAviation

LifeSupportEquipment(ALSE)duringflightandgroundoperations.

Thissystemgivesexceptionalwarfightingeffectiveness,unparalleled

missionversatility,increasedaircraftlethalityandunmatched

survivabilitywhilebeingbothsustainableandaffordable.

General�Dynamics�C4�Systems,�USA

AWARENET�Awarenetisacompletesituationawarenesssolution.Tadiran

providesallcomponents,includingcomputers,radios,

communicationcontrollersandapplicationsoftware,fullyin-house

integratedandtested.Itgeneratesareal-timecommonoperational

pictureenablingsynchronizedoperations,anintegratedviewof

thebattlefieldandautomatictrackingofforces’positions.It

providesanavigationtooloveravarietyofdigitalmaps—raster,

orthophoto,vector—withpowerfulzoom,scrollandrotate

capabilities,adynamicviewoftheechelons’organizational

structure,advancedterrainanalysis,withterrainlook-aheadand

routeevaluation,line-of-sightandfield-of-viewcoveragebasedon

adigitalterrainmodel.Missionplanentryandfollow-upofcombat

areaofoperationenableSA-basedcollaborationandreal-time

monitoringofthecurrentcommonoperationalpicture,according

totheplannedcourseofaction.Tacticalmessagesaredistributed

amongconnectedunits.Itdisplaystargetsandthreatsand

managesinformationsharing.TheadvancedAGPSRfunctionof

Tadiran’stacticalradiosenablestheusertoexchangelocation

informationwithhispeersandreportittotheupperechelonswith

thesameradioequipmentusedforvoicecommunication,withno

needforacomputerterminal.Itsupportsawiderangeofsystem

configurations,canbeadaptedtospecificcustomerrequirements,

andcanbeusedasanintegratedsituationawarenesssystemby

infantryandspecialforces,armouredandartilleryforces,naval

unitsandairborneforces.

Tadiran�Communications�(Elisra�Group),�Israel

BATTLEFIELD�AIRBORNE�COMMUNICATIONS�NODE/RAPID�ATTACK�INFORMATION�DISSEMINATION�ExECUTION�RELAY�(BACN/RAIDER)� joint

BACN/RAIDERisamobileadhocnetworking(MANET)

experimentinwhichaBACNradionetworkgatewayaboardan

RB-57Canberraaircraftprovidesconnectivityforupto50

RAIDERnodesinstalledinUSArmyHumvees.EachHumveecan

supportupto500warfighters,soasingleBACNaircraftprovides

commsbandwidthincludingcellphoneservicestoupto25,000

peopleontheground.‘PairingRAIDERandBACNunitscould

providewarfightersinSouthwestAsiawithunprecedented

connectivityacrossamixofcommunicationsdevices,’saidLt.

Gen.MichaelW.Peterson,chiefofwarfightingintegrationand

chiefinformationofficerfortheUSAirForceinMay2006.

USA

BATTLESPACE�TRANSFORMATION�CENTRE� joint

TheBattlespaceTransformationCentre(BTC)supportsall

Thalesdivisionsastheyworkwiththeircustomerstodevelop

newnetwork-centriccapabilities.It’saGroup-widecollaborative

structurebringingtogetheroperationalusers,government

partnersandThalesteamstoestablishdialoguebasedonthe

shareduseofnewtoolsandservices.Bycombiningthe

developmentofnewconceptswithextensivetestingfacilities,

alltheplayersinthetransformationprocesscanworktogether

toensureasmoothandprogressivetransitionfromtoday’s

proprietarysystemstothefuturenetwork-enabledcapabilities

thatwillinteroperateinthedigitalbattlespace.

Thales,�France

BLUE�FORCE�TRACKING�(BFT)� joint

BlueForceTrackinghasbecomeanumberellatermfora

numberofsystemsthatcombinedigitalmapping,GPS

positioningandnavigationwithnetworkedcommunicationsto

allowBFTequippedforcestoknowwheretheirsimilarly

equippedfriendsareinrealtime.ThebasicoriginalBFTsystem

consistsofacomputer,satelliteantennaandGlobalPositioning

Systemreceiver.Thesystemdisplaysthelocationofthehost

vehicleonthecomputer’sterrain-mapdisplayalongwithother

platformsintheirrespectivelocations.BFTcanalsobeusedto

sendandreceivetextmessages.Morethan1,200BFTsystems

wereinstalledincombatvehicles,commandpostsand

helicoptersforoperationsinIraqandAfghanistan.Systems

werealsosuppliedtoUKforces.UsersfromtheUSArmy,US

MarineCorpsandUnitedKingdompraisedthesystemforthe

clear‘picture’ofgroundforcesitprovided,sayingitsavedlives,

simplifiedcoordinationofunitsduringmanoeuvresand

providedameansofcommunicationswhenunitsextended

beyondtherangeoftheirradios.Thesystemsinvolvedinthe

plansincludeBFT,theForceXXIBattleCommandBrigade-and-

Below(FBCB2)system,whichusesthesameoperatingsoftware

asBFTbutwithagroundradioantennaratherthansatellite

antenna,andasmaller,hand-heldversionofBFTcalledthe

Commander’sDigitalAssistant.Planscallfortheintegrationof

othersystemssuchastheMovementTrackingSystem,which

alsousesGlobalPositioningSystem,satellitecommunications

anddigitalmapdisplay,thatwasdesignedfortrackingthe

locationsofsupplyandmaintenancevehicles,andthe

integrationofBFTdataintotheJSTARSsystemtoidentifythe

vehiclesthatitsMTIradaristracking.

US�Army,�USA

BMACS� joint

DRS’sBMAC®‘qualityofservice’system,calledBMACS,

providesdynamicbandwidthmanagementthroughthereal-

time,prioritized,andcontrolledallocationofLocalArea

Network(LAN)andWideAreaNetwork(WAN)resourcesusing

InternetProtocol(IP).ItiscompatiblewithIPv6.Itaffords

operationalorganizationsthelibertytoincludebandwidth

allocationinresourceplanninganditallowsuserstoquicklyre-

allocatebandwidthinresponsetolocaldemands.BMACS

supportsbandwidthestimationforoperationalplanning.Itthen

providesBandwidthManagementandSmartDataCompression

toensureeffectiveoperationattheestimatedlimits.BMACS

usageresultsinconsistentapplicationsperformance,ensures

reliablelowlatency(eg,inIPVideoandVoice-over-IP),and

empowersbandwidth-limited,lowerpriorityuserswithout

compromisingoverallmissioneffectiveness.BMACSisan

integratedsystemwithpre-configuredCoTScomputerand

networkinterfacehardware.offeredinfivemodelsofincreasing

performanceeachconsistingoftwo19-inchrackmountunits,

Unit1andUnit2.DRSwillsupplyanyoftheBMACSmodelsin

ruggedportabletransitcasepackaging.

DRS�Technologies,�USA

BOWMAN� joint

GeneralDynamicsUKistheprimecontractorforBowman,the

tacticalC4IsystemfortheBritisharmedforces.Theprogramme

includestheconversionofover20,000mobilelandplatforms,

installationonthreeaircrafttypes,navalvesselsandfixed

buildingsandthetrainingofsome100,000personnel.Bowman

isatacticalcommunicationssystemintegratingdigitalvoiceand

datatechnologytoprovidesecureradio,telephone,intercom

and‘tacticalinternet’servicesinasingle,modularandfully

integratedsystem.SecureVoiceandData:highlevelsof

securityareprovided,basedonthePritchelcryptosystem

togetherwithappliquécryptoandNAToStandardoperating

modestoallowinteroperabilitywithNAToallies.TheBowman

KeyVariableManagementSystem(BKVMS)providesgeneration

anddistributionofcryptographickeymaterial.TacticalInternet:

TheIP-basedTacticalInternetwillprovideconnectivitythrough

theLocalAreaSystem(LAS),theHighCapacityDataRadio

(HCDR)ndCombatNetRadio(CNR)nets.Resilienceisprovided

bytheself-healingabilityofIP.WideAreaSystemConnection:

BowmanGatewayEquipmentprovidesvoiceanddatainterfaces

toexistingwideareanetworkingassetssuchasPtarmigan,

SATCoMsystemsandthepublicandmilitarytelephone

networks.CommandandControlandBattleManagement:

BowmanprovidesanAutomaticPositionLocation,Navigation

andReporting(APLNR)systembasedontheBowmanSituation

AwarenessModule(BSAM)C2system,andincorporatesGPS

facilities.Together,theseprovidesituationawareness,

messaging,anddisplay,aswellassignificantBattle

ManagementSystemcapabilities.BSAMhasaneasy-to-use,

intuitiveinterfacethatrequiresminimaltraining.Itisan

advancedprovensituationawarenessandbattlefield

managementsystem,providingstate-of-the-artcommandand

control.ABowmanCommunicationsManagementSystem

(BCMS)enablesuserstoplanfrequenciesandsecurity,to

managedatanetworking,toplandeployments,toinitialisethe

system.TheBowmanLogisticsInformationSystem(BLIS)

providesthesupportinginfrastructure.Thesystemincludes

assettracking,configurationmanagement,maintenance,

re-orderingandthegatheringofusageinformation.Digitization

Support:TheBowmanCommonoperatingEnvironment(BCoE)

isWindowsbased,supplementedwithadditionalsoftwareand

securitymeasures.NumerousBowmanApplication

ProgrammingInterfaces(APIs)areprovidedlinkingwith

communicationsfacilities,BSAMandaGeographicInformation

System.UserDataTerminals:manpackoperations(Portable

UserDataTerminalorPUDT),installedinvehicles(Vehicular

UserDataTerminalorVUDT),deployeduse(DeployableUser

DataTerminalorDUDT),staticenvironments(InBarracksUser

DataTerminalorBUDT).

General�Dynamics�UK,�UK

BRO@DNET�BRo@DNETisTadiranCommunications’BroadbandWireless

militarybackbonesystem.ItadaptsthepowerofWiMAX

technologytothespecificrequirementsandneedsofthe

modernmilitaryandhomelandsecurityorganizations.It

providesConvergentIP-basednetworktoconveyvoice,video

anddatawithfullQualityofService(QoS)support.Itfeatures

LineofSight(LoS)andNon-lineofSight(NLoS)capabilities,

enablingcontinuousconnectivityinawiderangeofcombat

environments.Itprovidespoint-to-pointandpoint-to-multi-point

topologies,enablingeffectivesharingoftheassignedbandwidth

betweenmultipleusers.Itiscapableofdynamicassignmentof

variousmodulationschemes,witheffectiveexploitationofthe

communicationmedia.Itprovidesextendedcommunication

range,utilizingTadiranCommunications’high-endlinearRF

amplifiertechnology,wellbeyondthestandardWiMAX

capabilities.Furthercapabilityincludesextendingrangeby

meansofrelayingconfigurations.EffectiveuseofNATo

frequencyBandIV(4.4to5.0GHz),whichisofferedasthemain

[email protected]

BRo@DNETManagementSystem(BMS),enableslocaland

centralizedsystemconfigurationcontrolandstatusmonitoring.

Comprehensivefrequencyandterraincoverageplanning

capabilitiesarealsoprovided.


BULLE�OPéRATIONNELLE�AéROTERRESTRE�(BOA)� joint

ThetermNetworkCentricWarfare(NCW)highlightsthewarfare

conceptinwhichthecentralstructureisanetwork.Butforthe

FrenchMinistryofDefense,thetermusedisoperationalrather

thantechnological.Frenchdoctrinereferstothe‘BoA’,which

suggestsatheatreofoperationsinwhichgroundandair

operationssupporteachother.obviously,thissynergyis

obtainedasaresultofinformationexchangesbetweenthe

participantsthroughadigitalnetwork.InFrance,theDGA

(GeneralArmamentDirectorate)coordinatesnationalworkdone

bythreemajorcompanies:Thales,GIATandSagem.Workis

beingdoneinEuropetocheckinteroperabilityofenvisaged

solutionsbetweencountriesintheCommunityandNATo.

GIAT/SAGEM/Thales,�France


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C2�CONSTELLATIONNET� joint

AccordingtoDavidTillotson,SES,DirectorofC4ISR

ArchitectureAF/XI,inareporttotheUSCongress:‘The

ConstellationNetisthecommunicationsnetwork-air,space,

andterrestrial-thatmustallowafreeflowofinformationso

thatitisrapidlyaccessibleandpresentedtowarfightersatthe

righttimeandrightplacetocreatethecommander’sdesired

effects.GIG(GlobalInformationGrid)transportlayer

componentsdeliveredunderthiseffortareincludedinvarious

USAFprograms.TheUSAFportionofGIG-BE(GIGBandwidth

Expansion)providesexpandedterrestrialserviceatkeyUSAF

basesglobally.TheJointTacticalRadioSystem(JTRS)is

essentialtoourvisionforanimprovedairbornenetwork,which

expandsgenuinenetworkoperationstotheairborneplatforms.

WiththeinstallationofFamilyofAdvancedBeyondlineofsight

Terminals(FAB-T)onadditionalaircraft,suchasAWACS,

JSTARSandGlobalHawk,wewillhavethecapabilitytovastly

extendourairbornenetworktoallreachesoftheglobe.Finally,

theUSAFisresponsibleforalargeportionofthespace

segmentcommunicationevolutionincludingdeploymentofthe

AdvancedEHF,WidebandGapfillerSystemandthe

TransformationalSatellite(TSAT)program.’

US�Department�of�Defense,�USA

CBMANET� joint

TheUSDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency(DARPA)

hasawardedBAESystemsacontracttodevelopthenext

generationinwirelesstacticalnetworkprotocolsfortheUS

military.TheobjectiveoftheControl-BasedMobileAd-hoc

Network(CBMANET)contractistoresearch,design,develop,

andevaluateanewprotocolstackfornetworksofautonomous

mobilecommunicationdevicesreferredtoasmobilead-hoc

networks,orMANETs.WithinaMANET,eachnodeoperatesnot

onlyasanend-systembutasaroutercapableforforwarding

trafficandforminganetworkfreeofanyfixedinfrastructure.

WhilethisflexibilitymakesMANETsanattractivenetworking

optionfortacticaloperations,classicnetworkingapproaches

adaptpoorlytotheserapidnetworkchangesandachieveonlya

fractionofthepotentialperformance.CBMANETwillimprove

tacticalnetworkperformancesuchasthroughputandlatency

byanorderofmagnituderelativetocurrentstate-of-the-art

practices.Thecontractincludesabaseawardworth$7.78

millionover18months,withthepotentialofgrowingto$13.3

millionover30months,iftheoptionisfullyexercised.BAE

Systemsisleadingamulti-disciplinaryresearchteamtodevelop

asuccessfulCBMANETsystembasedonnetworkcodingandthe

principlesofcontroltheory.BAESystems’subcontractorsare

theCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology,CornellUniversity,

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,PennsylvaniaState

University,UniversityofIllinois,UniversityofMassachusetts,

andStowResearch.TheCBMANETprogramwillculminatein

fielddemonstrationsattheFortDix/LakehurstNavalAir

StationinNewJersey.TheSpaceandNavalWarfareSystems

CommandSanDiegoisthecontractingagent.

BAE�Systems,�USA

COALITION�MULTINATIONAL��NETWORK�(CMN)� joint

AccordingtocontractorLockheedMartin,whichcompletedthe

installationinNovember2005,CMNisanewnetwork-centric

satellitecommunicationssystemforCoalitionForcesinIraq.

DevelopedforUSCentralCommand,theCMNprovidessatellite-

based,bandwidthon-demandservices,withhighqualityvoice

capabilitiesandsecurebroadbanddatacommunicationsfor

coalitionmilitaryforces.ThesystemisdevelopedundertheUS

Army’sRapidResponseProgramcontract.TheCMNsystem

uniquelyintegratesadvancedcommercially-availablesatellite

communicationtechnologyandreducessatelliteusageby

dynamicallyexpandingandcontractingbandwidth,basedonthe

user’sinstantaneousneed.Thisinnovativetechnologyapproach

reducessatelliteleasingrequirementsbyapproximately60%,

overcurrentconventionaltechnologybeingusedtoday.

Lockheed�Martin,�USA

CO-OPERATIVE�ENGAGEMENT��CAPABILITY�(CEC)� sea

US/UKNavyefforttonetworkfleetairdefencesystemsto

produceacommonairdefencepicture.CECprovidesa

revolutionaryadvancementinairandmissiledefence.Itutilises

state-of-the-artsoftware,computingandcommunication

technologytointegratedatafromshipborne,airborneandland

basedradarsintoacommonrealtimepictureacrossitsnetwork.

Thiscapabilityallowsallmembersofthenetworktoseetargets

simultaneouslyeveniftheirownindividualsensorhasyetto

detecttheapproachingmissileoraircraft.CECdoesnotreplace

anysinglesystem,ratheritenhanceswarfightingcapabilities

inherentinexistingandfuturecombatsystems.

US/UK�Navy,�USA/UK

DEFENCE�ARCHITECTURE�FRAMEWORK� joint

BAESystemsisdevelopingabroadbaseofsystemsarchitecture

expertisetosuccessfullyexecuteNetworkCentricWarfare

projectsonbehalfoftheAustralianDefenceForce.Thisisdone

throughtheapplicationoftheDefenceArchitectureFramework,

incorporatingoperational,systemsandtechnicalviews.

EngagingwiththecustomerataSystemsofSystemslevel,BAE

willassistwiththedefinitionofsystemsrequiredtoenhance

battlespaceawarenessandforceeffectiveness.

BAE�Systems�Australia,�Australia

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Honeywell’s Micro Air Vehicle (MAV)provides unprecedented situational awarenessfor the modern war fighter.

Featuring vertical takeoff and landing, the lightweight and

portable MAV unit can be quickly deployed to provide advanced

reconnaissance along with security and surveillance functions

for troops on the ground in a variety of operational terrains. Day or night, the all-weather

units feature persistent hover and stare capability to deliver more accurate, real-time

information to increase awareness and put soldiers at less risk. MAV is available for

both military and civilian end-use.



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DEFENSE�INFORMATION�SYSTEMS��NETWORK�(DISN)� joint

DISNiscomprisedofinformationservicesandlong-haul

transfersystems.Informationservicesprovidevalue-added

servicetotheuserorinterfacewithuser-ownedequipment.

Examplesaresecureandunsecurevoice,data,electronicmail,

videoteleconferencing,imagery,ordirectoryservices.Long-

haultransfersystemsprovidetheinfrastructurethatconnects

DoDlocationsaroundtheworld.ThecurrentDISNprogramis

beingimplementedinstageswiththeinitialphasebeingthe

DISNNearTermwhichisanefforttocollapsenumerousdata

networksintoasinglesystem.DISNmidandfartermswill

evolvetowardafullyintegratedmultimediasystemthat

providesessentialcommunicationstothewarfighter.


DIRECNET:�THE�WIDEBAND,�RF�EDGE��OF�THE�GIG� joint

BringingtheGIGtothewarfighterrequiresefficientRF

communicationscircuitsforvideoandimagerydatarouting,for

buildingandmaintainingacommonoperationalpicture,and

supportingcollaborativeengagementandsimilarmissions.

DirecNet,anopen-standarddirectionalnetworkingsystem,

leveragestheworkproductsoftheon-goingJTRSCDL

specificationworkinggroup.DirecNetprovidesadaptivedata

ratesofupto1Gbpsandcreatesatruemeshnetworkwith

automatednetjoinandself-organizing,self-healingrouting.It

usesdirectionalantennastogreatlyincreaselinkpowerand

operatingrangeandtopermitspatialre-uselimitedRFspectrum.

Fast-steered,time-sharedDirecNetterminalswillallowany

DirecNetnodetoserveasarelay,multiplyingnetconnectivity,

extendingrangebeyondlineofsight,andovercomingterrain

blockage.DirecNetterminalsaredesignedforfixedormobile,air

orsurfaceplatforms.Anindustryworkinggrouphasbeenformed

tosupportthedevelopmentofanopenspecificationforthe

DirecNetwaveformandnetworkingtechnology.


DISTRIBUTED�COMMON�GROUND��SYSTEM�(DCGS)� joint

DCGSistheDefenseAirborneReconnaissanceoffice(DARo)

planfortheintegratedarchitectureofallgroundandsurface

computingandcommunicationssystemsdevotedtotheISR

operationaldomain.DCGSisintendedtointegratetheImagery

Intelligence(IMINT)groundandsurfacesystemsintheCommon

ImageryGround/SurfaceSystem(CIGSS)architecture,with

SignalsIntelligence(SIGINT)groundandsurfacesystemsinthe

JointAirborneSIGINTArchitecture(JASA),andthento

combinetheCIGSSandJASAarchitecturesintoDCGS.DCGS

willbecompletedbytheadditionofIMINT,SIGINTandMASINT

specificfunctionsandcomponentstothecommon

infrastructure.


DNVT/DSVT�INTERFACE� joint

DRSCodemSystems,Incengineerssolutionsfor

interconnectingcommercialtelephonysystemsandIP

interfaceswithlegacymilitaryDNVTandDSVTtactical

telephones.Existingproductsprovidethisinterconnectionand

canoffloadthiscapabilityontootherplatforms.

DRS�Codem�Systems�Inc,�USA

FORCE�xxI�BATTLE�COMMAND�BRIGADE�AND�BELOW�(FBCB2)� joint

FBCB2isa‘BlueForceTracking’digitalcommandandcontrol

systemthatprovidesbattlecommandandsituationalawareness

informationfrombrigadedowntothesoldier/platformlevel.Itis

asoftwareandhardwaresystemthatextendsthebattlespace

fromthetraditionallineofsightdataprovidedeithervisuallyor

byradiotoanextendedrangewithbroadcastentitymessages

andautomaticpostingtomapdisplaysandcontinouslyupdates

acommonpictureofthebattlefield.FBCB2combineswireless

tacticalinternetandGPStechnologytobringsoldiersessential,

timelytacticalinformation.Withaclearpictureofthe

battlefield,commanderscanmakedecisionsfasterand

communicatethosedecisionsfasterthantheenemycanreact.

Thesoftwareprovidesgeo-referenceddataincluding:enemy

positions,friendlypositions,hazardsandobstacles,warnings

andalertsscroll/panboxshowingsituationoutsidemaparea,

one-touchcommandandcontrolmessageswhichdonot

requireakeyboard.Thehardwareiscentredonaruggedized

laptopcomputer.

US�Army,�USA

FORCENET� sea

USNavyandUSMarineCorpsefforttoimplementnetwork

centricoperations.FoRCEnetusesaseriesofconceptsto

improvecommunications,toenhancesituationalawareness,and

toenablethesharingofcriticalandtime-sensitiveinformation

amongUSnavalandotherforcesaswellasallies.often

characterisedasthe‘glue’thatholdstogetherthethree

primarycombatelementsofSeaPower21,theUSNavy’slong

termNCW/NCoplan.Thoseelementsare:SeaStrike‘projecting

preciseandpersistentoffensivepower’,SeaShield‘projecting

globaldefensiveassurance’andSeaBasing‘projectingjoint

operationalindependence’.

US�Navy,�USA

FUTURE�COMBAT�SYSTEMS�(FCS)� ground

FCSisahighlyintegratedstructureofmannedandunmanned,

airandgroundassets,boundbyadistributednetworkactingas

aunifiedcombatforceinthe‘JointEnvironment.’FCShasthe

fullspectrumofcombatcapabilitiesandfunctionsbuiltin.Itis

readilytaskorganisedandmodular.Itisthebuildingblockfor

theUSArmy’sFutureForceconstruct.FCSisheldtogetherby

networkeddigitalcommunications,adistributed,self-

configuringnetworkandC4ISRbackboneintegratingnational

assets,joint/coalitionair,UA,UE,jointandcoalitionground

forces.Satellitesystems,joint/coalitionassets,unmanned

systems,groundsystemsandsoldiersystemsareallnodeson

thenetwork.Allsupportfunctionsfrommissionplanningand

trainingtologisticsandcommunicationsallworkina‘Systemof

SystemsCommonoperatingEnvironment.’TheJointTactical

RadioSystem(JTRS)providestheWidebandNetworking

Waveformbackboneandsubnets

US�Army,�USA

FUTURE�FORCE�WARRIOR�(FFW)� ground

TheFutureForceWarrior(FFW)AdvancedTechnology

Demonstration(ATD)istheArmy’sFlagshipScienceand

Technologyefforttocreatenewcapabilitiesfordeploymentthat

enhancesthegroundsoldierssuiteoftechnologiesandis

interoperablewiththeFutureCombatSystems.ThisATDwill

developanddemonstraterevolutionarywarfightingcapabilities

forsoldiers,whilegreatlyreducingsoldierfightingloadand

powerrequirements.RecentlymergedwiththeLandWarrior

developmentprogramme,theFFWATDwillprovidetechnologies

tospiralLandWarriortothefutureGroundSoldierSystem.


GLOBAL�BROADCAST�SERVICE�(GBS)� joint

GBSprovidesworldwide,high-capacitytransmissionofvideo,

imagery,andotherlargedatafilesinsupportofjointmilitaryforces.


GLOBAL�INFORMATION�GRID�(GIG)� joint

DoD-wideprogram,managedbyoSDNII(NetworkInformation

Infrastructure)andintegratedbyDISA,tosupportallDoD

missionswithinformationtechnology,fornationalsecurity

systems,jointoperations,jointtaskforceand/orcombined-task

forcecommands,thatoffersthemosteffective,efficient,and

assuredinformationhandlingcapabilitiesavailable,consistent

withnationalmilitarystrategy,operationalrequirements,and

best-valueenterprise-levelbusinesspractices.


IADM2� air

UltraElectronicsisplayingakeyroleintheUKDPA,ACCS(Air

CommandandControlSystems)IPTJFAC(JointForceAir

Component)IADM(IncrementalAssessment,Demonstration

andManufacture)Phase2programme.TheJFACIADM2project

isdesignedtoprovideadeployableCollaborativeSystemforAir

BattlespaceManagement(CSABM)tosupportRAFAir

operationswithintheUKandwhendeployedoutofAreain

NationalorCombinedoperationsbyintegratingexistingaustere

operationalandTacticaldeployableequipmentintoasystemof

systems.TheUK’sneedforanautomatedAirCommandand

ControlcapabilitywasconfirmedduringtheGulfWarandin

operationsoverformerYugoslaviaandAfghanistan,whereUK

forcesoperatedalongsidetheirUSallieswhohadcomputer

basedautomatedsystems.Thisisafive-yearprogrammeof

parallelassessmentandincrementaldevelopmentusing

government/commercialofftheshelftechnologyinsertion.

Interoperabilitywithalliesisakeydesignobjectiveofthe

CSABMcapabilityandwillbeachievedthroughadherenceto

JointBattlespaceDigitisationconcepts,byproviding

commonalitythroughadoptionofCommonoperating

Environmentsinthecomputersystems.Thedesignaimisto

exploitsoftwarefromthelargerNAToACCSprogramme.Ultra

ElectronicsisanIADM2contractorteammemberalongside

Fujitsu,InsysandLockheedMartin.UltraElectronicsisproviding

keysystemsengineeringskills.Toachievetheprojectaimsthe

Ultraprojectteamhavebeenparticularlyactiveinthefollowing

areas:CreatingmodelsfordeployedairC2Element(TACC),

creatingmodelsforTDLoperations,defininginteroperability

requirements,managingsystemrequirements.

UK�Ministry�of�Defence,�UK

JOINT�BATTLE�MANAGEMENT�COMMAND�AND�CONTROL�(JBMC2)� joint

overseenbytheUSJointForcesCommand,JBMC2brings

togetherseveraldifferentprogramsandinitiativesrelatingto

jointbattlemanagementcommandandcontroltosupport

improvedjointinteroperabilityandintegration.USJFCoM

currentlyhasresponsibilityoverthreebattlemanagement

programsandinitiativesledbytheindividualservices-the

DeployableJointCommandandControlsystem(USNavy),the

SingleIntegratedAirPictureSystemEngineer(USArmy),and

theFamilyofInteroperableoperatingPictures(FIoP).The

commandcontinuestoassessandsubmitforconsideration,

additionalprogramsandinitiativesitbelievesshouldbeinthe

JBMC2portfolio.

US�Joint�Foces�Command,�USA

LAND�WARRIOR�/�FUTURE�FORCE��WARRIOR� ground

LandWarriorisa‘systemofsystems’designedtoprovideevery

USsoldierwithenhancedcapabilities.Thisintegrated,fighting

systemdramaticallyincreasesthecombatsoldier’slethality,

battlecommandcompatibility,survivability,mobility,awareness,

sustainabilityandcombateffectiveness.Enablestotal

integrationintothedigitalbattlefield.IntegratedwithStryker

BrigadeCombatTeamvehiclesforen-routesituational

awarenessupdatesandbatteryrecharging.Integratedsystem

forweightandpowerreduction,yettailorableforoperational

missions.Systemarchitectureandmodularityallowsforfuture

upgradesintechnologyandcapability.Enablestransitionto

ArmyFutureCombatSystemsinteroperability.Pathfor

technologyinsertionsfromobjectiveForceWarriorandother

sources.Providesdismountedsoldiercombatidentificationfor

enroutesituationalawarenessandpowerrechargetoreduce

‘friendlyfire’incidents.IncludesCommandersDigitalAssistant

leaderplanningtool.Weightandpowerreductionrecently

achieved.Nowscalableandtailorableforoperationalmissions.

RecentlymergedwiththeFutureForceWarriorAdvanced

TechnologyDemonstration(ATD),whichwastheArmy’sflagship

scienceandtechnologyefforttocreatenewcapabilitiesfor

deploymentthatenhancesthegroundsoldier’ssuiteof

technologiesandisinteroperablewiththeFutureCombat

Systems.ThisATDwastodevelopanddemonstrate

revolutionarywarfightingcapabilitiesforsoldiers,whilegreatly

reducingsoldierfightingloadandpowerrequirements.Itwasto

providetechnologiestospiralLandWarriortothefuture

GroundSoldierSystem.ItwillnowdosoundertheLandWarrior

umbrella.GeneralDynamicsC4Systemswillmanagethe

mergedeffortfortheUSArmy.






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LANDWARNET� ground

Thecombinationof‘infostructure’andservicesacrosstheUS

Army.Itprovidesforprocessing,storing,andtransporting

informationoveraseamlessnetwork.ItistheArmycounterpart

totheAirForceC2CConstellationNetandtheenterprise

networkoftheNavy’sFoRCENet.LandWarNet’snetwork

elementsconsistof:installationconnectivitytotheGIG,

echelons-above-corpsconnectivitytotheGIGsupporting

combatantcommanders,landcomponentcommanders,and

jointforcecommanders;andprovidingthebridgebetweenthe

deployedsoldierandtheGIG,echelons-corps-and-below

connectivitytotheGIGsupportingsoldiers,brigade,division

andcorpselementslocatedinthedeployedtheater,and,when

fielded,theWarfighterInformationNetwork–Tactical(WIN-T),

JointTacticalRadioSystem,TransformationalCommunications

System,GIGBandwidthExpansionandNetworkCentric

EnterpriseServiceswillbeintegralpartsofLandWarNet.

US�Army,�USA

MOBILENET�TadiranCommunications’MoBILENETsystemprovidesend-to-

endencryptedmobilecellularvoiceandfaxcommunicationsfor

military,homelandsecurity,governmentalandlargeenterprise

applications.Itintegratestheeaseofuseofcellulartelephony

andcivilianCommercialoffTheShelf(CoTS)cellularhandsets

withTadiranCommunications’combat-provenhighlevel

encryption.MoBILENETisdesignedtoproviderapidly

deployablecellularcommunicationsandisacost-effective

solution,requiringminimalend-usertraining,andsupportsad-

hocconnectivity,frequencyallocationandcoveragewhile

meetingstringentsecurityrequirements.Suitableforscalable

distributednetworkswithfullinteroperability,thesystem’s

buildingblocksaremobilebasestations,eachofwhichserves

thousandsofusers.Itprovidesfullinteroperabilitywithexisting

telecommunicationsnetworksandcanbeintegratedwithPSTN,

SatCom,TadiranCommunications’radiorelay,PABXandtactical

communicationsystems.ItsendpointsincorporateTadiran

Communications’‘Snaptrunk’and‘Snapcell’securevoice

communicationssolutions.TheseincorporateauniqueSecure

NetworkAccessPlatform(SNAP)thatenablesnetwork-based

encryptionwhichistransparenttotheuser.Thesesolutions

deliverfullinteroperabilityandscalabilityforthemostsecurity-

sensitivepoint-to-pointandpoint-to-multi-pointconfigurations.

Additionally,theysupportthewiderangeofcommunication

infrastructureandprotocolscurrentlydeployedinthemilitary

andsecuritymarkets-standardPSTNexchanges,GSM,IP,etc.


MOIE�SIC�TERRE� ground

Thales(70%)andEADSDCS(30%)arejointindustrialprime

contractorsontheMoIESICTerreprogrammefortheFrench

Army’sinformationandcommunicationsystems.Theoverall

contractisworth€230million.MoIESICTerrewillnetworkall

playersinthebattlespaceandspeeduptheoptempothrough:

automatedinformationexchange,controllednetworkingofall

informationatalllevelsofthecommandchain,enhanced

interoperabilityinnational,multinationalandNATo

environments.Itwillprovideacommontechnicalplatformto

networkalltheFrenchArmy’s14currentinformationand

communicationsystems.Thissingle,sharedplatformwill

guaranteeinteroperabilitybetweentheFrenchArmy’slegacy

andfuturesystems,aswellaswithotherarmedforcesand

nations.Itwillprovideacommonmodelfordisplaying

operationalinformationandintegratingthelatestinformation

system,securityandIPcommunicationtechnologies.The

contractorswilldrawontherecommendationsoftheATTILA

study,whichThalesconductedtodefineanew,unified

communicationarchitecturebasedonIPtechnologies.These

recommendationsarealreadybeingimplementedontheSIC21

programme,whichcallsfordevelopmentofanew-generation

command,controlandinformationsystemfortheFrenchNavy.

Thales/EADS�Defence�and�Communications�Systems,�France

MOUNTED�WARRIOR� ground

MountedWarriorwillprovideanintegratedsystemofsystems

warriorensembledesignedtoimprovethesurvivability,

lethality,andcombateffectivenessofUSArmyarmourvehicle

crewmen.Thesystemleveragescapabilitiesbeingdevelopedin

otherwarriorprograms,suchasLandWarrior,AirWarriorand

FutureForceWarrior.


N~CONNEx� joint

Providingconnectivity,informationassuranceanddata

managementtotheplatformfornetwork-centricoperations.

Anadaptablesystemcomprisinghardwareandsoftware

elements,N~Connexfusesinformationfromanarrayof

sourcestobringenhancedsituationalawarenessandreal-time

informationtowarfighters.

BAE�Systems,�UK

NATO�C3�TECHNICAL�ARCHITECTURE��(NC3TA)� joint

TheNAToC3TechnicalArchitecture(NC3TA)isakeyenablerto

meetthecommunicationschallengesrepresentedbyinitiatives

suchastheNAToResponseForce(NRF)withitsdeployedCIS

capabilityandtheNAToNetworkingEnabledCapability(NNEC)

embarkingonacompletenewconceptofsharinginformation.

N3CTAprovidesthearchitecturalbuildingblocksinafunctional,

standardsandproduct-relatedformandtheirrelationships

necessarytodevelopthetechnicalandsystemviewsofan

architecture.TheNC3TAisalsotrackingtheevolutionofthe

communicationandinformationtechnologymarketwhere

commercialaspectshavebecomepredominantandwhere

competitionmakestechnologicalchangesmorerapid.

NATO,�International


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NAVY�FORCENET� sea

TheUSChiefofNavaloperations(CNo)definesNavyFoRCEnet

as‘theoperationalconstructandarchitecturalframeworkfor

NavalWarfareintheInformationAgewhichintegrateswarriors,

sensors,networks,commandandcontrol,platformsand

weaponsintoanetworked,distributedcombatforce,scalable

acrossthespectrumofconflictfromseabedtospaceandseato

land.‘ItenablesthepillarsofSeaStrike,SeaShield,andSea

Basing,aswellasthesupportinginitiativesofSeaTrial,Sea

EnterpriseandSeaWarrior.FoRCEnetisnotanacquisition

program;ratheritisanenterprisealignmentandintegration

initiativetoserveasachangeagentandanenginefor

innovation,potentiallytouchingeveryNavalprogramme.’

US�Navy,�USA

NAVY�MARINE�CORPS�INTRANET�(NMCI)� sea

AccordingtocontractorEDS,theNavyMarineCorpsIntranet

(NMCI)providestheDepartmentoftheNavywithafullrangeof

network-basedinformationservicesonasingle,enterprisewide

intranet.ThroughNMCI,theNavyandMarineCorpswillgain

secure,universalaccesstointegratedvoice,videoanddata

communications.Thecommonenvironmentwillimprove

securityacrosstheenterprise,periodicallyintegratethemost

up-to-datecommercialtechnologiesandcentralizeinformation

technologybudgetingandexpendituresforthedepartment.

Eventually,themassiveNMCInetworkwilllinkmorethan

400,000workstationsandlaptopsfor500,000Navyand

MarineCorpsusersacrossthecontinentalUnitedStates,Hawaii,

Cuba,Guam,JapanandPuertoRico.

US�Navy,�USA

NETWARCOM� sea

TheNavalNetworkWarfareCommand(NETWARCoM)mission

asstatedistoactastheNavy’scentraloperationalauthorityfor

space,informationtechnologyrequirements,networkand

informationoperationsinsupportofnavalforcesafloatand

ashore;tooperateasecureandinteroperablenavalnetwork

thatwillenableeffects-basedoperationsandinnovation;to

coordinateandassesstheNavyoperationalrequirementsfor

anduseofnetwork/commandandcontrol/information

technology/informationoperationsandspace;toserveasthe

operationalforces’advocateinthedevelopmentandfieldingof

informationtechnology,informationoperationsandspaceand

toperformsuchotherfunctionsandtasksasmaybedirected

byhigherauthority.

US�Navy,�USA

NETWORK�CENTRIC�ASSESSMENT�TOOL��(NCAT)� joint

Atooldeveloped/adaptedbytheNCoICtoassistNCoICteams

andmembercompaniesinanalyzingarchitectures,frameworks,

andreferencemodelsagainstacommonsetofcriteria.The

purposeistosupportselectionofappropriatearchitectures,

comparethemtoeachother,andtoassesscompliancewith

specificarchitectureguidelinesandreferencemodelsthatmight

applytoaparticularsystemacquisition.Initiallythefocusof

NCATwillbeonassessingcompliancewiththeDoDNCoW-RM.

Network�Centric�Operations�Industry�Consortium,�

International

NETWORK�CENTRIC�OPERATIONS�INDUSTRY�CONSORTIUM� joint

ThemissionoftheNCoICistohelpacceleratetheachievement

ofincreasedlevelsofinteroperabilityinanetwork-centric

environmentwithin,andamongst,alllevelsofgovernmentof

theUnitedStatesanditsalliesinvolvedinJoint,Interagency

andMultinationaloperations.Thismissionisbeingachieved

throughthecreationofaninternationalindustrybody,whose

membershipisopentoallinterestedpartiessharingacommon

visionoffacilitatingNCo,andwhoseeffortsaredirectedin

supportoftherespectivemembers’customers.TheNCoIC

enjoyssupportbyasignificantgovernmentadvisorycommittee

andanexpandingmembership.

Network�Centric�Operations�Industry�Consortium,�

International

NETWORK�CENTRIC�OPERATIONS�SIMULATION�CENTER�(NETCOS)� joint

NetCoSisasimulation3DenvironmentdevelopedbyEADSto

design,evaluateanddemonstrateNetworkCentricoperations

conceptsandsystems.Itcombinesandlinksmodels,

simulations,manintheloopandrealsystemsinasynthetic

environment.Thetrulyinnovativequalityofthistoolliesinits

abilitytoreproducearealisticvirtualbattlefieldencompassing

theentire‘sensor’to‘shooter’chain,includingthecommand,

controlandinformationnetworks.Withitsmodelling,

simulating,andexperimentationcapabilities,NetCoSisa

powerfulintuitivetoolwhichhelpscustomersinthedesignand

engineeringoftheirlargeandcomplexdefenceandsecurity

systems.NetCoSusersarethusabletogenerateinteractive

scenariosinordertoevaluatetheperformanceand

interoperabilityofexistingandfuturecapabilities(UAVs,combat

aircraft,ships,missiles,etc)inanetworkcentricarchitecture.

EADS,�International

NETWORK�CENTRIC�SOLUTIONS� joint

NETCENTSisanindefinitedelivery,indefinitequantitycontract

thatgivestheUSAirForcetheflexibilitytoquicklyand

efficientlyadvanceitsnet-centricsystemswhilecapitalizingon

thelatestinformationtechnologies.Thecontractcoversthe

entirerangeoftheAirForce’snet-centricneedsinengineering,

softwaredevelopment,integration,securityandtelephony

services.Italsoincludesvoice,videoanddatahardwareand

softwareproductsthatsupporttheGlobalInformationGrid

architecture.LockheedMartinisoneofeightcompanieswho

willshareNETCENTStaskorders.TheLockheed-Martin-led

teamincludesmanyleadingcommunicationstechnologyand

servicescompanies.NETCENTStaskordersareexpectedtobe

worth$9billion,includingtheoptionyears.Eachoftheeight

NETCENTScontractsisforthreeyearswithtwooptionyears.


NETWORK�ENABLED�CAPABILITY� joint

ThisistheumbrellatermforanoverarchingUKMoDeffortto

makecutting-edgeinformationnetworkscentraltothewayit

doesbusiness.TheUKapproachtoNECislaidoutinitsown

NECHandbook(JSP777)availablethroughtheUKMoDwebsite

www.mod.uk/issues/nec.


NETWORK�ENABLED�LABORATORY��(NEWLAB)� joint

Communicationsandinformationmanagementisoneofthe

coreactivitiesofThalesAustraliaandthecompanyhasastrong

backgroundindigitalcommunicationsRandTD.Toincreaseits

RandTDcapabilitiesincommunications,networktechnologies

andmulti-mediaservices,ThalesAustraliahasestablished

NEWLabasalaboratorybasedtestbedthatallowsprototypes

ofnewcommunicationsandinformationmanagementconcepts,

thatareconsistentwithNCWoperationalconcepts,tobe

demonstrated.NEWLabisintendedtoallowtheThalesAustralia

RandTDcommunitytobroadenitsinteractionwiththewider

communityinAustraliasothatsynergiescanberealisedwith

theresultthatnewtechnologycanbemorequicklyinserted

intotheADFforexperimentationandevaluation.Asignificant

RandTDactivityhasbeenestablishedwithUniversityof

TechnologySydneytoimprovetheeffectivenessofnetworksin

deliveringaconsistentqualityofserviceunderhighlyvariable

anddynamicconditions.NEWLabisalsodevelopingsimulation

andemulationtools,andarecentachievementhasbeenthe

highlysuccessfulsimulationofasatellitelinkswitch.

Thales�Australia,�Australia

NETWORK�SYSTEMS�(NS)� joint

NetworkSystemsprovidesinternetworkingsolutionsformilitary

communicationsnetworks.Thesesolutionsenablemigrationto

modernnetworktechnologieswhileleveragingexistingnetwork

infrastructureinvestments.Theprimaryfocusisondesigning,

developing,anddeliveringspecializednetworksolutionswithin

thearchitectureoftheindustry’smostflexible,robust,and

scalablecommercial-off-the-shelf(CoTS)integratedaccess

devices.Specifically,NSDhasdevelopedseveralapplicationsfor

networkinteroperabilityoflegacytomoderncommercialnetwork

services.NSDisaddressingtheinternetworkingandmigration

issuesposedbythelegacysystemstoIP/digitalbasednetworks.


NIPRNET� joint

PartoftheDefenseInformationServicesNetwork(DISN),the

UnclassifiedbutSensitiveInternetProtocolRouterNetwork

(NIPRNet)providesseamlessinteroperabilityforunclassified

combatsupportapplications,aswellascontrolledaccesstothe

Internet.Directconnectiondataratesrangefrom56Kbpsto

622Mbps.Remotedial-upservicesareavailableupto56Kbps.


NITEWORKS� joint

NITEworks(NetworkIntegrationTestandExperimentation

Works)isanexperimentalenvironmentthatallowstheUK

MinistryofDefencetoassessthebenefitsofNetworkEnabled

Capability(NEC)andtheoptionsforitseffectiveandtimely

delivery.NITEworksisapartnershipbetweentheMinistryof

Defenceandthedefenceindustryratherthanthetraditional

andmoreformalcustomer/supplierrelationship.Thisunique

arrangementallowsNITEworkstodrawonthewidestpossible

rangeofspecialistskills,informationandfacilitiesinaddressing

problemssetbytheMinistryofDefence.


PROTOCOL�CONVERTERS� joint

DRSCodemSystems,Incoffersproductsforflexibilityin

interconnectingsignalsofvariousprotocols.Theseconversions

translateandinterconnectbetweenalargenumberofcommercial

standardsignalprotocols.Anexamplemightbethetranslation

andinterconnectionofaT1QSIGprotocoltoacircuitwithT1R1

signaling.TheCTM-100Productlineistheleadingtactical

converterofCDI,NRZ,andFiberinthemilitarymarketspace.


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RAPID,�PROTOTYPING,�DEVELOPMENT�AND�EVALUATION�(RPDE)� joint

BAESystemsAustraliaisplayingaleadingroleinthe

developmentofaRPDEcapabilityinAustralia.ourcore

capabilitiesinInformationArchitecturesandModelling,

SimulationsandoperationalAnalysisareassistingthe

establishmentofAustralia’sRPDEorganisation.Wearedrawing

ontheexperienceofNITEworksintheUKtodevelopthis

fundamentalelementoftheAustralianDefenceForce’sNetwork

CentricWarfareroadmap.BAESystemsisworkingwiththe

RPDESteeringGroup,theContractImplementationGroup,the

operationalImplementationGroupandanumberofspecialist

servicesestablishmentteams.

BAE�Systems�Australia,�Australia

RIFAN� sea

RIFANisasecureIPnetworkdesignedtointerconnectFrench

NavyvesselsandprovideaCommonoperationalPicturefor

sharedsituationalawareness.RIFANwillsupplynewIPservices

includinge-mail,VoIP,chat,FTP,videoconferencing,and

cooperativemappingonmanoeuvres.Thecontractcoversthe

installationofRIFANaboard67vesselsoftheFrenchNavyand

iswortharound€60million.

Thales,�France

SAAB�NETC4I� joint

NetC4IisanetworkcentricC4ISRsystemwithaframework

explicitlydesignedforprototyping,implementingand

integratingnetworkcentriccommandandcontrolsystems.

ApartfromthestandardC2servicessuchassituation

picture,GISandorder/reportingmanagementitfeaturesthe

conceptsofrolebasedaccess,systemofsystemsintegration,

dynamicconfigurationofsystemfunctionalityanduser

interfaces.NetC4Iisextremelyflexibleandhighlyscalable

duetoitsservice-basedmulti-tierarchitecture.Furthermore,

ithasanearreal-timebehaviourandcanmakeuseofa

numberofcommunicationmechanismsandmiddleware.Itis

capableofrunningonavarietyofplatforms(operating

systems)egUNIX,Windows,Linux,MacoS.Itprovidesusers

withcertainservicesandfunctionalitydependingontherole

chosenatloginwiththepossibilityofgettingextended

rights/servicesonthefly.Itcanconnecttothenetworkand

downloadacommandpostwithcertainfunctionality/services

utilizingauseragent,egabrowsersuchasInternetExplorer/

Netscapeandcancommunicateandinteractwithother

commandpostsconnectedtothenetwork.Itisacommand

andcontrolsystemthatcanbeusedbyallbranchesofthe

militaryand/orcivilianauthoritiesonalllevels.Itfeatures

real-timeadapterstoexternalandlegacysystemssuchasair

defence,battlemanagement,vehiclecommandandcontrol,

surveillance,airborneandnavalsystems.NetC4Iisanideal

‘tool’for:studyingnetworkbasedtechnologiesand

methodologies;creatingprototypesandevaluatingnew

commandcontrolanddecisionsupportfunctionality;producing

demo/realC4I-systems;demonstratingNCWconceptsand

ideas;interactingwithlegacysystems.

Saab�Systems,�Sweden

SIC�21� sea

TheSIC21programmecallsfordevelopmentofanew-

generationcommand,controlandinformationsystemforthe

FrenchNavy.ThecontractwasawardedtoThalesinJanuary

2004andiswortharound€113million.Itwillenableanyentity

tooperatewithinnationalorcoalitionC3Inetworks,regardless

oftheforceorganisationorcommandstructure.SIC21will

provideacommonplatformsharedbyallNavyoperational

informationsystemapplications,ensuringthecoherenceand

supportabilityoftheinfrastructurethroughouttheprogramme.

SIC21willbedeployedat125sites,installedatshorestationsas

wellasonboardvesselsandaircraft.

Thales/EADS�Defence�and�Communications�Systems,�France

SIPRNET� joint

PartoftheDefenseInformationServicesNetwork(DISN),the

SecretIPRouterNetwork(SIPRNet)isDoD’slargest

interoperablecommandandcontroldatanetwork,supporting

theGlobalCommandandControlSystem(GCCS),theDefense

MessageSystem(DMS),collaborativeplanningandnumerous

otherclassifiedwarfighterapplications.Directconnectiondata

ratesrangefrom56kbpsto155Mbps.Remotedial-upservices

areavailableupto19.2kbps.


SKYNET�5�SATELLITE�COMMUNICATIONS� joint

Paradigmistheworld’sfirstcommercialproviderofmilitary

bandsatellitecommunicationsandtheonlyproviderofend-to-

end,hardened,protectedsatelliteservices,usingX-bandand

UHFfrequenciescomplianttoNATostandards.Paradigmisthe

serviceproviderfortheUKMoDSkynet5PFIcontract,signedin

october2003andnowworth£3.6billion.Paradigmwillown,

operateandmaintainthreestateoftheartmilitary

communicationssatellites,twoupgradedgroundstationsand

over80deployableterminalsonlandandsea.Paradigm

providesmilsatcomservicestoothermilitaryandgovernment

organisations,includingNATo,theNetherlands,Portugal,

Canada,FranceandGermany.

Paradigm,�UK

SPACE�AND�NAVAL�WARFARE�SYSTEMS�COMMAND�(SPAWAR)� joint

SPAWAR’smissionisto‘deliver’FoRCEnet–‘transforming

informationintodecisiveeffects’.It’svisionstatementsaysthat

FoRCEnetisthedecisiveweaponforthefutureforce.’The

organisation‘partners’withPEoC4IandSpace,PEoSpace

SystemsandPEoEnterpriseInformationSystemstodeliver

C4ISRandFoRCEnetcapabilitytothejointwarfighter.Italso

developsNavy,jointandcoalitioninteroperability;servesas

NavyC4ISRChiefEngineer;servesasNavyFoRCEnetChief

Architect/Assessor;maintainsacombinedToAof$5.4billion.

SPAWARisalsooneoftheNavy’sfivemajoracquisition

commandsandhas7,600employees.Ithas‘SystemCenters’in

SanDiegoCalifornia,CharlestonNorthCarolina,Neworleans

LouisianaandNorfolkVirginia.

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SPECIAL�OPERATIONS�FORCES��NETWORK�(SOFNET)� ground

SoFNETwasdesignedanddevelopedtosatisfythesustaining-baseC2requirementsestablishedbytheUSArmy’s1stSpecialoperationsCommand,whichhasevolvedintoanArmyMajorCommand,theUSArmySpecialoperationsCommand(USASoC).SoFNEThasbeenintegratedintothedailyoperationsofUSASoC,andnowconsistsof19LANs,ahigh-speedfiber-opticMAN,andaCoNUSWAN,whichwillbeexpandedtoservesixCoNUSandthreeoCoNUSlocations.USASOC,�USA

STRATEGIC�ARCHITECTURE��REFERENCE�MODEL� joint

TheSARMisaninformationandcommunicationarchitectureframework.Itisacollectionofstandardsandinterfacesthatprovidesdevelopersthefoundationonwhichtocreatenetwork-centriccapabilities.Itismadeupofcomponentsthat,individuallyorcollectively,performfunctions.Thesefunctionsenableinteroperabilitybetweensystems,networks,andplatforms.FollowingtheSARMstandardsshortensdevelopmenttime,reducesmaintenancecost,andensuresinteroperabilitywithothernodesthatfollowthesamesetofstandards.First,theSARMenablesBoeingproductstobecomenetworkcentricandwhenmadeavailabletoindustry,productsnotbuiltbyBoeingwillpossessthesamenetwork-centriccapability.Next,elementsoperatingwithgreatercapabilitiescannowfunctioninenvironmentsbeyondtheirdomain.Last,functionalityandcapabilityarecontinuouslyupgradeable,whichallowsamorerobustplatform.TheSARMisthebridgebetweentraditionalplatform-centricoperationsandNCo.Boeing�Integrated�Defense�Systems,�USA

SYSTEMS�ANALYSIS�AND�INTEGRATION�LABORATORY�(SAIL)� joint

SAILbringstogetherthedisciplinesofoperationalAnalysis,SystemsArchitectingandModellingandSimulationforoptimisedmutualbenefit.TheSAILhasbeendesignedtounderstand,developandanalysecandidatesolutionstoDefencerequirements.Itisusedto:conductriskreductioninvestigations;assistwithproblemunderstandinganddefinition;providesupporttobids;anddemonstrateBAESystemsAustralia’scapabilitiestocustomers.SAILalsoprovidesstochasticmodellingatvariouslevelsofdetailandreal-timeHumanintheLoopfederationsdistributedoverBAESystemsAustraliasites.TheSAILbringstogetherthecapabilitiesofourbattlespacecommunicationslaboratory,theIntegratedsurveillanceandreconnaissanceManagementSystemandtheElectronicWarfareIntegratedDevelopmentSustainmentSystemtoassessconceptsanddelivercandidatesolutionstotheAustralianDefenceForce.BAE�Systems�Australia,�Australia

TRANSFORMATION�AND�INTEGRATION��CENTRE�(TIC)� joint

ThaleshasestablisheditsBattlespaceTransformationCentre(BTC).ThiscollaborativecentreofexpertiseoperatesacrossallThalesdivisionsandisestablishedlocallyinallofitsmulti-domesticcountriestoidentifyandevaluatetransformationoptionsthatprovideasmoothandaffordabletransitionfromlegacytonetwork-enabledcapabilities.Bycombiningoperationalanalysis,systemengineeringandexperimentationenvironmentanalysingandevaluatingtheimpactoftechnologyinsertiononthetactics,techniquesandprocedures.andarchitectureswithextensiveBattlelabfacilities,allpartiestotransformationareworkingtogetherinacommonconceptdevelopment.Thales�Land�and�Joint�Systems,�Multinational

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DATA�LINK�STANDARDS,�DATA�LINKS,�GATEWAYS�AND�RELATED�EQUIPMENT

AN/PSC-14�BROADBAND�GLOBAL�AREA�NETWORK�(BGAN)�TERMINAL� joint

ForuseonInmarsat’sBroadbandGlobalAreaNetwork,theViaSatAN/PSC-14istheonlyruggedisedBGANmanpackterminalwithintegratedType1encryption.Designedfortacticalmilitaryuse,theterminalintegratessecureIPcommunicationswithupto422kbpsspeedinaformfactorthatishighlyruggedised,manportable,andvehicularrack-mountable.TheViaSatAN/PSC-14offersafullrangeofsecureandnon-securedataandlegacyvoiceservicestolinkmobilewarfightersonthetacticaledgetothenetworkedforce.ViaSat,�USA

AN/URC-138�SHAR�TERMINAL� air

FullLink16interoperableterminaldevelopedforSeaHarrier(SHAR).SameLink16CryptoasJTIDS/MIDS,RFpower-200Watts,voice,TACANoptional,SEM-Emoduleformfactor.Currentapplications:UKSeaHarrier,UKSeaKingHelicopter,UKAstor,UKNimrod,UKGRAP,tankers.Data�Link�Solutions�(BAE�Systems�and�Rockwell�Collins),�USA

AN/URT-23F�NAVAL�TACTICAL�DATA�SYSTEM�LINK�11/TADIL-A�SET� ground/seaDigitaldatatransmittingsetwithLimitedRangeIntercept(LRI)andremotecontrol.Features:frequencyrangecovers2.00000to29.99999MHz;automaticdigitaltuninginselectable10Hzsteps;300channeloperation,includingpowerlevelcontrol;variable1kWto0.01WPEPandaverageRFpoweroutput;advancedRS-485standardinterfaceinteroperateswithRS-422,RS-232orsupports31transmittersasinMIL-STD-1553B;supportsallISBandSSBradiocommunicationmodes;fullLink11/TADIL-AcapabilitywithdigitalTGCandLPI;multi-keysealedkeypadallowsforfulloperationwithgloves,providessplash/saltresistanceandEMIshielding;operateswithAN/URA-38autocouplersforwhipantennas,andwithAN/SRA-56,57&58seriesmulticouplersforfanorwhipantennas.Herley,�USA

AN/USC-66�KA-BAND�SATCOM�TERMINAL�(KASAT)� ground

TheTitanCorporationisdevelopingasmall,easy-to-use,high-performance,tacticalKa-BandSatelliteCommunications(SATCoM)terminalfortheUSArmy,CECoMPM-WIN-T.TheKa-BandSATCoMTerminal(KaSAT)operatesintheMilitaryKafrequencybandovertheWidebandGapfillerSatellite(WGS).Theterminalsupportsmobile,network-centriccommunicationsbyprovidingconnectivityforanetworkofupto15KaSATsystemterminals.Theterminalprovidesbackwardcompatibilitytolegacymulti-channelterminalsusingtheWGSasafrequencytranslatorinahub-spokenetwork.Thetransportable,lightweightterminalfitsinfoursmall(88lbs.)transitcasesandprovidesforquickset-upandteardown.Itisalsodesignedforvehiclemountedapplications.Titan�National�Security�Solutions,�USA

ARMY�TACTICAL�DATA�LINK�1�(ATDL�1)� ground

Asecurepoint-to-pointfullduplexlink(transmitsandreceivessimultaneously)forexchangingdigitalinformationamongSAMsystemsandbetweenCommandandControlsystemsandSAMunits.ATDL-1datacommunicationiscapableofoperationineithertheHighFrequency(HF)orultra-highfrequency(UHF)bands,SATCoM,orthroughlandlines.ATDL-1isutilisedforC2,Intelligencereporting,targetinformationandTrackupdates.ATDL-1usestheLink11messagecatalogue.PrimarycryptoequipmentusedistheKG84C,howevercertainnationsuseKG84compatibleequipment.WithintheUSArmytheprimarymethodofencryptionisBULK-encryption.WithinNATothepreferredmethodofencryption,whenintegratingthroughaCRC,islineencryption.WithinNAToATDL-1isemployedinSAMFireDistributionCentresandWeaponSystems(PATRIoT,HAWK,TSQ73).InadditionATDL-1isusedtointegrateSAMunitsintotheAirDefenceGroundEnvironmentthroughtheCRCSAMInterface(CSI).(InformationcourtesyofStasyswww.stasys.co.uk)US�Army,�USA

BATTLEFIELD�UNIVERSAL�GATEWAY�EQUIPMENT�(BUG-E)�TheUSAirForceElectronicSystemsCenter(ESC)developedBUG-Etoconnectdissimilarcommunicationsnetworkstoenablethemtosharedata.ForexampleitallowsAirForceaircraftequippedwithLink16tocommunicatewiththeSituationalAwarenessDataLink(SADL)usedbytheArmyandcloseairsupportaircraftsuchastheA-10.PrototypesofthesystemprovedthemselvesinoperationIraqiFreedomin2003.ForwardaircontrolandspecialforcesteamscanrelaycoordinatesviaBUG-Etoairoperationscentresordirectlytoorbitingstrikeassetstoenableengagementoftimecriticaltargets.PrototypeswereinHumvee-drawntrailers,laterversionsfitinsideHumvees.US�Air�Force,�USA

CGM�-�CODEM�GROUP�MULTIPLExER� joint

Providesaccesstoandcombinesmultiplelegacyandcommercialinterfacesintoonemanageablehighspeeddatastream.ItisbasedheavilyonlegacyGroupMultiplexer(GMs),which,althoughstillreliedupon,donotmeetnewinterfacerequirementsandhigherdatarates.Manyofthemarenolongersustainable.Mostarebulky,andthisisinconsistentwiththedeploymentoflightweight,cuttingedgeCoTSsolutions.TheCGMisasignificantcost,size,weight,andcapabilityimprovementoverlegacyGMs.Features:cryptoresync;circuittestingandmonitoring;locallyorremotelyprogrammable;smallformfactor(1RU);externalclock(GPS)input.Compatiblewith:TFoCAI,TFoCAII,andCX-11230cabling;KIV-7,KIV-19,KG-84,andKG-194/Acryptosystems;commercialandmilitarymultiplexers;codemonverterssuchasCTM-100,CTM-100/B,CTM-100/C;legacyconverterssuchasMD-1026,MD-1272,CV-2048,CV-8448.DRS�Codem�Systems�Inc,�USA

CLASS�2�TERMINAL� joint

Class2terminaloffers:200WattsRFoutput;upto238KBSdatathroughput;dualantennaportswithdynamicswitching;2channelsDigitalvoice(2.4and/or16KBS);geodeticandrelativenavigationintegralTACAN;SRUlevelBITsupport2or3levelmaintenance.Data�Link�Solutions�(BAE�Systems�and�Rockwell�Collins),�USA

CLASS�2H�TERMINAL� ground/seaClass2Hoffers:200or1000WattsRFout;upto238KBSdatathroughput;dualantennaportswithdynamicswitching;2channelsdigitalvoice(2.4and/or16KBS);geodeticandrelativenavigationSRUlevelBIT;supports2or3levelmaintenance.Currentapplicationsincludeships,AWACSandairdefence.Data�Link�Solutions�(BAE�Systems�and�Rockwell�Collins),�USA

CLASS�2M�TERMINAL� ground

Class2Moffers:singleunitwithintegralreceivertransmitter;dataprocessing;X.25interface;coolingsystem;sameperformanceasbasicClass2exceptnoVoiceorTACAN.CurrentApplications:FAAD,THAAD,Patriot.Data�Link�Solutions�(BAE�Systems�and�Rockwell�Collins),�USA

COMMON�DATA�LINK�(CDL)� joint

TheCDLprogrammeestablishesstandardsandspecificationsidentifyingdatalinkinteroperabilityrequirementsbetweenthesensors,sensorplatforms,andsurfaceterminalsofthemanyISRcollectionsystemsservingwithUSandalliedarmedforcesandgovernmentagencies.Physically,CDLisafull-duplex,jamresistant,spreadspectrum,point-to-pointdigitaldatalink.Theuplinkoperatesat200kbps-andpossiblyupto45Mbps.Thedownlinkcanoperateat10.71-45Mbps,137Mbps,or234Mbps.Infuture,548Mbpsandeven1096Mbpswillbesupported.TherearefiveclassesintheCDLfamily:ClassIservesground-basedapplicationslinkedtoaircraftoperatingatuptoMach2.3and80,000ft;ClassIIhandlesspeedsuptoMach5andaltitudesupto150,000ft;ClassIIIservesthesamespeedrangeasClassIIbutstretchesaltitudescoverageto500,000ft;ClassIVisforterminalsinsatellitesorbitingat750nm;andClassVservesterminalsinrelaysatellitesinhigherorbits.TheCDLfamilyofsystemsincludes:theAirborneInformationTransmission(ABIT)system;theASARSImprovementProgram(AIP):theCommonDataLink-Navy(CDL-N,formerlyCHBDL);theDualDataLinkII(DDLII);theExtendingtheLittoralBattlespace(ELB)AdvancedConceptTechnologyDemonstration;theLightAirborneMultiPurposeSystem(LAMPS);theMultiPlatformCDL(MP-CDL):theSGSTestbed;theTacticalCommonDataLink(TCDL);andtheTransportableInteroperableGroundDataLink(TIGDL).US�Department�of�Defense,�USA

COMMON�DATA�LINK�INTERFACE�MODULE�TheprimaryobjectiveofCDLIMistoprovidearobust,configurable,non-proprietary,open,andscalablecapabilitytoenableinteroperabilitybetweenmultipleweaponandsensorplatformsthroughvariousmessageprotocols.ItiscurrentlyconfigurabletooperateonSolarisorLinuxserversandworkstations,onasingleboardcomputeroronanadjunctprocessor.SupportedprotocolsincludeLink-16,VariableMessageFormat(VMF),JREAPB/C,SerialJ,SIMPLEJ,EPLRSIP,PlatformJ/MIDSIP,andForwardAreaAirDefenseDataLink(FDL).US�Department�of�Defense,�USA

COMMON�LINK�INTEGRATION�PROCESSING�CLIPisUSAirForce/USNavysoftwareprogramtoenhanceTacticalDataLink(TDL)interoperability.Northrop�Grumman,�USA

COMMUNICATIONS�GATEWAY�SYSTEM�-�LITE�(CGS-LITE)� joint

BasedontheCGS-100CommunicationsGatewaySystem,theCGS-LiteisaCoTSproductthatprovidestheuserwithautomatedmessagepreparationandhandling.UsingtheMicrosoftNToperatingsystem,thismulti-processorsystemofferslow-costsolutionstodatacommunicationsinterfacerequirementsinahighlyportableandruggedizedbriefcase-sizedpackage.ThesystemcombinesaPentiumProprocessorwithmulti-portcommunicationsco-processorstoprovidetheuserwithhighcapacitymessagehandlingandimagerytransfercapabilities.Thegatewaycommunicationsprocessorhasmulti-

portinterfaceswithAUToDINModesI,II,VIand802.3EthernetLANwithTCP/IPprotocol(X.25synchronousprotocolincluded).TheSLIPpacketandAX.25asynchronousprotocolsprovideconnectivitytosimplextacticalcommunicationsnetworks.TheCGS-LiteprovidesproveninteroperabilitywithMSETacticalPacketNetworksandaclearDMSmigrationpath.Thesystemisevolvingtowardbecomingatacticalmulti-functioninterpreter(MFI).Capabilitiesinclude:messagevalidation,accounting,storeandforward,andautomaticconversiontoavarietyofmessageformats.California�Microwave�Systems�(Government�Electronics),�USA

CONT@CT�IP� joint

Cont@ct/IPisasoftwareapplicationforaccessingcommunicationresourcesforC4Isandweaponsystems.Itismodularandintegratesexistingtransmissionnetworks(tacticalradiosystemsPR4G,SEM93,BAMS,aswellasPMR,high-rate,HF,GSM,satellite,etc).Itisdesignedtotakeintoaccountnewcommunicationmethodsandcoversallexchangesbetweeninformationsystems.Bymanagingvoiceandmessagingexchanges,Cont@ct/IPadaptstotheoperationalneedsofunits.EADS�Defence�and�Communications�Systems,�The�Netherlands

DATA�LINK�INTERFACE�PROCESSOR�(DLIP)� joint

DLIPisaTacticalDataLink(TDL)serverfunctionallyinsertedbetweenTDLtransmissionequipment(suchasL16MIDS-LVTand/orL11DTS)andplatformtacticalapplications.DLIPisbasicallymultilinkoriented(L11,L14,L16,L22,etc).Itsinternalarchitecturepermitseithermonolinkormultilinkoperation,provisionsbeingmadeforadditionalTDLs.Itprovidesair,groundandnavalplatformswithsmartandcost-effectiveTDLintegrationsolutions.DLIPisasoftware-basedproductfamily,builtaroundamodularandscaleablearchitecture.ThesolutionisbuiltaroundtheDLIPmultilinkkernelandotherCoTSmodulestakenfromtheDLIPtoolbox.AdditionaladjustmentsmaybenecessarytotakeintoaccountplatformTDLimplementationortoaddspecificfunctions(suchasnationalTDLvariants).DLIPcanbedeliveredinvarioushardwareformats:separatepieceofequipment(CoTScomputerorATR),hardwareconsistingofaVMEcardtobeinsertedinarack,ornohardwareatall(puresoftwareinsertedeitherinthetacticalapplicationsoftwareorinthehostmiddleware).Theselectedpackagingwillclearlydependontheplatformarchitecturalconstraints.DLIPhasbeenselectedbyseveralmajorprogrammes,suchasNAToACCS-LoC1andFrenchArmyMARTHAairdefencesystem(embeddedsoftwareinbothcases),ortheHellenicAirForceAEW&CaircraftandtheFrenchAirForcemobilegroundC2station(hereCoTScomputers).Thales�Land�and�Joint�Systems,�France

DATA�LINKS� air

Wide-band,long-rangesecuredatalinks(C-BandandKu-band)availableoff-the-shelfforairborneuse.Easyadaptiontospecificrequirementsforadaptions.ImageTransmissionfromUAVsandAircraft.KeyFeaturesinclude:digitaldatatransmission,wide-bandline-of-sightwithrelaycapability,maximumjammingresistancewithspreadspectrumandnarrowbeams,light-weight/smallsizefürmissiles&UAVs.Examples:FrenchMoDinterimMALEsystem,Mirage2000-5andMIC1,EurofighterTyphoon,GermanKZoUAVdatalink,C22targetaircraft.EADS�Defence�and�Communications�Systems,�The�Netherlands


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DGS-150�DATALINK�GATEWAY�SYSTEM� joint

DGS-150isthefirstinaseriesofCaliforniaMicrowave’sfamilyofmulti-linkgatewayproducts.ACoTSproduct,itactsasaninterfacebetweenvariousdissimilardatalinksystemscurrentlyemployedbytheUSmilitaryandalliedforces.Thesystemenablesuserstoreceiveandtransmitselectedsetsofbinarymessagesusingavarietyofdatalinks.Inaddition,thesystemaccomplishescorrelationamongTADIL,TIBSandTRAPlinksandautomatedconversionfromthesedatalinkstoUSMTFmessagetypes.TheDGS150usesa6U-VMEboardarchitecturehostedonitsownserverinonesmalltransitcase.Aseparatesmallertransitcaseholdsanoperatorconsole.Theserverconsistsofmultipleprocessorstohostbothdatalinkcontrolanddatalinkmanagementfunctions.ASCSIinterfaceenablesexternalinterfaceswithdiskdrivesandtapedrives.Theoperatorconsoleisusedforoperatorcontrolandmanagementofdatalinkequipmentandcanbeusedasasituationalawarenessdisplay.ThreecomponentsmakeupthebulkofDGS-150softwareandfirmwareprocesses:(1)thelinkmanager,(2)thedatamanagerand(3)thesysteminterfacefunction.onlyUSDoDusersareauthorizedtoreceivethefullcomplementofsoftwareandfirmware.California�Microwave�Systems�(Government�Electronics),�USA

DLP�DATA�LINK�PROCESSOR� joint

TheDataLinkProcessor(DLP)isanadvancedtacticaldatalinkserverabletosupportLink11A,Link11B,Link16andLink22datalinkoperations.TheDLPreceives,transmitsandprocessestacticalinformation.Rockwell�Collins,�USA

EL/S-8821B�DIDU� joint

ELTA’sEL/S-8821BDataandImageDistributionUnit(DIDU)isanewgenerationofadvanced,compacttacticalterminalsfordataandhighqualityimagedistribution.Intransmissionmode,theDIDUisabletoreceivedigitaldataandrealtimevideofromavarietyofsourcessuchasairborne,navalorground-basedsensors.Allinputsaredigitized,processedandtransmittedviastandardtacticalcommunicationsequipmentorviadatalinktoallnetworksubscribers.Inreceivingmode,theDIDUtransformsthereceiveddataeitherintostillimages,alpha-numericdataorsymbolsonadigitalgeographicalmapforeachsubscriber.TheEL/S-8821Bincludestwomainmodules:aVideoModuleandaCommunicationModule.Distributesimagesanddatatoupto128subscribersbytacticalcommunicationscontrollerbasedonMIL-STD-188-220.TheDIDUweighs12kgandfeaturesa15inchLCDdisplay.IAI�ELTA�IMINT�&�Radar�Division,�Israel

ENHANCED�POSITION�LOCATION�REPORTING�SYSTEM�(EPLRS)� joint

TheUSArmy’scurrentdatanetworkingsystemforthedigitisedbattlefield,EPLRSprovideson-the-move,high-speed,automateddataexchangeusingacontention-freenetworkingarchitecture.ThecapabilitiesofEPLRSaddressnotonlydatacommunicationandpositionlocation-reporting/navigationfunctions,butalsothedistributionofcommandandcontrolinformationandtheexchangeofairtrackdata.Thesystemhastheabilitytodistributeartilleryfirerequestsandmissionsupportdatatomultipledestinations,simultaneously.ItalsofulfilstheIntelligence/ElectronicWarfarerequirementsforcollectingdatafromwidelydispersedsystemsintheforwardbattleareas,andsendingtheinformationbacktothecombatforce.TheEPLRSnetworkautomaticallyreconfiguresitselftoovercometheline-of-sightlimitationsofUHF

communicationsandjammingoftheEPLRSsystem.ThissystemalsointegratestheUSAF’sSituationAwarenessDataLink(SADL)duringCloseAirSupportCASoperations.(InformationcourtesyofStasys.www.stasys.co.uk)US�Army,�USA

ERITAC� ground

TheEriTactacticalareacommunicationssystemisthemilitaryequivalentofthehigh-techtelecomnetworksusedinthecivilianworldforvoice,dataandvideocommunication.ButwithEriTac,militaryforcescanoperatefarfromthecivilizedworldandwithoutanexistinginfrastructure-andstayintouchwith(intheory)anyoneonthisplanet.EriTacincludesKongsbergRadioLinkequipment.Thishasbeenruggedisedandmilitarised,includingfrequency-hopping,encryptionandautomaticoutputpowercontrol.Throughouttheoperationalarea,mobilebasestationstakeupposition,establishmicrowavelinkswitheachotherandbuildupastablecommunicationsnetwork.Digitaltrunkaccess,switchingnodes,tacticalrouter,ATMandpacketswitches,subscriberterminals,andDECT-standardcordlessfieldtelephonesystemsareallpartofthesystem.Usingthesebuildingblocks,itispossibletobuildlargenetworksandstillmaintainfullperformanceevenwhenthenetworkisseverelydamaged.Whereverappropriate,theEriTacnetworkishookeduptotheavailabletelecominfrastructure.AnEriTactacticalareanetworkcaninterconnectarangeofdifferentusercommunities:forwardpatrolsequippedwithMRRequipmentusedassecuresingle-channelradioaccess(SCRA)withroamingfacility,commandpostsatalllevels,dedicatednetworksforairdefence,tacticalairoperationscontrol,etc.Kongsberg�Defence�Communications�SA,�Norway

FAB-T�� joint

FAB-TisaDepartmentofDefenseinitiativetodesignanddevelopamulti-missioncapablefamilyofwidebandsatellitecommunicationsterminalsforstrategicforcesthatutilizeacommondesignandopensystemarchitecturetotalktodifferentsatellitesandenableinformationexchangebetweenground,airandspaceplatforms.Boeingisprimecontractorandsystemsintegrator,leadingateamthatincludesHarrisCorporation’sGovernmentCommunicationsSystems;L-3Communications’CommunicationsSystemsWest;NorthropGrumman’sMissionSystems;ViaSat,Inc’sCommunicationsSystemsGroup;andRockwellCollins’GovernmentSystemsDivision.Boeing�Integrated�Defense�Systems,�USA

FULL�FUNCTION�AIR�DEFENCE�SYSTEMS�INTEGRATORS�(ADSIS)� ground/airThefullfunctionADSIisafullycustomizableADSIsuitewithmultipleradarinputcapability,intelligence,planning,andredundantdatalinkconnectivity.PackagingvariationsforthefullfunctionADSIinclude:ReducedFootprintForwardDeployableADSI(singleruggedizedtransitcasewithfold-outdisplay);MilitarizedADSI(tworuggedizedtransitcaseswithruggedizedchassis);CommercializedADSI(ruggedizedchassis,commercialmonitor);MaritimeADSI(rackmounted);MiniaturizedWalk-onADSIwithsuitcasedisplay.ThestandardADSIissoldtomilitarycustomerswitharequirementforastandalonetacticaldatalink,radar,and/orelectronicintelligencecapability.Thesecustomersaretypicallycommandcenters,ships,mobilemilitaryunits,andothermilitaryandhomelandsecurityunitswithoutorganicweapons.Ultra�Electronics�Tactical�Communications�Systems,�UK/USA

GLOBALIGHT� ground

GlobaLightisaman-pack,militarystandard,portableVSATterminalforbroadbanddata,voiceandvideo,providingahighlyeffectivemeansofcommunicationfordisasterandemergencycommandandsupportteams,aswellasforremoteinfantryandborderpatrols.Elbit,�Israel

GUIDED�WEAPON�DATA�LINK�(GWDL)� joint

WeapondatalinkofferingmultipleweaponorUAVguidance,directlyorviarelay,usingTimeDivisionMultipleAccess(TDMA)protocol.Systemconsistsoflinkcomponentsintegratedintotheweapon,aGuidedWeaponDataTerminal(GWDT)and/orashipborneorairbornedataterminal.offersoverTheHorizon(oTH)guidanceofmultipleweaponsviaaForwardobserving,RelayandAttackPlatform(FoRAP)illustratedasahelicopteronthebrochure.Securitycomesfrom:directsequence/spreadspectrumtechniques,frequencyhopping,datainterleave/de-interleave,pluserrordetectionandcorrectioncodes.Command/statuscomslinksoperateinUHF,L,S,C,X,KuanduptoKabands.offersreal-timevideocompressionandexpansion.Rangeis200kmLoS,350kmwithrelay.Tadiran�Spectralink�(Elisra�Group),�Israel

HF�MESSENGER�-�DIGITAL�DATA�COMMUNICATIONS� joint

Wireless,digital,satellite-freecommunicationforcommunicationstoandfromaircraft,ships,vehiclesandremotelocationswhereterrestrial-basedlinksarenottraditionallypossible.Formilitaryandcommercialusersalike,theHFMessengersoftwareisascalable,affordablecommunicationsolutionensuringglobalinteroperabilityandeaseofusethroughthewirelesstransmissionofdata.Whatwasanenvironmentthatdependedheavilyonindividualtrainingandexpertiseisnowaseasytouseassendingemail.Rockwell�Collins,�USA

HFDG-300�HIGH�FREQUENCY�DATA��GATEWAY� ground

TheHFDG-300enablesglobaldatacommunicationandmessagingusinghighfrequency(HF)radioasitscommunicationmedium.TheHFDG-300isatransportableunitdesignedforquickandeasyinstallation.ThemobilesystemincludesaruggedizedPanasonicToughbookserieslaptopcomputer,aRockwellCollinsQ9604datamodem,andRockwellCollinsHFMessenger™software.HFMessenger™a‘STANAG5066:ProfileforHFDataCommunications’compliantsoftwareapplicationcertifiedbytheJointInteroperabilityTestCommand(JITC).HFMessenger™operatesontheHFDG-300laptopwiththeMicrosoft®Windows2000,Server2003,orXPoperatingsystem.TogethertheHFDG-300andHFMessenger™enableworldwideconnectivitybetweenHFnetworksandground-basedTCP/IPnetworks.Rockwell�Collins,�USA

HIGH�INTEGRITY�DATA�LINK�(HIDL)� sea

ThenewHighIntegrityDataLink(HIDL)isarobustdigitaldatalinkdesignedbyCDSandUltraElectronicsforNATo’sMaritimeUnmannedAerialVehicleprogram.TheHIDLwillassistoperatorsinmakingsafeUAVtakeoffsandlandingsonshipsandalsoallowthetransferofsensorphotosanddatatonavalvesselsandothersurfaceterminalsforoperatorstostudyanddisseminate.Itwillenableasinglesurfacecontrolstationtosimultaneouslymanageseveralairvehicles.Thelink’swaveform,inventedbyCDS,providesremarkable‘spectralversatility’toavoidinterferencewithradiotrafficinthecrowdedRFspectrum.HIDLalsooffersthesecharacteristics:usesanyavailableRFchannels,evenifnon-contiguous;networkedformultiplesimultaneoususers;usestimeandfrequencydiversityforresistancetojamming;lowlatencyforsafecontrolduringlaunchandrecovery;voicechannelforcommunicationwithairtrafficcontrolofficers;relayfunctionforover-the-horizonapplications;variabledataratefrom3Kbpsto20Mbps;back-upforCommonDataLink.Cubic�Defense�Applications,�USA

INTEGRATED�DATA�LINK�SYSTEM� joint

TheIntegratedDataLinkSystem(IDLS)providesaturnkeysolutionforbi-directionalair-to-groundorground-to-groundwirelessdatalink,withatrackingantennathatiscapableofauto-trackingremotemobileaerialorgroundplatforms.Thelinkiscomposedofanalogvideoandaudio/telemetrydownlinkandcommanduplinkchannelsbetweentheremotemobileplatformandthecentralcontrolstation.ThemainfeaturesofIDLSare:analoghighqualitycolourvideotransmissions;hightransmissionbandwidthofupto20Mhz;optionalECCManti-jamcapabilities-directsequencespreadspectrumandFHoptional;optionalCoMSECsecureencryptedtransmissions;smallsize,lightweightandlowpowerconsumption;extendedoperationalrangeofover140NM/250km;and,automatictrackingantennautilizingGPSandsignal-strengthtechnologies.Commtact,�Israel

INTEGRATED�DIGITAL�DATA�LINK�SYSTEM� joint

TheIntegratedDigitalDataLinkSystem(IDDLS)providesa

turnkeysolutionfordigitalcommunicationbetweenground

stationsandremoteplatforms(aerialorothers),andrelieson

Commtact’sstateoftheartArgusfamilyofproducts.Themain

featuresofIDDLSare:videocompressionperforminglow

latencyandhighqualityvideo;optionalsupportformulti-video

sensors;hightransmissionbitrates;advancedandmost

efficientmodulationtypes-QPSKandGMSK;colourvideo

digitalcompression–industrystandardMPEG,MPEG2,

MPEG4,MotionJPG,DIVXandothercustomisedoptions;

optionalECCManti-jamcapabilities-directsequencespread

spectrumandFHoptional;optionalCoMSECsecureencrypted

transmissions;smallsize,lightweightandlowpower

consumption;extendedoperationalrangeofover140nm/

250km;and,automatictrackingantennasub-systemutilizing

GPSandsignal-strengthtechnologies.

Commtact,�Israel





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INTERIM�JTIDS�MESSAGE�SPECIFICATION��(IJMS)� joint

JTIDS/IJMScameintoexistencebecausethehardwarefor

JTIDSwasavailablebeforetheUSTADIL-Jmessagestandard

(onwhichLink16isbased).ThereforeIJMSwasdevelopedto

provideaninitialJTIDSoperatingcapabilityfortheUSAFand

wasimplementedintheNAToE-3A,UKE-3DandFrenchE-3F.It

isbasedonLink11messagespackagedtofitintotheJTIDS

architecture.Consequently,ithasthesamefunctionalityasLink

11butwithagreatercapacityandECM-resistance.However,itis

notoptimisedfortheJTIDSarchitectureandcannotusethe

enhancedJTIDSfeatureswhichincreasedatathroughput.IJMS

isimplementedintheUKgroundenvironmentforcommonality

withNAToE-3As,andtheUKE-3D,whilewithinNAToonly

limitedIJMScapabilitieshavebeenimplementedinNADGE

CRCs.SomeUSfightershaveadualIJMS/Link16capability.

(InformationcourtesyofStasys.www.stasys.co.uk)


JOINT�RANGE�ExTENSION� ground

TitanCorporation’sJointRangeExtension(JRE)providesBeyond

Line-of-Sight(BLoS)Link-16connectivitybetweenLink-16

networksandC2nodes.JREutilizesmultipleLink-16(J-Series)

messagetransportprotocolsadaptabletovariouscommunication

media.Theseprotocolsareinteroperablewithbothlegacy(eg

SatelliteTADIL-J)anddeveloping(egMIL-STD-3011)systems.JRE

hassuccessfullydemonstratedtheabilitytoextendtherangeof

Link-16networksbeyondtheline-of-sight(LoS)limitationsof

traditionalLink-16(ieJTIDSandMIDS)radios,thusreducingthe

loadinganddependencyonairbornerelays.

Titan�National�Security�Solutions,�USA

KU-BAND�IP�SATCOM�FLYAWAY�TERMINAL�Deploybroadbandnetwork-centricSATCoMtoanylocationin

lessthantenminuteswiththeViaSatIPSATCoMFlyaway

Terminal.TheFlyawayterminaldeliversdeployable,two-way,

secureIPoverexistingKu-bandtransponders,allowingusersto

workwirelesslyandsecurelyfromanylocationintheTheaterof

operationsoremergencyresponsearea.Thisterminalprovides

two-way,securevoice,video,anddatacommunicationswitha

completelyautomatic,self-acquiring1.2meterKu-bandantenna.

Connectivityisfullmesh,reducingnetworkdelayby50%over

otherTDM/TDMAsystems.Reducingdelayiscriticalforreal-

timeapplicationssuchasVoIP,VTC,andothercollaborative

applications.ViaSatDynamicBandwidthResourceAllocation

(DBRA)technologysharesbandwidthamongremoteterminals

andadjuststhesizeofthesatellitechanneltomatchdata

traffic.Anautomaticantennacontrolsystemenablesyoutobe

deployedandoperatinginlessthantenminuteswithonlyone

pushofabutton,andwithminimaloperatortraining.The

standardFlyawayistotallyplug-and-play,featuringtheViaSat

LinkWay®modem,TCP-PEP,FIPS140-2,Level2,crypto,router,

Ethernetswitch,andanintegrated1.2-meterautoacquiring

antennaforKu-bandoperation.optionalterminalconfigurations

areavailableforoperationonCorKabandtranspondersand/or

tosupportvehicular-mountedantennasand/orsemi-permanent

deployments.othercustomizationsareavailablebasedon

customermissionrequirements.

ViaSat,�USA

LINK�1� ground

Link1isaduplexdigitaldatalinkprimarilyusedbyNATo’sAir

DefenceGroundEnvironment(NADGE).Itwasdesignedinthe

late1950stocaterforpoint-to-pointdatacommunication.Link1

mainlyprovidesforexchangeofairsurveillancedatabetween

ControlandReportingCentres(CRCs)andCombinedAir

operationCentres(CAoCs)/SectoroperationCentres(SoCs)

andhasadatarateof1200/2400bitpersecond(bps).Itisnot

cryptosecureandhasamessageset(S-series)limitedtoair

surveillanceandlinkmanagementdata.WithinNATo,Link1is

usedbyNADGEsystems(NADGE/GEADGE/UKADGE,etc).Most

mobileCRCsarealsoequippedwithLink1capabilities.

AdditionallymostNATonationsemployreceive-onlyequipment

atairbasesandSHoRADcentresforEarlyWarningpurposes.

MessagestandardsaredefinedinSTANAG5501whilestandard

operatingproceduresarelaiddowninADatP31.(Information

courtesyofStasys.www.stasys.co.uk)


LINK�4A� sea

Link4AisthecontrollertoaircraftdatalinkwhichusesV-series

messagesandR-seriesmessagestosupporttheAutomatic

CarrierLandingSystem(ACLS),AirTrafficControl(ATC),Air

InterceptControl(AIC),StrikeControl,GroundControlBombing

System(GCBS)andCarrierAircraftInertialNavigationSystem

(CAINS).Ithasalimiteddatathroughput,hasnoECM

resistance,andcancaterforalimitednumberofparticipants

(upto8).Itwas,however,thefirstdatalinktobeintegrated

withfighterstoprovideadigitalC2unittofighter

communicationpath.Link4hasbeenfittedtoUSNships,US

AEWCaircraftandseveralfighters,fighter/bombersand

supportingplatforms.BecausetheNAToE-3s,UKE-3D&French

E-3FarebasedontheUSE-3,theyalsoimplementLink4

althoughtheydonotuseitoperationally.However,theFrenchE-

3FdoesuseitandinadditiontheFrenchGroundenvironment

hasbeenequippedwithacapabilitytoforwardLink4messages.



LINK�11�DATA�TERMINAL�SETS� joint

Theprogrammabledataterminalset(DTS)combinesadvanced

technologiesinreal-timeprocessorarchitectureswithhighly

efficientsignalprocessingalgorithmstoproduceacost-

effectivedigitaldatacommunicationsterminal.Itisdesignedfor

controllednetworkoperationinaLink11(NAToSTANAG5511)or

Tadil-A(MIL-STD-188-203-1)communicationsnetwork.Itprovides

allrequiredconfigurationandnetworkadministrationcontrols,

aswellasnetworkandequipmentmonitoringandmessage

errordetectionandcorrection.Currentproductofferings

includetheMDM-2002,MDM-2202,andTE-237M.TheMDM-

2002andMDM-2202aresuppliedfromRockwellCollinsFrance.

TheTE-237MusestheMDM-2202asitsmaincomponent,but

providesthephysicalandelectricalinterfaceoftheobsoleteTE-

237andTE-237Pseries.TheTE-237Mwillfitdirectlyintoany

existingTE-237,TE-237P-3,orTE-237P-13mountandprovide

nearlythesamefunctionalcapability.

Rockwell�Collins,�USA

LINK�11/TADIL�A� joint

Link11isasecurebutnotECM-resistanthalf-duplexlink

designedforoperationoverHighFrequency(HF)radios,giving

itabeyondlineofsight(BLoS)rangeouttoaround300nm).

Link11canalsooperateoverUHFradios,butisthenlimitedto

lineofsightrangesofaround25nmsurface-to-surfaceor150

nmsurface-to-air.Satellitesandfibre-opticscanbeusedto

overcometheselimitations.Link11supportstheexchangeofair,

surfaceandsubsurfacetracks,EWdataandlimitedcommand

dataamongC2units,butdoesnotsupportaircraftcontrolnor

otherwarfareareas.DataisexchangedusingtheConventional

LinkElevenWaveform(CLEW)atarateof1364(HF/UHF)or

2250(UHF)bitspersecond(bps).ToovercometheECM

vulnerabilityoftheCLEW,theSingletoneLinkElevenWaveform

(SLEW)wasdeveloped.SLEWprovidesgreaterECMresistance

andadatarateof1800bps.(InformationcourtesyofStasys.

www.stasys.co.uk)


LINK�11B/TADIL�B� joint

Link11Bemploysadedicated,point-to-point,full-duplexdigital

datalinkusingserialtransmissionframecharacteristicsand

standardmessageformatstransmittedbyindividualsignal

elementsorbinarydigitsonatimesequentialbasis.Datais

exchangedoverafullyautomatic,phase-continuous,full-duplex,

frequency-shift-modulateddatalinkoperatingatastandard

rateof1200bpswithoptionalcapabilitiesof600and2400bps

(ormultiplesof1200bps,e.g.3600,4800,etc.)Unitswhich

exchangedataviaLink11BaredesignatedReportingUnits(RUs)

orForwardingReportingUnits(FRUs).Messagestandardsfor

bothLink11andLink11BaredefinedinSTANAG5511while

standardoperatingproceduresarelaiddowninADatP11.



LINK�14� sea

BroadcastHFteletypelinkformaritimeunitsdesignedto

transfersurveillanceinformationfromshipswithatacticaldata

processingcapabilitytonon-tacticaldataprocessingships.The

designoftheteletypetransmissionallowsreceptionoververy

longranges.Link14providesthecapabilitytobroadcastpicture

compilationandstatusinformationforuseinunitsunableto

receiveLink11transmissionseitherdirectorviaaninterface,eg

non-TacticalDataSystem(TDS)units.TheLinkcanbeeitherHF,

VHForUHFdependentonunit-communicationfits.Morethan

oneLink14net,withorwithoutseparatetransmittingunits,

maybesetupifdesired,egtosplitairandsurface/sub-surface

data.However,someunitswillbelimitedbycommunicationsfits

intheircapabilitytoreceivetwonets.Fewunitswillhavethe

capabilitytotransmitontwoseparateLink14channelsatthe

sametime.SelectionoftheLink14transmittingunitwilldepend

onforcedispositionstationingofnon-TDSunits,Link14

frequency,etc.EachnationwithinNATohasitsownLink14

transmissionformatswhicharepromulgatedinADatP-14.

MessageprotocolisdefinedinSTANAG5514.(Information

courtesyofStasys.www.stasys.co.uk)


LINK�16�COMMUNICATIONS�TERMINALS� air

Twogenerations(ApplicationDependent)ofLink16equipment

areoffered.ThefirstgenerationcomprisesJointTactical

InformationDistributionSystem(JTIDS)Class2,Class2Hand

Class2Mterminals.Thesecondgenerationcomprises

MultifunctionInformationDistributionSystem(MIDS)Low

VolumeTerminal(LVT-1),FighterDataLink(LVT-3),SeaHarrier

(SHAR)terminalandportablefieldterminals.

Data�Link�Solutions�(BAE�Systems�and�Rockwell�Collins),�USA

LINK�16�TACTICAL�DIGITAL�INFORMATION�LINK�J�(TADIL�J)� joint

Link16(knownasTADILJintheUS)hasbeendesignedto

optimisetheuseoftheMIDS/JTIDSarchitecturewhilemeeting

theinformationexchangerequirementsofalltacticalunits.It

supportstheexchangeofsurveillancedata,EWdata,mission

tasking,weaponsassignmentsandcontroldata.UsingJ-series

messages,itmeetstherequirementsforC2andaircraftcontrol.

Link16isthemainUSandNATotacticaldatalinkforTheatre

MissileDefence.Equippedplatformsincludeairborne

surveillanceandintelligencesystems,C2systems,fightersand

bombers,SAMsystems,ships,etc.Messagestandardsare

definedinSTANAG5516whilestandardoperatingprocedures

arelaiddowninADatP16.Link16canalsobeusedviasatellite.



LINK�16�LIP�INTERFACE�PROCESSOR� joint

Lowcost,easilyadaptablelink16host/situationalawareness

solutionprovidesreal-timecorecapabilityforembeddedor

blackboxdatalinkgatewayandintegrationsolutions


LINK�22� joint

AnECMresistant,BeyondLine-of-SighttacticaldatacommunicationsystemusingfixedfrequencyorfrequencyhoppingtechniquesintheHF(3-30MHz)and/ortheUHF(225-400MHz)bands.ThearchitectureemployedcanbeTimeDivisionMultipleAccess(TDMA)orDynamicTDMA(DTDMA),providingincreasedflexibilityanddecreasingnetmanagementoverheads.InitiallyevolvedasNILE(NAToImprovedLinkEleven),Link22issomethingofahybridbetweenMIDSLink16andLink11,andtheNILEnameispreservedinthenamingoftheparticipantsasNUsorNILEUnits.Itisa‘Link16Family’DataLinkalongwithSTDL,S-TADILJ,Link16andVMF.Assuchthe72bitwordmessagestandardcancarryembeddedJ-SeriesLink16messages,knownastheFJseries,aswellasnewlydefinedLink22F-Seriesmessages.(InformationcourtesyofStasys.www.stasys.co.uk)NATO,�International





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LOCK�ON�AFTER�LAUNCH�(LOAL)�DATALINK��FOR�GUIDED�WEAPONS� joint

Highlycompactdatalinkfortransmittingreal-timevideoandtelemetrydatafromguidedweaponstoawidevarietyofreceivingsystems,suchasairborne,groundandnavalplatforms.Supplementingfire-and-forgetcapabilities,thedatalinkaddsahumanintotheautomatedloop,allowingtheoperatortoadjustthetarget’slock-on,aborttoavoidfriendlyfireincidents,dealwithvisualinterferenceandreducecollateraldamagebyincreasingaccuracy.operablefromsingle-seataircraft.Allowsmultipleweaponlaunchesinarestrictedzonewithoutmutualinterference.offerssecurefull-duplexcommunications.Directsequence/spreadspectrum,frequencyhoppingenhancesecurity.Featuresdatainterleavingandde-interleavinganderrordetectioncodes.CommandandstatuscommslinksinL,S,Cbands.Featuresrealtimevideocompressionandexpansion.Tadiran�Spectralink�(Elisra�Group),�Israel

MAN-PORTABLE�TACTICAL�COMMON��DATA�LINK� ground

Man-PortableTCDLprovidesISRinformationforthefootsoldieron-the-move.ThesystemcomprisesacompactTCDLinsidetheUAV,aswellasaminiantennaandruggedizedlaptopforlandforces.Theentiresystemcanbehand-carriedbytwopeopleandeasilyinstalledinanyenvironment.ItallowsthefootsoldiertocontrolthecameraanglesinsidetheUAVtoidentifyandtrackenemypositions–andviewtheresultingvideoinrealtimeontheirlaptops.ItisavariantoftheTCDLthatCubicisprovidingfortheUKWatchkeeperprogramme.InadditiontoUAVs,Cubic’sTCDLproductscanbeusedamongmannedfixedwing,rotarywingandshipboardplatforms.Cubic�Defense�Applications,�USA

MDM�2x02N�ADVANCED�TACTICAL��DATA�LINK�MODEM� joint

RockwellCollins’MDM-2X02NisanadvancedtacticaldatalinkmodemwhichcombinesallfunctionalitiesrequiredforaLink11DataTerminalSet(DTS)andforaLink22SignalProcessorController(SPC)intoasingleproduct.TheMDM-2X02NcanbeprovidedassimpleL11DTS,singleordual-channelL22SPCorL11/L22modems.TheMDM-2X02Ndatalinkmodemfamilyoffersthreeequipmentversionsspecificallydesignedforairborne,groundandshipborneapplications.Rockwell�Collins,�USA

MIDS�JTRS� joint

ViaSathasacontractfromtheUSSpaceandNavalWarfareSystemsCommand(SPAWAR),SanDiego,fordevelopmentofaJointTacticalRadioSystem(JTRS)-compliantMultifunctionalInformationDistributionSystem(MIDS)terminal.JTRSisaprogrammableradiotechnologythatcontributestothenew‘network-centric’visionofthemilitarybyenablingavarietyofmilitarywirelesscommunicationsdevicestoeasilycommunicatewitheachother.ThetechnicalobjectiveoftheMIDSJTRSprogramistotransformthecurrentMIDSLVT(LowVolumeTerminal)intoafour-channel,SoftwareCommunicationsArchitecture(SCA)compliantJTRS,whilemaintainingcurrentLink-16andtacticalairnavigationsystem(TACAN)functionality.MIDSJTRSgathersdatafrommultiplesourcesanddisplaysadigitalviewofthebattlefield.TheMIDSJTRSTerminalisdesignedtobeplug-and-playinterchangeableforU.S.NavyandU.S.AirForceplatformsthatuseMIDSLVTterminals,whileaccommodatingfuturetechnologiesandcapabilities.TheF/A-18E/FandB-1BaretwoofthefirstMIDSJTRSPlatforms.ImprovementssuchasLink-16enhancedthroughput,Link-16frequencyre-mapping,andprogrammablecryptowillalsoberealizedintheMIDSJTRSdesign.InadditiontotheLink-16andTACANfunctionality,theMIDSJTRSincludesthree2MHzto2GHzprogrammablechannelsthatallowthewarfightertousemultiplewaveforms.ViaSat,�USA

MIDS�LVT(1)� joint

TheMultifunctionalInformationDistributionSystem-LowVolumeTerminal(1)(MIDSLVT(1))fromViaSatbringsLink16communicationstoairborneandmaritimeplatforms.Fromtheworld’sleadingsupplierofF-16MIDSterminals,ViaSat’sMIDSLVT(1)providesalloperationalmodesoftheLink16waveform,andimplementsallrequiredMIDShostinterfacesforbothUSandcoalitionintegration.MIDSLVT(1)isdesignedforinstallationinfighteraircraft,includingF-16s,F/A-18s,andtheEurofighter2000.ItisalsobeingemployedforMIDSonShip,EA-6B,P-3,B-2,AirborneLaserandothercriticalplatforms.ViaSathardwareimplementsEnhancedThroughput,anewcapabilitythatcanincreasecodeddatathroughputfromitscurrentmaximumof115.2kbpstoover800kbps.WithMIDSLVTterminalsfromViaSat,alliedaircraft,ships,andgroundforcescanexchangesituationalawareness,commandandcontrol,andvoicecommunicationsacrossthebattlespaceinrealtime.MIDSLVT(1)deliversjam-resistant,secureLink16capabilityinasmall,affordableformfactor.ViaSat,�USA

MIDS�LVT(2)� joint

ViaSatisthesolesourceproviderofMIDSLVT(2)terminalsfor

Link16communicationstoground-basedplatforms.MIDS

LVT(2)isdesignedtosimplifyinstallationingroundstations,

includingtheUSArmy’sPATRIoTICCsandBatteryCommand

Posts,ForwardAreaAirDefenseCommandandControlUnits

(FAADC2),andSLAMRAAMaswellasUSAFU2sandAir

operationsCenters(AoCs)andtheJICoSupportSystems.This

terminalprovidesalloperationalmodesoftheLink16

waveform,andimplementsallrequiredMIDShostinterfaces

includingtheADDSIEthernetinterface.ViaSathardware

implementsEnhancedThroughput,anewcapabilitythatcan

increasecodeddatathroughputfromitscurrentmaximumof

115.2kbpstoover800kbps.WithMIDSLVTterminalsfrom

ViaSat,alliedaircraft,ships,andgroundforcescanexchange

situationalawareness,commandandcontrol,andvoice

communicationsacrossthebattlespaceinrealtime.MIDS

LVT(2)deliversjam-resistant,secureLink16capabilityina

small,affordableformfactor.

ViaSat,�USA

MIDS�LVT-1� joint

MIDSLowVolumeTerminal-1offersthecapabilityofJTIDSClass

IIinasmaller,lesscostlypackage.Features:200Wattsoutput;

upto238Kbpsdatathroughput;dualantennas;portsW/

dynamicswitching;2channeldigitalvoice(2.4and/or16KBS);

geodeticandrelativenavigationSRUlevelbitsupports2or3

levelmaintenance.TerminalLRUsize:13.5inlong,7.5inwide,

7.62inhigh,weight49.0lb.Remotepowersupplysize:13.5in

long,2.25inwide,7.62inhigh;weight14.3lb.


MIDS�LVT-3�FIGHTER�DATA�LINK�(FDL)� air

USAirForcesoughtlowervolumeandcostthanClass1and2

JTIDS.ProgrammeawardedtoDataLinkSolutionsasanon-

developmentprogramme.MaximizesMIDScommonality–no

VoiceorTACAN;50WattRFoutput–TACANantenna

management;samesizeasMIDSLVT.Currentapplications:F-15

C/DandE,UCAV.FullLink16interoperability,growthcapability

forvoiceandintegralTACAN,TACANantennamanagement.

TerminalLRUsize:13.5inlong,7.5inwide,7.62inhigh.Weight

49.0lb.Remotepowersupplysize:13.5inlong,2.25inwide,

7.62inhigh.Weight14.3lb.


MIDS:FDL�FIGHTER�DATA�LINK�(LVT-3)� air

RockwellandBAESystemshaveformedalimitedliability

companytobringtheadvantagesoffullMultifunctional

InformationDistributionsystems(MIDS)commonalitytoanew,

lowcostLink16fighterterminal.Thisextensionof

complementarytechnologies,coupledwithprovenexpertise,

hasresultedinaflexibleopen-architecturedesign-adesign

thatprovidestheoptimumsolutionforLink16fighter

applications.


MIDS:LVT�LOW�VOLUME�TERMINAL�(LINK�16)� air

FullLink16interoperability:TADIL-J,IJMS.MultiplePower

Modes:Normal:200W,Medium:25W,Low:1W.Dualantenna

transmitandreceive.FullATRformfactor.Maximumweightof

57lbs(optiondependent).InputPower:115VAC400HzThree

phase,±140VDC,230VAC50HzSinglePhase,115VAC60Hz

ThreePhase,28VDC.EmbeddedTACAN(option).HPAInterface

(1Kwpoweroutput).VoiceChannels(option),2.4KbpsLPC-10,

16KbpsCVSD.HostInterface:MIL-STD-1553,Ethernet,

PhEN3910X.25.openarchitecture:VME/RS-422Busses,SEM-E

cards.GrowthPossibilitiesEnhancedThroughput,Video.


MIDS-LOW�VOLUME�TERMINAL�(MIDS-LVT)� joint

TheMultifunctionalInformationDistributionSystemLow

VolumeTerminal(MIDS-LVT)guaranteesfullinteroperability

betweenJointandAlliedforcesinaccordancewithMIDS

STANAG4175andLink16STANAG5516.Secure:MIDS-LVT

providesencryptedtransmissions,highlyprotectedagainst

jammingwithspreadspectrumandveryfastfrequencyhopping

techniques.Real-timesituationalawareness:participatesinthe

tacticalpicturethroughLink16precisepositionlocationand

identificationmessagesandair/surface/groundtracksreporting.

Co-operativeengagement:allowscooperativeengagementof

theJointforcesthroughSurveillance,ASW,EW,Commandand

ControlLink16messageexchanges.Navigation:offersan

accuraterelativepositionningofthehostplatforms.Italso

performstheTACANfunctionaccordingtoSTANAG5034.

Integration:TheMIDS-LVTislowweightandallowsawide

rangeofhostplatforms.Meetsenvironmentalconditionsin

accordancewithMIL-STD-810andMIL-STD-461.

Thales�Land�and�Joint�Systems,�France

MINI�LINK�SYSTEM� joint

TheMiniLinkSystemisacommunicationsolutionbetween

smallremoteplatformsandcontrolstations.Itsmain

applicationsaresmall/miniUAVsaswellasguidedweapons,and

ithasbeenprovenoperationally.Thesystemusesadvanced

digitalvideocompressionandtransmission/reception

technology.Itconsistsoftwounits:anRFmoduleandadigital

modulethatdelivershighqualityvideoandtelemetrysignals

withlowlatencies.TheMiniLinkSystemiscompact,lightweight

andveryreliable.

Commtact,�Israel

MISSILE�BATTERY�DATA�LINK�(MBDL)� ground

AlinkusedtotransferdatabetweenNADGECRCsandTSQ38

orNIKEBattalionoperationsCentres.Itisalsousedtointerface

betweenCRCSAMInterfacesandNADGECRC.Ithaslimited

capabilitiesduetoahardwareorientedlinkformat.Ithasa750

BPS,pointtopointdatatransferrate,isnotcryptosecure.The

messagesetislimitedtoSAMcommands,referencetracks

throughNAToTrackNumbers(NTNs)orpositionsandSAM

status.(InformationcourtesyofStasys.www.stasys.co.uk)






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MMRT�MODIFIED�MINIATURE�RECEIVE��TERMINAL� joint

TheMMRTisanenhancedversionoftheUSAirForceAN/ARR-85miniaturereceiverterminal.Ithasanewhighdatarate(HIDAR)mode,improvedcommandpostoperatorcontrolcapabilitiesandadvancedpackagingtoenhanceMEECNmissionperformance.LiketheARR-85,theMMRTensuresautomaticreceptionandprocessingofsecure,long-haulemergencyactionmessages(EAM)inbenign,hostile,andnuclear-stressedenvironments.RockwellCollins’MMRTisacommonVLF/LFreceivesolutionforUSAirForceandUSNavyland,sea,andairbornecommunicationplatforms.Itisaself-containedVLF/LFreceiver/demodulatorwithautomaticmessageprocessingandembeddedcryptographicequipmentthatallowsforon-aircraftupdates.Rockwell�Collins,�USA

MULTI�MEDIA�AREA�COMMUNICATIONS��SYSTEM�(MMACS)� ground

MMACSsystemprovidesseamlessvoice,videoanddatacommunicationstothemobilebrigade.ItseamlesslyextendstacticalcommunicationsintothetacticalarenawhileusingIPtechnology,thereforeprovidingasignificantlogisticandtrainingadvantage.ThesystembringsthelatestcommercialIPtechnologytothemobileBrigadeandprovidesthehighcapacityrequiredtosupportcommandandcontrol,andsituationawarenessnecessarytoinsuresuccessfulcompletionofmissions.TheuseofruggedizedcommercialIPproductsallowstechnologyinsertionduringthelifeoftheprojectunlikededicatedmilitaryATMsystemsthatuseproprietaryhardware.Thesystemusesthelatestsoftwaredefinedradiosthatprovidelongrange,highcapacitycommunicationsintheoptimumfrequencybandforthistypeofsystem.Ultra�Electronics�Tactical�Communications�Systems,�Canada

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL�INFORMATION�DISTRIBUTION�SYSTEM�-�MIDS/JOINT�TACTICAL�INFORMATION�DISTRIBUTION�SYSTEM�-�JTIDS� joint

Highcapacity,ECM-resistantcommunicationslinkforallservicesandplatformtypes.TheneedforhighcapacitylimitsittotheUHFband,constrainingittodirectlineofsightranges,extendedwithrelaytechniques.MIDSisaNAToterm,JTIDSaUSterm.ItusesaTimeDivisionMultipleAccess(TDMA)architecture.MIDS/JTIDSsupportsthreemessagestandards:Link16,IJMSandVariableMessageFormat(VMF).MeansofincreasingbandwidthwhileretainingthebasicMIDS/JTIDSwaveformarebeingexamined.(InformationcourtesyofStasys.www.stasys.co.uk)NATO,�International

MULTIMEDIA�COM�HDLP� joint

HDLPisasoftwareobjectprovidingDataLinkLayerservicesforHFradiodatacommunications.IthasbeendesignedforinsertionastheDataLinkLayerofanoSIstacktocomposeeither:HFGatewaytoothermediaorHFDataTerminal.TheaimofHDLPistohandleHFcommunicationsspecificityattheDataLinklayerandthentoallowtheuseofexistingstandardsandcommercial-off-the-shelfproductsfortheotherlayers.HFspecificityrelatestotheseverepropagationconditionsandtothelowchannelcapacity.HDLPhasbeendesignedtooptimizetheuseofchannelresources.Also,HDLPautomaticallyadaptsthetransmissionparameters,includingfrequencychannel,uponpropagationvariations,tomaximizethroughput.Rockwell�Collins,�USA

MULTIMEDIA�COM�STANAG�5066�PROFILE�SOFTWARE�SUITE� joint

Stanag5066definesaprofileforanHFServerproviding,(whenassociatedwithexternalHFModemandRadio),agatewayforautomaticandtransparentHFdatainterconnectionfacilitiesforlocaland/orremoteClientApplications.SuchwellknownClientApplicationslikeSMTP,PoP3orZ-ModemcanbeconnectedoverHFusingtheStanag5066HFServer.Rockwell�Collins,�USA

MULTI-PAYLOAD�DATA�LINK�(MPDL)� joint

Innovativehigh-ratedatalinkthateliminatestheneedfora‘meetingpoint.’BecauselongrangecommunicationsintheXandKubandsinvolvestheuseofdirectionalantennas,theestablishedsolutionistoplacetheairborneterminalinapre-plannedlocationatagiventimeandthentopointtheairborneandsurfaceantennasateachother.WiththeMPDL,thehigh-rateX/Kulinkiscontrolledthroughalow-rateUHFlink,whichallowslongrangepropagationwithomnidirectionnalantennas.Thesurfaceandairborneplatformsusethelow-ratelinktotelleachotherwheretheyare,enablingthemtopointtheirdirectionalx/kuantennasatoneanothertoestablishthehigh-ratelink.TheuseofThales’UHFradioimplementingTRANSECandCoMSECtechniquesprocuresahighlevelofsecurityduringthetransmissionoftouchyinformationinrealtimesuchasplatformslocations.Sparinguseofbandwidth:MPDLachievesaverylowbiterrorrateatlongrangeandhighdataratethankstopowerfulforwarderrorcodefromDVBtechnology.MPDLusesmuchlessspectrumbandwidthatsameuserdataratethankstonewmodulationtechniquessuchas8-PSK.Thales�Land�and�Joint�Systems,�France

NARROWBAND�DATA�LINK�SUBSYSTEM�(NDLS)�airCubic’sbroadcastdatalinktechnologywillbeincorporatedintheAirborneStand-offRadar(ASToR)system-thenearreal-timeairbornesurveillancesystemfortheUK.TheCubic-engineeredASToRdatalink-calledtheNarrowbandDataLinkSubsystem(NDLS)-isaspin-offfromtheSCDL.RaytheonSystemsleadstheASToRconsortium.CubicanditsUKpartner,UltraElectronics,willprovideAirDataTerminals,GroundDataTerminals,sparesand10yearsofsupport.TheradarsystemwillbeinstalledonBombardierAerospaceGlobalExpressjets,whichwillcontaindataterminalsonboardthatrelayinformationinnear-realtimetogroundstationsandothermilitarysystems.TheNDLSisasecureall-weatherdatalinkfortacticalsystemsrelayingmission-criticalcommand,controlandsensordata,allowingairandgroundcommanderstolookbehindenemylines.ThebroadcastlinksforJointSTARSandASToRareinteroperableandcanoperateinacomplexandhostileenvironmentwithoutinterference.Cubic�Defense�Applications,�USA

NAVAL�TDMA�DATALINK�MANAGEMENT�UNIT� sea

MultipleParticipantNavalTDMAdatalinktoupdateship’sCommand&Controlviaexistingship’sradios,(HF,VHF,UHF,LBand,SBand)andINMARSAT.TheDLUisbuiltforlargenumberofparticipantshipsusingbroadcastingandpeertopeercommunication.Datarateisupto14,400KB/sec.TheDLUisamaster-lesssystemthatenablesafleetofshipstosharesameC2picture.ConnectedtothelocalCommand&ControlCenter,theDataLinkUnitupdatesotherparticipantshipswiththelocalsituation(RadarSensorsetc)inordertogeneratetheArenaPicture.DataLinkUnit(DLU)modems(HF,VHF,UHF,LBand,SBandandSATCoM)arePCcontrolledandconnectedtoshipradiotransceivers.BES�Systems�Ltd,�Israel

PATRIOT�DIGITAL�INFORMATION��LINK�(PADIL)� joint

PADILisasecurepoint-to-pointfullduplexlinkforexchanginginformationbetweenPATRIoTbattalionsandbatteriesatarateof32KBPS.Itprovidestwo-waysimultaneousexchangewithmulti-routingtoenhancesurvivability.PADILdatacommunicationsiscapableofoperationineithertheHighFrequency(HF)orultra-highfrequency(UHF)bands,SATCoM,orthroughlandlines.PADILisutilisedwithinPATRIoTbattalionsonly,forC2,Intelligencereporting,targetinformation,Trackupdates,andsystemmaintenancemonitoring.(InformationcourtesyofStasys.www.stasys.co.uk)US�Army,�USA

QUINT�NETWORKING�TECHNOLOGY�(QNT)� joint

TheQNTprogramwilldeveloprobust,affordableminiaturenetworkeddatalinktechnologiessuitableforuseonweaponsandbytacticalunmannedairvehiclesanddismountedsoldiers.Thesedatalinkswillenableprecisionstrikeandefficienttargetingagainsttime-criticalandmobiletargets.Thesedatalinkswillalsoallowsecureweaponshandofffromthelaunchplatformtoanyofseveralairorgroundcontrolplatformsinthecombatarea.DuringPhase1ofQNT,worth$3.5million,RockwellCollins,alongwithitsteammatesThales,Boeing,andLaunchPadLabs,conductedinitialarchitecturestudies.TheRockwellCollinsteamwasawardedaUS$19millionPhase2contractinMarch2006.RockwellCollinsiscurrentlydevelopingtwoprogramsthatareQNTenablers–theTacticalTargetingNetworkTechnology(TTNT)programwithDARPA/AFRLandtheWeaponsDataLinkNetwork(WDLN)programwithBoeing.Rockwell�Collins,�USA

RAM-300�UNDERWATER�RADIO�ACOUSTIC�MODEM� sea

TheunderwaterRadioAcousticModem(RAM)isahalfduplex100bpswirelessdatacommunicationsmodem.Throughuseofhybridacousticandradiofrequency(RF)technology,theRAM-300providesimprovedqualityofservicecomparedtoaconventionalacousticmodembecauseithasthecapabilitytoseamlesslyselectbetweenradioandacousticcarriersignals.Featuresinclude:relaymodeprovidesbi-directionalacoustictoradioconversion;radiomodeallowscommunicationsubmergedtoin-airorinsurfzone;acousticmodeforlongrangeindeepwater;compactradioloopantenna;multipleunitsaddressedbyuniquecodes;communicatesdirectlythroughthewatersurface–noneedforbuoys;communicationslinkmaintainedinshallowwaterswithhighturbidity,airbubblesandhighambientnoise;and,telemetrylinksalongseabedindeepwaters.Applicationsinclude:throughwatercommunications;throughwater/airboundary;AUVcontrolanddatacollection;remoteinstrumentationcontrolanddatalinking;remoteoceanographicandenvironmentaldatacollection;and,potentialforcovertoperations.WFS�Ltd,�UK

S1510�UNDERWATER�RADIO�MODEM� joint/seaTheS1510isbeingdevelopedtoprovidealowdatarate,longrange,underwaterradiotelemetrysolution.Itwillinterfacewithsensorunitstosupportremotemonitoringandrealtimecontrolcommunicationslinkviaakeyboardandtextdisplay.Thetelemetryunitwillbesmallenoughtobecarriedbydiversandincludeaself-containedre-chargeablebattery.TheS1510unitimplementshalfduplextwowaycommunications.Features:

16bpshalfduplexdata,500m–1,000msub-searange(extendedrangeinfreshwater),lowreceiveandstandbypowerconsumption,electromagneticcarrierpropagation(immunetoacousticnoisesuchassurf),batterypowered.Applications:remotemonitoringofsub-seasensorsandequipment,telemetrylinktoremoteautonomoussonarreceivers,datalinktoautonomousremotesub-seasensors,diver-to-diveranddiver-to-surfacetexting,diver-to-diveranddiver-to-surfacemedicaltelemetrymonitoringWFS�Ltd,�UK

S5510�UNDERWATER�BROADBAND�DATA�LINK�seaTheS5510useslatestelectromagneticdigitaltechnologytoenablehighdataratetransmissionovershortrangeunderwater.Applicationsincludeelectromagneticcouplingbetweenanunderwatersensorssuchasseismicdataloggersorpipelinemonitoringsystemsandunmannedunderwatervehicles(RoVsandAUVs).TheS1510isatransceiverwithimmunitytoacousticnoiseandparticulates.Itcansupportdatatransferratesabove10Mbits/s.TheS1510technologycanbeappliedtounderwaterdockingstationsforAUVsandforcontactlessunderwaterconnectors.WFS�Ltd,�Wireless�Fibre�Systems,�UK

S-BAND�DATALINK�FOR�VIRTUAL�RADAR�SYSTEMS�IN�TRAINING�AIRCRAFT� air

HighspeeddigitaldatalinkthatisusedasamainbuildingblockofACMIpods,andvirtualradarsystemsintrainerplanes.Thedatalinktransfersfiles,digitalmessages,andpicturesbetweentheairbornenetmemberswithoperationalrangesupto120nm.‘Virtualradar’systemallowsatraineepilottooperatethefullavionicsandweaponsystemsofamodernaircraftonatrainerplane.ThismultipleparticipantairborneS-BandTDMAdatalinkoffers200-400slotspersecondanddataratesofupto714KB/sec.Thesystemenablesanyaircraftequippedwithittocommunicatewithanynumberofotherparticipantswithoutanygroundorairbornemaster.Normally,withanairborneomnidirectionalantenna,thedatalinkhasausefulrangeof60-70nmrange.Usingagroundstationwithhighgainantennasitispossibletogetrangesexceeding120nm.BES�Systems�Ltd,�Israel

S-BAND�TDMA�AIRBORNE�DATALINK� air

MultipleParticipantAirborneS-BandTDMAdatalinkwithupto400slotspersecond.Transmissionrateisupto625KB/sec.Asanexample,adatalinkbuiltfor20airborneparticipantsincludes200timeslotspersecond.Thisenableseachparticipanttotransmit300bytesofusefulinformation10timespersecond(Hz).Whileoneparticipanttransmits,therestofthememberslisten.Normally,withanairborneomnidirectionalantenna,thedatalinkhasausefulrangeof60-70nmrange.Usingagroundstationwithhighgainantennasitispossibletogetrangesexceeding120nm.ThesystemincludesaPentiumMbasedcomputer,adatalinkmodem,anda50WattFMtransceiver.ComputerPCM(NRZ-L)datapulsesaretransmittedinselectedtime-slots.DemodulatedbitstreamsfromtheFMreceiverareprocessedbyBESSystems’digitalBit-Synchronizerandhandedovertotheapplicationprograminthehostcomputer.ThestemcanbeinterfacedtoaircraftmissioncomputerviaMIL-STD-1553busorEthernetbus.Asoundblasterboardcanoutputaudiomessagestoplaneintercommunicationsystem.BES�Systems�Ltd,�Israel





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SCOPE�COMMAND�HF�COMMUNICATIONS� air

SCoPECommandisahighlyautomated,high-frequency(HF)communicationsystemthatlinksUSAirForcecommandandcontrol(C2)functionswithgloballydeployedstrategic&tacticalairborneplatforms.Itisahighreliability,costeffectivesystembasedon100%CoTS/NDIequipment.ThissystemistheprimarycommandandcontrolformilitaryairforcesandsupportsSITFAA,MysticStar,DCSentry,NationalCommandauthoritydisseminationofemergencyactionmessagesandothermissionsrequiringglobalHFConnectivity.SCoPECommandisdesignedtocomplywiththeDoDInformationTechnologySecurityCertificationandAccreditationProcess(DITSCAP)fortransmissionofsecureinformation.Itprovideshighassurancedataencryption,virusprotection,intrusiondetection,anduseridentificationandauthenticationprocesses.Rockwell�Collins,�USA

SCOTTY�AUDIO,�VIDEO�AND�DATA�COMMUNICATIONS�FOR�SPECIAL��APPLICATIONS� joint

IPcapablesatellitecommunication.Thissystemprovideshigh-speedvideo,audioanddatacommunicationsfromairborneaircraft,movingvehiclesandshipstoheadquartersoversatcom.Althoughcompatibletomanysatellitenetworks,mostusersusetheInmarsatnetworkprovidingdataratesofupto432kbit/s.Thisenablescommunicationactivitiessuchassendingandreceivingemails,surfingtheweb,videoconferencing,transferringdataandmuchmore,fromremoteanddifficultenvironments,saysScotty.Trackingantennasprovidereliableconnectivityfromthemovingplatformtothesatellite.ScottyhasalsospecializedinhelicopterapplicationswhosereliabilityhasbeenproveninflighttrialsthatincludedS-curvesandcirclesusingbankanglesfrom15°to45°andatspeedsfrom30to120kts.ItensuresconnectivityinmountainousterrainwhereUHFandVHFfail.Scottyisalsoveryexperiencedincustomers’militaryencryptionhardware.Scotty�Group,�Austria

SEICAM�1001� sea

Digitalaudioanddatadistributionsystemfeaturingahighperformanceintegratedaudioanddataexchangeforinternalandexternalcommunications.Thesystemisdesignedforallkindsofshipborneaswellasshorestationapplications.Mainadvantagesareitsmodularandflexibleconfigurationcapabilityandminimisedneedforcabling.onlytwowires(4wiresincl.powerfeed)orfibreopticsarerequiredtoconnectaUserStation–acrucialfactorforcostsavinginnewsystemsaswellasforrefitprograms.Anyequipmentsuchasvoiceanddataterminals,radioteletypeequipment,messagehandlingsystem,differentkindsofcryptodevices,PABX,soundpoweredtelephones,andapublicaddresssystemcanbeconnectedtoSEICAM1001.Featuresinclude:digitalswitchingofvoice,data,andvideo(optional);conferenceswithunlimitednumberofusers;centralisedordecentralizedarchitecture;two-wireaudio/datacableconnectionsand/orfibreopticstouserstations;standarddigitalUP0interfacesaswellasvariousCCITTanalogueinterfaces;connectionofalltactical,non-tactical,andradiocommunicationresourcesviainterfaces;configurabletocustomer’saudioanddatacommunicationsrequirements;localand/orremotematrixoperation;highcrosstalkattenuation(>92dB);built-intestfacility;ruggeddesignandfail-safeoperation;highreliability.EADS�Hagenuk�Marinekommunikation�GmbH,�Germany

SITUATION�AWARENESS�DATA�LINK�(SADL)� joint

TheSituationAwarenessDataLink(SADL)integratesUSAirForcecloseairsupportaircraftwiththedigitisedbattlefieldviatheUSArmy’sEnhancedPositionLocationReportingSystem(EPLRS).SADLprovidessecure,jam-resistantandcontention-freefighter-to-fighter,air-to-groundandground-to-airdatacommunications,facilitatingpositionandstatusreportingforsituationawareness.IntheairtogroundmodethepilotcommandstheSADLradiotosynchronisewithaspecificgroundnetwork.Hisradiowillsharefighter-to-fighterdatawhilerecordinggroundpositionsfromtheEPLRSnetwork.TheSADLradioisintegratedwithaircraftavionicsoverthe1553multiplexdatabus,providingthepilotwithdatafromotherSADL-equippedaircraftinFightertoFighteroperationinadditiontothepositionsofEPLRS-equippedaircraftandgroundunits.SADLiscapableoffighter-to-fighternetworkoperationwithoutrelianceonaground-basedEPLRSnetworkcontrol.Thefollowingfitsareintended:USNationalGuard1,000onA10sandF16s(Block30).ontheF16theSADLwilldisplayEPLRS-equippedunitswithin500metresofatargetthatthepilotplanstoengage.The5closestEPLRSunitsaredisplayedregardlessoftargetproximity.(InformationcourtesyofStasys.www.stasys.co.uk)US�Air�Force,�USA

SMART�BOMB�IMPACT�ASSESSMENT��DATA�LINK�(SBIADL)� joint

Smartbombdatalinkthatprovidesaccuratedataonthepositionoftheweaponrightuptothemomentofdetonation.Fromanon-boardGPSreceiverorothernavigationdevice,itcalculatesandtransmitsdirecthitprobabilitybasedonitspositionrelativetothedesignatedtrajectory.Minimalhardwareneedstobefittedtotheweaponandthelaunchplatformneedsasimpleadditionalreceiver.Dataisreceivedviatheplatform’sstandardUHFradiointheformofasynthesizedvoiceusingpredeterminedcodes.Ahightransmissionsuccessratecomesfrominnovativetimesamplingtechnology.Advantagesincludeprecisefeedbacktoimproveprecisionofthenextweapon.Informationcanberelayedtothelaunchplatformassimulatedvoiceoradatadisplaywithanoptionalvisualpicture.Itcanhandlesimultaneoustransmissionfrom3bombs.‘Nextbomb’settingscanbeadjustedautomatically.operateson255to299.975MHzon3,000channelsat25kHzspacing.Itweighslessthan1kg.Tadiran�Spectralink�(Elisra�Group),�Israel

STARLINK� joint

DatalinkforsmallandminiatureUAVsthatprovidessmall-unitcommanderswithareconnaissanceandsurveillancecapabilitytoseeoverthenexthillorbuildingaswellassupportformountedanddismountedforces,scouts,andspecialoperationsforcesatbattalionlevelandbelow.StarLinkisdesignedtocommunicateanddisplayvideoandothertypesofinformationcollectedbysmall/miniUAVs,inrealtimeandclosetotheareaofinterest.BasedonCoTScomponents,StarLinkissaidtoequaltheperformance,ruggednessandreliabilityofhigh-endmilitarycommssystems.Thecontrolsectioncanbecarriedinabackpack,whiletheAirDataTerminaliseasytointegrateintotheUAV,andtransmitsthedatacollectedbythepayloadtotheGroundDataTerminal.Thisdataandvideocanthenbedisplayedonawidevarietyofruggedizedhand-heldcomputersandPDAs.GoodchannelseparationallowsseveralMUAVstooperateinthesamearea.Tadiran�Spectralink�(Elisra�Group),�Israel

SUPERHIGHWAY� ground

TheSuperhighwayfamilyofproductsprovidesaneffectiveway

tocombinelegacymultiplexedtrunkgroupswithanEthernet

LANfortransmissionoverafiberopticorradiolink.The

productfamilyhastwomainvariants.ASuperhighwayLAN

Combinerunit,whichisdesignedtocombineasingletrunk

groupwitha10/100BaseTLANtoprovideadataoverlayfor

existingareacommunicationssystems.Thesecondapplication

ofthisproductistoprovideserialconversionforavoiceoverIP

network.Inthisapplicationtheunitprovidestheinterface

betweenarouterorswitchandtheradio.Thesecondmain

variantprovidesagroupmultiplexingcapabilitytocombineup

tofourmultiplexedtrunkgroups,uptofourorderwirechannels

andanEthernetLANfortransmissionoveradownthehillradio

oroverupto2kmoffiberopticcable.

Ultra�Electronics,�UK/USA

SURVEILLANCE�AND�CONTROL�DATA�LINK��(SCDL)� air

Claimedtobethebestanti-jamdatalinkintheworld,SCDLisa

keyelementoftheJointSurveillanceTargetAttackRadar

System(JointSTARS)program.SCDLprovidesasecure,all-

weatherlinkbetweenNorthropGrumman’sE8Caircraftto

multiplegroundstationsbuiltbyMotorola.Itconsistsoftwo

majorelements:AirDataTerminalsandGroundDataTerminals.

Amongitsfeatures,theSCDLcanrelayinformationfromone

groundstationtoanotherinthenetwork,andhasmultiple

networksthatoperatesimultaneouslywithinthesame

geographicalarea.Startingfromaprototypein1989,thelink’s

performanceandreliabilityhavebeendemonstratedthrough58

failure-freemissionsduringoperationDesertStormandmore

than100successfulmissionsinBosnia.Keyfeatures:fight-speed

frequencyhoppingformaximumresistancetoin-band

interferencefromanysource;fullRFspectrumagility,enabling

SCDLtooperateinsharedspectralbands;encryption,error

correctionanddataredundancytoensurethatdataalwaysget

through;adaptivedataratesto1.9millionbits/second.

Cubic�Defense�Applications,�USA

SWIFTLINK�5100� ground

DeployableGSMcellsite.TheSwiftLink5100alleviatesweak

signalstrengthandlackofavailablewirelessinfrastructure

whilestillmaintaininghighlysecurecommunications.With

single-personportability,light-weightequipmentandlower

powerrequirements,youcanquicklydeployandactivate

temporaryGSMcellsitesanywhere,anytime.Userswith

heightenedcomputersecurity(CoMSEC)requirementscan

communicateatclassifiedandsensitivelevels.Centralresource

connectivityisaccomplishedoversatelliteorviaterrestrial

services.Tocontrolunfriendlyorunwantedactivities,userscan

managedenialofserviceattacks.Userscancreateapersonal

cellcoverageareabyoperatingthenetworkfromavehicleor

mobilecommandcenter.

TeleCommunication�Systems�(TCS),�USA

SWIFTLINK�DVM-100� ground

TheSwiftLinkDVM-100isTCS’1.0-meterKu-banddeployable

VSATmodule.Thisteam-transportablebroadbandsatellite

flyawayterminalislightweightandcompact,easilysetupin20

minutes,software-driven,highlyportableandshippedinsturdy

containers.TheDVM-100isanecessityformission-sensitive

fieldcommunications.Keyfeaturesandbenefits:plug-n-play

withSwiftLinksystemsviasimpleEthernetinterface;IP-data

ratesadjustablefrom64Kb/sto4.2Mb/s;integratediDirect

technologyD-TDMAsatellitemodem;patentedRoto-Lok®

motorizedantennapositioner;GPS-basedAVLTechnologies

TracStarsubsystem;CAT5einter-equipmentlink.


SWIFTLINK�DVM-90� ground

TheSwiftLinkDVM-90isTCS’0.9-meterKu-bandDeployable

VSATModule.Thissingleuser-transportablebroadbandsatellite

flyawayterminalislightweightandcompact,easilysetupin20

minutes,software-drivenandshippedintwocarry-onsized

containers.TheDVM-90isanecessityformission-sensitive,

high-bandwidthfieldcommunications.Keyfeaturesand

benefits:IP-dataratesadjustablefrom64Kb/sto2.4Mb/s;

plug-n-playwithotherSwiftLinksystemsviasimpleEthernet

interface;patentedRoto-Lok®motorizedantennapositioner;

integratediDirecttechnologyD-TDMAsatellitemodem;GPS-

basedAVLTechnologiesTracStarsubsystem;CAT5einter-

equipmentlink.


TACTICAL�COMMON�DATA�LINK�(TCDL)� joint

TCDLisaUSDoD-ledefforttodevelopafamilyofinteroperable

digital,secure,datalinksthatwillsupportbothunmannedand

mannedairbornereconnaissanceplatforms.Itisdesignedtobe

compatiblewiththeCDL(above)andwithNAToSTANAG7085.

Lightweightandlow-cost,itisajamresistant,high-bandwidth

linkfortransmittingsensordatafromairvehiclestotheir

associatedgroundorshipboardterminals.Usingthelatestopen

architecture,CoTSandindustrystandardinterfaces,itwill

supportair-to-surfacetransmissionofradar,imagery,videoand

othersensorinformationatdataratesofupto10.7megabits-

per-secondatrangesofupto200kilometers.TCDLterminals

providethecriticalwidebanddatalinkrequiredforreal-time

situationalawareness,aswellasrealtimesensorandtargeting

datatotacticalcommanders.ThereareseveralapprovedTCDL

suppliersincludingBAESystems,CubicCorporation,Harrisand

L3Communications.






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TACTICAL�COMMON�DATA�LINK�(TCDL)� joint

DSP-drivendatalinkthatoffersacost-effectiveandaccurate

meanstotransferradarimagesanddatafromintelligence,

surveillanceandreconnaissanceaircrafttoanalystsinNavy

shipsandothersurfacelocations.Provenintestsconductedby

theUSDepartmentofDefense,TCDL’smodulardesignallows

easyconnectiontoaircraftcomputersandground-orship-

baseddataexploitationsystems.Smallandflexibleenoughfor

smallUAVs,itcanbesplitintosubsystemsforoptimum

installation.opticalfiberandotherinterfacesareavailableto

connectsubsystemswitheachotherandwithaircraftsensors,

computers,andantennae.Withinthesurfaceterminal,theCubic

equipmentconnectstothedataandimageryexploitation

systemsviastandardhighspeeddatainterfaces.Thesystem’s

terminalsareprogrammabletoanydatarate(andmultipledata

rates)upto50Mbps,includingstandardCDLdataratesof200

Kbpsand10.71Mbps.


TACTICAL�DIGITAL�DATA�LINK�(TDDL)� joint

AnadvanceddigitaldatalinksystemdesignedforUAVsandother

platformsrequiringhighlysecurecommunicationscombined

withextendedrangeandexcellentreliability.Anevolutionary

producttailoredtomeetexpandingrequirements,itprovides

point-to-point,fullduplex,jam-resistantdigitalmicrowave

commsbetweensensorplatformsandcontrolterminals.

SoftwareDefinedRadio(SDR)technologyallowsforflexibility

andprogrammabilityofcodingmodulationanddataratesand

includesprovisionforinteroperabilitywithTCDLandSTANAG

7085systems.Rangeisupto200kmwithoutrelay.Provisionfor

airbornerelay.Uplinkdatarate9.6to200kbps,downlinkrate1.6

to10.71mbps,upgradesto45mbps.Modulation:uplinkisBPSK,

downlinkisQPSK.Controlinterfaces:1553B,RS422;10/100Base-

T;remoteoperationviaF/ointerfaceavailable.Rangeand

directionmeasurementoptions.Lowlatency,selectablebitrate,

highvideoqualityfortargetidentificationandtracking.

Waveform:forwarderrorcorrection,variablerateinterleaving,

directsequence.Errorcorrectioncodes:convolution,

concatenated,interleaving.Weighslessthan6kg.

Tadiran�Spectralink�(Elisra�Group),�Israel

TACTICAL�INFORMATION�BROADCAST��SYSTEM�–�TIBS� air

TIBSisanintelligencetypedatalinkthatisusedbyUSforces

andsomeothernationstoprovidenon-Link16unitswitha

(near-)realtimetacticalpicture.Especiallyemployedin

conjunctionwithTheatreMissileDefenceoperations.Itthen

providesinformationonballisticmissilelaunches,launch

positions,impactpointsetc.Someoftheremainingprotocolsin

usebyUSdevelopedfighters(F-16,F-18)andhelicopters(AH-

64)arethefollowing:AirForceApplicationProgramand

Development(AFAPD),MarineTacticalSystem(MTS),Intra-

flightDataLink(IDL),TacticalFire(TACFIRE),AutomaticTarget

HandoverSystem(ATHS)1&2.Thesesystemsmaysoonbe

replacedbyLink16orVMF.(InformationcourtesyofStasys.

www.stasys.co.uk)


TACTICAL�TARGETING�NETWORK��TECHNOLOGY�(TTNT)� joint

TheTacticalTargetingNetworkTechnology(TTNT)program

develops,evaluatesanddemonstratesrapidlyre-configurable,

affordable,robust,interoperableandevolvablecommunications

technologiesspecificallytosupportemergingnetworked

targetingapplicationsthataredesignedtokeepfleetingtargets

atrisk.Inthenetworkedforwardbattlespaceofthenearfuture,

forcesmustexploitdistributedsensorplatformstorapidlyand

preciselylocatetacticaltargetsandtosupportreal-timefire

controlprocesses.Essentialtoachievingthefullpotentialof

distributedtacticaltargetingtechnologiesisaflexible,low

latency,highcapacitytacticaldatalinkcapability.Current

tacticaldatalinksarestaticpre-plannednetworkswith

constrainedparticipationanduse.TTNTisIPbased,supportsad

hocnetworkingwithajoiningtimeofunder5seconds,offers

extremelylowlatency,isresponsiveandLocompatible,offers

highthroughput,isJTRS-compatibleandrequiresminimal

operationalsupport.ItalsocoexistswithLink16,worksatupto

Mach8,offersmultiplelevelsofsecurityandisweaponsdata

linkcapable.RockwellisworkingwithDARPAandAFRLonTTNT.


TACTICAL�VIDEO�LINK�II� joint

TVLIIisaverylightvideoreceiversystemfordownloading

videoandtelemetrydatafromUAVstoground,airborneand

navalforces.Fromhelicopterstocommandvehicles,TVLIIis

‘plug-and-playinstallable.’AdaptabletoanyUAVlink/system,

installableon‘virtuallyeveryfixedormobile,groundor

airbornemilitaryplatform’.offersautomaticandmanual

frequencycontrol.Benefits:expandsUAVintelligence

disseminationdirectlytofightingforces;enhancesfiring

solutions,improvessurvivability;deliverscriticalinsightsfor

battlefieldmanagement;providesrealtimedamageassessment.

operatesinSorCbands(16selectablechannels).Features:

omniantennaforover20kmrangeinSbandand12kminC

band;directionalantennasfor50kmrangeinSbandand40

kminCband.Weighslessthan1kg.

Tadiran�Spectralink�Elisra�Group,�Israel

TIG�(TACTICAL�INTERFACE�GATEWAY)� joint

TheTIGprovidesamodularapproachtomigratelegacytactical

voiceandradionetworkstoanIP(InternetProtocol)

architecture.ItallowstheTA-1042DNVT(DigitalNonsecure

VoiceTerminal),DSVTKY-68(DigitalSecureVoiceTerminal)and

tacticalradios(PSC-5,LST-5,&RT-1523SINCGARS(Single

ChannelGround&AirborneRadioSystem)toconnectto

commercialIPtelephoneswitches.TheTIGalsoprovidesRED-

enclavefunctionality,enablingend-to-endsecuritybetween

differenttypesofsecuretelephones.DSVT-RandISTE-Rmodules

supportchannel-encryptedlinksfromaREDenclavetosuch

tacticalsecureinstrumentsastheDSVT,STE,STU-III,and

FNBDT/SCIPdevices.TheRED-enclavecapabilityalsomakes

possiblesecureconferencinginacollocatedIPtelephoneswitch.


UAV�DATALINKS� joint

TadiranSpecralink’sdatalinksystemsbasicallyconsistofa

GroundDataTerminal(GDT),whichprovidesuplinkand

downlinkcommunication,trackingtelemetry,videoandoptional

servicechannelsinterfacingtotheground-basedenvironment,

andanAirborneDataTerminal(ADT),whichprovidesuplink

controlanddownlinktelemetry,videoandotherinterfacingto

airborneavionicsandpayload.TheGroundDataRelay(GDR)

andAirborneDataRelay(ADR)addessentialextendedrange

andoverTheHorizon(oTH)capabilities.ARemoteVideo

Terminal(RVT)andActiveMobileDataTerminal(AMDT)afford

commandersinthefieldtheabilitytomonitorinrealtimethe

informationacquiredbyairbornesensors.


VANTAGE�RADIO�GATEWAY�(VRGW)��COMPACTPCI�CARD� joint

TheGeneralDynamicsC4SystemsVantageRadioGateway

(VRGW)CompactPCI(cPCI)cardisdesignedtointerface

betweenanInternetProtocol(IP)basedtelephonesystemanda

SINCGARSradio.TheVRGWallowsradioandwiredsubscribers

toautomaticallyconnectandcommunicatewitheachother

throughtheuseofvoicecommandsandtext-to-speechvoice

responses.Advancesinspeechrecognitionhaveprovidedaway

forradiostocommunicatewithwiredphoneswithouttheneed

foranintermediateoperator.Thisfunctionalityishostedona

cPCIprocessorcardwithPCIMezzanineCard(s)(PMCs)to

implementancillarysoundcardandharddrivefunctionswithin

theVantagechassis.TheVRGWprocessorboard’sfrontpanel

hasa10/100Mb/sEthernetRJ-45interfaceaswellasother

interfacesrequiredtosupporttheradioI/o.

General�Dynamics,�USA

VARIABLE�MESSAGE�FORMAT�(VMF)� joint

VMFisaLink16familyprotocolthatusesLink16dataelements

tocreatevariablelengthmessagesfornearrealtimedata

exchangeincombatwhenbandwidthislimited.EarlierUSArmy

VMFprotocolscontainedATDL-1messageelements.Thefinal

andJointServiceversionisstillunderdevelopment.VMFis

intendedtofillthegapbetweenwhatLink16andsomeother

TDLsdoandMessageTextFormats.(Informationcourtesyof

Stasys.www.stasys.co.uk)


VIASAT�DATA�CONTROLLERS�VDC-500,��VDC-600�AND�VDC-800�Runnet-centricwebapplicationsoveryourexistingcombatnet

radiowithViaSatDataControllers(VDCs).VDCsworkwithall

tacticalradiostodelivertheCommonoperatingPicture-even

overseverelydegradedradiochannels.WithaViaSatData

Controller(VDC),youcansenderror-freedataandemployTCP/

IPservicesoverexistingradios,creatingnetwork-centric

connectionsthatlinkwarfightersonthetacticaledgetothe

GIG.Usingacombatnetradio,computer,andDataController,

youcanruncriticalcombatcommunicationsapplicationssuch

assituationalawareness,BlueForceTracking,whiteboard

collaboration,chat,messaging,andemail.Featuringseveral

ViaSat-developedtechnologies,VDCsovercomehalf-duplex

issuesandarefield-proventohandleIPconnectivityona

varietyofchallengingradiochannelsincludingUHFSatCom,

UHFline-of-sight,VHF,HFandwirelinechannels.TheVDC-500

RouterDataControllerdeliversroutingcapabilityandTCP/IP

servicesovernoisyhalf-duplexlowdatarateradio

communicationchannels.Designedforthewarfighteronthe

tacticaledge,theVDC-600NetworkCardDataControllerpacks

advanceddatacontrolfeaturesintoaPCMCIATypeIIcardfor

fast,error-freedatatransferusingmobilePCsandhandheld

computingdevices.Witharuggedisedtacticalmilitarydesign

builttohandlethetoughestmissions,theVDC-800connectsvia

USBtolaptopcomputersandhandheldcomputingdevicesto

bringsecureIPaccesstotacticaledgewarfighters.

ViaSat,�USA

VDL-2000� air

Ruggedized,lowcostVHFdatalinktransceiverdesignedto

meetthemilitaryrequirementforcivilaviationinteroperability.

Itisafullyfunctionalairtrafficcontrolradio,providingboth

VHFvoiceandmode2datalinkcapabilityinacompactmodule.

InitialimplementationwillbethroughtheRT-1794(C).other

ARC-210radiosmayrequiresoftwareupdatestoutilizetheVDL-

2000.


VEHICULAR�TACTICAL�VIDEO��RECEIVER�(V-TVR)� ground

TheV-TVRVehicularTacticalVideoReceiveristhevehicular

versionofTadiranSpectralink’sTacticalVideoLink(TVL-II)

system,anditwasspecificallydesignedforuseofmounted

groundtroops.Packagedintothecaseofastandardmilitary

vehicularradioset,completewithmountingbase,allyouneed

todotoinstalltheV-TVRonanymilitaryvehicle(jeeps,APCs,

tanks,etcistopushtheunitontoafreeconnectoronthe

vehicle’scommunicationsrack.Technicalhighlights:dual

frequencybandcapability–videoreceptioninSandCband;on-

panel16-channelselector;frequencyuploadingusingexternal

PC-basedloader;varietyofantennas(omnianddirectional,

hemisphericforextendedreceptionrange;magneticantenna

base(optional);twovideoports;provisionforreceptionof

telemetrydata;provisionforscrambling/encryption.

Tadiran�Electronic�Systems�(Elisra�Group),�Israel

WEAPONS�DATA�LINK�NETWORK�(WDLN)� joint

WDLNisanin-flightcommunicationinterfaceforprecision-

guidedweapons.TheAdvancedProductTeam(APT)withinthe

USNavy’sPMA201,inconjunctionwithSpaceAndNaval

WarfareSystemsCommandSPAWARandvariousactivities

withintheUSAirForce,arepresentlyengagedinaWeapon

DataLinkNetworkarchitecture(WDLN)AdvancedConcept

TechnologyDemonstrations.Thegoalistodevelopasuitable

andstandardmessagesetandtransitionpathforanumberof

air-to-groundweaponscandidates.Additionally,APTmaintains

contactandworkingrelationshipwithservicelaboratoriesand

industrypartnersondevelopmentsinthestate-of-the-artin

datatransmission/receptiontechnologies.RockwellandBoeing

leadtheindustryparticipation.






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WEAPONS�DATALINKS�ViasatprovidedsatelliteandLoScommsequipmentusedintwo

successfulsmartweaponstestsinAugustandSeptemberof

2005.oneusedtheredesignedRaytheonTacticalTomahawk

missilethatincludesamodifiedRaytheonAN/PSC-5terminal

withaViaSatUHFDAMAsatcommodem.Theotherplacedan

adaptedViaSatMIDSLVT-2insideaRaytheonJSoWaspartof

theAffordableMovingSurfaceTargetEngagement(AMSTE)

programfundedbyDARPA.InthefirsttestattheNavalAir

SystemsCommandsearangenearPointMugu,CA,the‘TacTom’

wasputthroughaseriesofmaneuversthatincludedtravelto

thetargetzone,‘loitering’inthearea,andthendivingtothe

finalattack.Duringitsoneanda-halfhour,540-mileflightthe

missilesent21messagesviaUHF5kHzDAMAservice,with

operatorssendingfourreturninstructions.Inthesecondtest,at

ChinaLake,aNorthropGrummanteamdemonstratedtheability

tohitamovingsurfacetargetwithastandoffseekerless

weapon.AirborneradarsguidedaHornet-launchedJSoW,

inflightforalittleoverfiveminutes,throughtheonboard

Link-16MIDSterminal.Theweaponscoredadirecthitona

moving,remotelycontrolledM-60battletank.Tobring

affordablecommunicationstosmallerstand-offweapons,

terminalsmustbesmaller,costless,andprovidemoredata

throughput.ViaSatplanstoshrinkthecurrentfootball-sized

MIDSterminaltosomethingthesizeofacellphone.Plus

terminalsneedlinkcompatibilitywiththeothertactical

networks,computers,surveillanceaircraft,andsignalling

protocolsalreadyusedinthebattlefield.

ViaSat,�USA

WIDEBAND�SATCOM�TERMINALS� joint

AfamilyofwidebandSATCoMterminalsdesignedto‘network

thefutureforcetoday’.ItincludesKa,Ku,X-bandtactical

terminalsprovidingCommunication-on-The-Move(CoTM)and

Communication-on-The-Quick-Halt(CoTQH).Features:

transportabletransitcaseconfiguration;JTRSSCA2.2

compliant;WGS/XTARmulti-accessprotocol.Supportsfullmesh

IPoStoday.Providesefficientuseofsatellitespectrum(C,X,Ku,

Ka).Providesadaptivedynamicresourcemanagementplus

multi-bandandmulti-beamcommunicationwithTypeICoMSEC.

Flexibleconfigurationsforwarfighterenvironment:plug&play;

ruggedizedhardware;userfriendlyCMA;software

programmablemulti-purposemodemaccommodatesany

waveform;multi-accessprotocol;openstandardnetworkcentric

waveform(MF-TDMA).Supportsthousandsofusersinhubless

meshnetwork.ComplieswithMIL-STD-165Aandofferspositive

controlViaIMPCS.


WIRELESS�EMAIL� joint

Efficientemailmessagingoverstressedtacticalradiochannels.

Thesesoftware-basedproductscansendandreceiveemail,files

andimagesoverHF,VHF,UHF,INMARSAT,microwave,and

telephone.HarrisofferstwoWirelessemailproducts:theRF-

6750WWirelessGatewayandtheRF-6710WWirelessMessage

Terminal.TheWirelessGatewayconnectstacticalradiolinkstoa

LocalAreaNetwork(LAN)orWideAreaNetwork(WAN).It

connectstheradionetworktoawirednetwork,includingthe

Internet.Messagesareautomaticallydeliveredfromoriginator

todestination,asifthenetworkwascompletelyhardwired.The

RF-6710Whasthesamecapabilities,lesstheLAN/WAN

interface.Itisusuallyusedasthe‘fieldend’,wheretheonly

communicationslinktothenetworkisthroughtheradio.The

RF-6710WandRF-6750WworkonstandardPCsrunning

Microsoft®Windowsoperatingsystems,andconsistofa

MicrosoftWindowsinstallationdisk,amanual,andifnecessary,

aPCIorPCMCIAsynchronouscommunicationscard.

Harris,�USA

WISARD�Digitalvideodatalinksystem.WISARDprovidesacleanpicture

innon-line-of-sightconditionsbyusingmicrowavesignalsthat

bounceoffstructuressurroundingthetacticalsituation.These

multipathsignalsthatcauseinterferenceintraditionalanalog

equipmentareagoodsourceofsignalforthereceiving

equipment.WISARDusesatransmissiontechniquecalledCoded

orthogonalFrequencyDivisionMultiplexing(CoFDM).CoFDM

encodesthevideousingerror-correctingformulasandthen

transmitsitusing2000carriersthatfillthefrequencyband.

WhentheWISARDreceivercapturesthearrivingsignals,both

directandmultipath,theinformationonsomeofthe2000

carriersisdegradedandcontainserrors.However,theerror-

correctingformulasallowthecorrectdigitalinformationtobe

recovered,resultinginacleanvideodisplayatthereceiver.

CoFDMtechnologygivestheWISARDreceivergreater

sensitivitythananalogequipment,butshouldnotbeexpected

tooperatereliablyinextremenon-line-of-siteconditionssuchas

fromanaircrafttoauserdeepinsidealargebuilding.WISARD

willworkreliablyinmoretacticalsituationsthananyother

currentlyavailabletechnologyforreal-timevideo.WISARDuses

farlessspectrumthananalogmicrowavetransmission.

Standardanalogtransmissionchannelsare17MHzwide.

WISARDfeaturesa7.5MHzchannelwidth,enablingtwo

WISARDdigitallinkstooperatewithinoneanalogchannel.

Customizedchannelwidthsareavailableuponrequest.

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SOFTWARE�DEFINED�RADIOS�AND�MODEMS

ADVANCED�COMBAT�INTEGRATED�SAR�(ACIS)� air

Digitalmap-basedCombatSARmissionmanagementsystem

thatusesthecoreelementsandoperatingmodesofTadiran’s

AirborneSearchAndRescueSystem(ASARS)family,including

ASARS-G,andaddsmanyessentialC3Imodes.Themain

elementsofACISareanAdvancedInterfaceMissionComputer

(AIMC)andanMFDwithamovingmapengine.Thisincludes

severaltypesofcolourmapswithsurvivordataoverlays

(includingmulti-survivorpositiondisplayandtrackingmode),

threatsalongtheflightpathandmore.BesidesCSARC3I,itcan

beusedforcovertflightpathplanning,missionplanning,

rehearsal,recordinganddebriefing,groundcollisionavoidance

etc.ThetwomainLRUsare:theAU700ASARSRFunitthat

includesa225to300MHzUHFradio,aDFmodule,a

transponderunitandanAUcontroller;andtheAIMC,aPC

basedsystemusingadvancedInteltechnologyandstandard

storagedevices.TheAIMCcanbedeployedasastand-alone

avionicssystem,includingahigh-rescolourdisplay-and-control

typeMFD,orasastandardavionicsLRUconnectedtothe

aircraft’sexistingmaincomputerandMFDsvia1553orother

standardinterfaces.


ADVANCED�DIGITAL�RADIO�AIRBORNE�(ADRA)�air

TheAdvancedDigitalRadioAirborne(ADRA)providesa

BowmanVHFradiocapabilitytohelicoptersandfixed-wing

aircraftthatisfullycompatiblewiththeBowmanVHFground

radio(AdvancedDigitalRadioADR+)andtheBowmanVHF

PortableTransceiver(VPT).Itprovidessecureanti-jamvoice

anddatafacilitiesandoperatesinasharedvoice/data

environmentusingCarrierSenseMultipleAccess(CSMA)

techniques.TheADRAfeaturesMIL-STD-1553remotecontrol

andserialRS-422controlforlegacyplatformswithoutMIL-STD-

1553capability.TheADRAisderivedfrom,andhasthesame

installationfootprintas,thepopularARC-201DSINCGARS

Airborneradio.AflexiblesoftwarearchitectureallowstheADRA

toassumeanumberofnewrolessupportingcurrentandfuture

digitalbattlefieldrequirements.

ITT�Corporation,�Aerospace/Communications�Division,�USA

ADVANCED�DIGITAL�RADIO�PLUS�(ADR+)� ground

ADR+istheVHFvehicleandmanpackradiomemberofthe

AdvancedDigitalRadio(ADR)familyofVHFradiosdeveloped

initiallyfortheUKBowmanprogramme.ADR+isfully

compatiblewiththeADRPVHFPortableradioandtheADRA

VHFAirborneradio.TheADRfamilysharescommonRFand

basebandcircuitryandsoftwaretosupportmixedsecurevoice/

dataRFnets,IPnetworkingandGPSpositionreporting.The

radiosareequippedwithembeddedIProutersandGPS.The

ADR+isdesignedtomeetthestringentcositeandEMC

environmentsofthemodernbattlefield.Asamanpackradio,it

utilizesarechargeableLithium-ionsmartbatterywhich,

togetherwiththeADR+power-savingmodes,providesalong

operationaltimebetweenbatteryrecharges.Asavehicleradio,

itisdesignedfortracked,wheeled,andshipborneenvironments.

Hardwarearchitectureisoptimisedforeasyimplementationof

integratedcountry-specificcryptography.TheITTADRfamilyof

VHFTacticalradiosisfullysoftwarereprogrammable,allowing

futureenhancementstofunctionality,waveforms,anddata

networkingandrouting.


ADVANCED�DIGITAL�RADIO�PORTABLE��(ADRP)� ground

ADRPisthelightweightVHFPortableRadiomemberofthe

AdvancedDigitalRadio(ADR)familyofVHFradiosdeveloped

initiallyfortheUKBowmanprogramme.ADRPfeaturesa

remoteMMIforimprovedflexibilityandisfullycompatiblewith

theADR+VHFradioforvehicularandmanpackoperationsand

theADRAVHFAirborneradio.TheADRfamilysharescommon

circuitryandsoftwaretosupportmixedsecurevoice/dataRF

nets,IPnetworkingwithitsembeddedroutersandGPSposition

reportingthroughitsintegralGPS.TheADRPutilisesasmart

Lithium-ionbatteryprovidingextendedoperational

deployments.Hardwarearchitectureoptimisedforeasy

implementationofcountry-specificcryptography.TheITTADR

familyofVHFTacticalradiosisfullysoftwarereprogrammable,

allowingfutureenhancementstofunctionality,waveformsand

datanetworkingandrouting.


AIRBORNE�SINCGARS� air

Voiceanddatacommunicationssystem.TheAirborne

SINCGARSprovidesanti-jamvoice/datacommunication,

improvederrorcorrection,enhanceddatamodes,andimproved

GPScapabilities.TheseinnovationshaveallowedITTtoapply

experienceandknowledgeinproducingasecureproductand

placingitinaircraftwherespaceandweightaremajorconcerns.


AN/ARC-210V� joint

Asoftware-programmableVHF/UHFradiosystem,theAN/ARC-

210MultimodeIntegratedCommunicationsSystemprovides2-

waymultimodevoiceanddatacommunicationsoverthe30-

400MHzfrequencyrangeineithernormal,secureor

jam-resistantmodesvialine-of-sight(LoS)orsatellite

communications(SATCoM)links.TheARC-210familyof

equipmentismadeupofseveralvariantsofthereceiver-

transmitter,eachprovidingaspecificcombinationof

functionalitytomeetuserplatformrequirements.State-of-the-

artalldigitaldesign,surfacemounttechnology,modular

upgradeableconstruction.Synthesizerspeedandrapidradio

responsetimehandlesanydevelopedECCMalgorithmorLINK

requirement.Dataratesto80,000bits/secondofferedwith

BandwidthEfficientAdvancedModulation(BEAM)technology.It

iscompatiblewithLink11,Link4A,IDM,andATHS.Itissoftware

re-programmableinthefieldviaMLVSforrapidsystem

integrationandgrowth.Control:MIL-STD-1553Borremote

control.Testing:Built-inTest(BIT)tomodulelevel.Channel

spacing:25kHzand8.33kHz.Tuningcapability:5kHzwith

remotecontrol2.5kHzvia1553Frequencyaccuracy:0.03part

permillion.Poweroutput:AM:10to15wattsFM:15to23watts.

optionalpoweramplifiers.NextgenerationRTtechnology

insertionprovidesfive-timesthecomputingpowerthatenables

softwareonlyupgradesforfuturewaveforms.


AN/ARS-6(V)�PERSONNEL�LOCATOR��SYSTEM�(PLS)�� air

PLScovertlyandpreciselylocatesdownedormissingpilots-in

asinglepassunderharshoperationalconditions-while

concealingtheirlocationfromtheenemy.Thisallowssearch-

and-rescueaircrafttomaketacticalapproachestothedowned

pilot,ratherthanflyingsearchpatternsinenemyterritory.our

traditionalAN/ARS-6(V)PLSisthestandardcombatsearch-

and-rescuesystemfortheUSArmy,Navy,AirForceandNATo.

CombatprovenduringoperationDesertStorm,PLSisinstalled

ineveryUSmilitaryhelicopterthatisdedicatedtocombat

personnelrecoverymissions.


AN/ARS-6(V12)�PERSONNEL�LOCATOR��SYSTEM�(PLS)�� air

NewV12PLSReceiver/Transmitter(R/T)isafunctional

replacementfortheoldAN/ARS-6.Retainingallthefunctions

andbackwardcompatibilityoftheoriginalARS-6(V),theV12

addsseveralimportantcapabilities:extendedandimproved,

highqualitytwo-wayvoicenowcoversentire225to400Mhz

UHFBand;astate-of-the-art,360degree,WideBandDF

antennafromCheltonElectrostaticsprovidesaccurateazimuth

measurementsatallanglesfrom110to407MHz,

simultaneouslymonitors4channelsanddecodesthe406MHz

CoSPAS-SARSATembeddedGPSposition;interoperablewithall

USdeployedcombatsurvivalradiosincludingthePRC-112and

CSELPRQ7.Interoperablewithallstandardemergencydistress

beaconsandCubic’sURX-3000TacticalELTandGPSbased

survivalradios.AdditionalDataI/oincludesMIL-STD-1553B,

ARINC-429andRS-422ports.Interfaceswithexistingaircraft

PLSinstallationsandwiringincludingoriginalHardware(CDU,

RDUandASULRUs)andsoftware.Thelighterweightand

smallersizeV12canbeconfiguredasadatabuscontrolled

system,takingfulladvantageofintegrated/busedcockpits.


AN/GRC-245(V)� ground

HighCapacityLineofSight(HCLoS)radiothatprovidesthe

high-speeddigitalbackboneforACUSmodernizationandWIN-T

high-capacity,bandwidthefficientline-of-sightradio.Ultra

ElectronicsIncisundercontractandisupgradingthevoiceand

datatransmissioncapabilityoftheUSArmy’sAreaCommon

UserSystem(ACUS)AN/TRC-190shelters.Itincreasesthe

capacityoftheACUSnetworkbyprovidingupto8Mbpstraffic

throughput,overa40-kmpathwith99.9%reliability,usingthe

minimumoccupiedspectrum.Keyfeatures:fullyprogrammable

digitalmodemsupportsmultiplewaveforms;highlyreliable40-

kmlinks;verynarrowtransmitspectrumforeffectivespectrum

sharing;excellentcositeperformancefordensenetwork

operation;widerangeoftrafficrates,includingcommercial

standards,withgrowthto16Mb/s.

Ultra�Electronics,�UK/USA

AN/PRC-112D� ground

UpgradetoAN/PRC-112Cpersonalsurvivalradiothatputsnew

electronicsintounmodifiedoriginalhousingwhileaddingextra

functions.Itoffers:voicetransmissionandreception,beacon

transmission,transponderreceptionandtransmission,andan

erasemodethatremovesthesurvivorIDandpresetfrequencies

ofchannelsusedbyrescueteams.optionaladd-onsincludeoTH

transmittingcapabilityandCoSPAS-SARSATgloballocation.

CompatiblewithASARSandACIScombatSARsystems.


AN/PRC-112E�(GPS)� ground

Software-definedversionofthePRC-112personalsurvivalradiois

asoftwareradiowithanembeddedGPSreceiver.Tothebenefits

ofthe112Dupgrade(above)itadds:survivorGPSlocationas

standard,voiceenunciationofGPSposition,navigationof

survivortopick-uppoint,friendlynon-SARequippedrescue

capability,406MHzCoSPAS-SARSATenabled(option),fullback

compatibilitywithandsimilaroperatorinterfaceasearlier

versions.Extrabatterylifetripleseffectivemissiontime.Afully

programmablesoftwareradioitpromiseseasyupgradepaths.

Frequencies:121.5and225to299.975MHz.offers3,000

channelsin25KHzsteps.Locationaccuracy:<25metres.


AN/PRC-112G�TRANSCEIVER� ground

TheupgradedAN/PRC-112GTransceiverisasoftwaredefined

radio.Youwillbeabletoaddnewcapabilitieslike406SARSAT,

2-waySATCoM,DAMA-Candotherwaveformsviasoftware

download,whenavailable.Theradioalsohasroomto

accommodatefuturehardwareupgrades,suchasSAASMGPS

orL-bandGPRS.


AN/PRC-148�JEM�MULTIBAND�INTER/INTRA�TEAM�RADIO�TheThalesAN/PRC-148JointTacticalRadioSystemEnhanced

MBITR,orJEM,hasasitsbaselinethecombat-provenThales

AN/PRC-148MultibandInter/IntraTeamRadio(MBITR).

Features:programmableencryptionengine(AIM);MIL-STD188-

220B(optional);high-throughputwaveform(56K)basedonMIL-

STD188-181B;voiceanddigitaldata;analognarrowbandcapable

(12.5kHz);2metreand20metreimmersiblevariants;256

programmablepresets;USBinterfaces;weight30.6ounces;

volume33.74cubicinches;rapidstart-uptime.otherwaveforms

andencryptioncapabilitiesavailable.DevelopedunderaUS

governmentprogrammeofrecord,theJEMisthefirst

productionradiotobecertifiedforJointTacticalRadioSystem

SoftwareCommunicationsArchitecturecompliance(with

waivers).Theradioisjustthebeginning.otherelementsofthe

AN/PRC-148systemsolutioninclude:20-wattvehicleadapter;

AN/VRC-111vehicleadapteramplifierwithSINCGARSinterface

tray;man-portablesystemwith20-wattbroadbandamplifier;

basestationforfixedapplications;self-containedtactical

repeaterforrangeextension.

Thales�Communications,�Inc,�USA


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AN/PRC-148�MULTIBAND�INTER/INTRA�TEAM�RADIO�(MBITR)�HandheldradioinusegloballybyUSandalliedforceswithmore

than100,000fielded.Features:30-512MHzfrequencycoverage;

5and6.25kHzstepsize;rapidstart-uptime;lessthan30.6

ounces;am/fm;voice/data;selectableRFoutputpower(0.1to5

Watts);analoguenarrowbandcapable(12.5kHz);2and20metre

immersiblevariants;CTCSStones;AMandFMsynchronousdata

ratesof12and16kbps;AMandFMasynchronousdatarates

below4800baud;retransmissionbetweenhandheldradios;joint

interoperabilitytestcommandtested;otherwaveformsand

encryptioncapabilitiesavailable.TheMBITRisservingwar

fightersgloballywithextensiveuseinoperationsEnduring

FreedomandIraqiFreedom.Inaruggedisedpackageweighing

approximatelytwopounds,theMBITRprovidesunprecedented

interoperabilitywithexistingmilitarylegacysystemsand

commercialradios,whileensuringfutureoperationwiththenext

generationofcommunicationequipment.TheAN/PRC-148

MBITRisthefoundationfortheAN/PRC-148JointTacticalRadio

System(JTRS)EnhancedMBITR,orJEM.Theradioisjustthe

beginning.otherelementsoftheAN/PRC-148systemsolution

include:20-Wattvehicleadapter;AN/VRC-111vehicleadapter

amplifierwithSINCGARSinterfacetray;manportablesystem

with20-Wattbroadbandamplifier;basestationforfixed

applications;self-containedtacticalrepeaterforrangeextension.


AN/PSC-5�MULTI-BAND,�MULTI-MISSION�COMMUNICATIONS�TERMINAL� ground

TheAN/PSC-5Disamulti-band,multi-missioncommunication

terminalwithcapabilitiesforUHF/VHF(UltraHighFrequency/

VeryHighFrequency)ManpackLoS(Line-of-Sight)and

SATCoM/DAMA(SatelliteCommunications/DemandAssigned

MultipleAccess).ItsupportstheDepartmentofDefense

requirementforalightweight,secure,networkcapable,multi-

band/multi-mission,anti-jam,voice/imagery/data

communicationscapabilityinasinglepackage.ThePSC-5D

providesallthecapabilitiesofthesuccessfullyfieldedAN/PSC-5

Spitfireterminal,plusadditionalcapabilitiesforHaveQuickI

andIIandSINCGARS(SingleChannelGroundandAirborne

RadioSystem)anti-jam,receiveandtransmitover-the-air-

rekeying(oTAR)(1),30-512Megahertz(MHz)frequency

coverage,high-data-rateinLoSandSATCoMcommunications

andembeddedAdvancedDataController.optionsinclude

embeddedTacticalInternetandMELP(MixedExcitationLinear

Predictive)VocoderandSINCGARSSIPANDESIP.Thisproduct

meetsthedefinitionofCommercialItemasdefinedbyFAR2.101.

Raytheon�Network�Centric�Systems,�USA

AN/PSC-14�BGAN�INTEGRATED�TERMINAL� groundForuseonInmarsat’sBroadbandGlobalAreaNetwork,the

ViaSatAN/PSC-14istheonlyruggedisedBGANmanpack

terminalwithintegratedType1encryption.Designedfortactical

militaryuse,theterminalintegratessecureIPcommunications

withupto422kbpsspeedinaformfactorthatishighly

ruggedised,manportable,andvehicularrack-mountable.The

ViaSatAN/PSC-14offersafullrangeofsecureandnon-secure

dataandlegacyvoiceservicestolinkmobilewarfightersonthe

tacticaledgetothenetworkedforce.

ViaSat,�USA

AN/TYQ-69�FLY-AWAY�MESSAGE��SWITCH�SYSTEM�(FMSS)� joint

FMSSisasmall,lightweight,andruggedstate-of-the-art

multifunctioncommunicationsystemwhichhastheabilityto

performsplitbasedoperationsatcollateralsecuritylevels.The

systeminteroperateswithnetworkssuchastheMobile

SubscriberEquipmentTacticalPacketNetworkandtheX.25

DISNET1andDISNET3networks.Inaddition,theflexibilityof

FMSSallowsforaKY-68dial-upcapabilityonapublicnetwork

ortheDefenseSwitchedNetwork.FMSSincorporatessomeof

themostadvanced,state-of-the-art,low-cost,modular

equipmentavailablefortoday’scomplex,integrated

communicationsmission.Itprovidessecureconnectivity

betweencommandandcontrolelementsatallechelons.FMSS

bridgesthegapbetweendissimilarnetworksandprovidesthe

mechanismfortransferringtimesensitivecombatinformation

betweenthesenetworks.FMSSprovidesadditionalconnectivity

betweenLocalandWideAreaNetworksusingstate-of-the-art

LANrepeaters,fiberopticmodems,andpacketradiodevices.

California�Microwave�Systems�(Government�Electronics),�USA

AN/USC–61(C)�SOFTWARE�DEFINED�RADIO�� joint

GD’sSDRtechnologyisembodiedinitsWirelessInformation

TransferSystem(WITS)technology.WITS-enabledsolutionswith

embeddedreprogrammableINFoSEChaveledtothe

developmentoftheUSNavy’sDigitalModularRadio(DMR)set,

whichisbeingdeliveredforsurface,subsurfaceandfixedsites.

Around750software-definedchannelscapableof2MHzto2

GHzoperationhavebeendelivered.Thesystemiscontrolled,

eitherlocallyoracrossthenetwork,byaWindows-based

interface.TheDMRsystemintegrates2MHz-2GHz

communications,security,peripheralcontrol,ancillaries,

computingandnetworkingintoonecompactsystem.

ProgrammableRFchannelsrequirenohardwareslicesor

hardwarechanges.Featuresaresoftware-selectable.Diverse

legacyandemergingnetworksinteroperateviaanRF

connection.The4-channel,fullduplexgatewaysystemallows

independentsecurityconfiguration.Flexibleinfrastructure

implementsnationalandinternationalstandardsandallows

operationalcharacteristicsofeachchanneltoberedefinedas

required.ItstoresallDMR-developedwaveforms.Multipleunits

canbenetworkedandcontrolledbyoneSNMPmanager.

Softwareisupgradeableoverthenetwork.Itusesopen

standardstopromotethird-partyapplicationsoftwareand

portability;extensiveCoTSutilization.offers4-channel

simultaneouswirelessoperation.Waveforms:SATCoM–181B,

182Aand183A;SINCGARSSIP/ESIP;HavequickI/II;UHFLink-11,

Link-4a;HFSSB,ISB,AMandLink-11(serialtonemodem110A

andALE141A);VHF/UHFLoS,AMcivilandmilitaryaviation;FM

voiceanddata;FSK/BPSK/SBPSK/QPSK.There’sa

reconfigurablewirelineinterfacesupportingEIA/TIA530A,

JMINI,Ethernetandanalog.Reprogrammablevoiceanddata

securityoptionsaresubjecttoUSGovernmentapprovalbut

includeKY-57/58,KYV-5,KGV-10/11,DES,KG-84A/C,KWR-46,

KG-194andothersasrequired.Networking:configurableIP

addressing;selectableoperationalmodesandparameters;

downloadofnetworkconfigurationandsoftwareupdates;

downloadofsecuritykeysandupdates.openarchitectureand

customcontroloptionsenablerunningoffutureWaveformsand

thirdpartysoftwareapplications.


AN/VRC-111��VEHICLE�ADAPTER�AMPLIFIER� ground

TheAN/VRC-111VehicleAdapter

Amplifier(VAA)consistsoftwo

ThalesAN/PRC-148Multiband

Inter/IntraTeamRadios(MBITR

orJTRSEnhancedMBITR,or

JEM,configuration),twoVehicle

Adapters(VAs),andaninterface

traythatdirectlymountswitha

standardSINCGARSmounting

tray.MaintainsallofthefunctionalityoftheAN/PRC-148

handheldradioandVA.InstallsontoexistingMT6352mounting

tray.NoadditionalRForpowercableinstallationrequired.

Cable-freerapidradiodismountcapabilityneedslessthan2

seconds.otherwaveformsandencryptioncapabilitiesavailable.

TheVAAisaCoTS/NDI,electricalandmechanicalfixture

combiningthefunctionalityofthebattle-provenAN/PRC-148

handheldradioandVAintoaconfigurationthatoffersan

alternativetoexistingSINCGARSvehicularinstallations,

suchastheAN/VRC-91F(V).Rapidradiodismountcapability

isretainedwithsinglepush-buttonaction.TheVAAprovides

acommonsolutionforvehicularanddismounted

communicationsinresponsetotheUSmilitary’scriticalneed

foradditionalSINCGARSandaddressesoperational

commanders’needsformultibandcommunicationsfor

connectivityandoperationsinurbanenvironments.20Watt

and50Wattconfigurationsavailable.


AN/VRC-99A�TACTICAL��COMMUNICATIONS�SYSTEM� joint

TheAN/VRC-99A,aprogrammable,wideband,secure,open

architecturecommunicationssystem,providesvirtualcircuit

anddatagramservice,whichguaranteesreliable,simultaneous,

multichannelvoice,data,imagery,andvideotransmission.This

terminalcanbeconfiguredforground,shipboard,andairborne

platforms.Digitalsignalprocessingprovidesflexibilityand

operationalsimplicityinend-to-endcommunication

connectivity,packetformatting,andpacketswitchingprotocols.

Useofspreadspectrummodulation(LPI/AJ),growthfor

transmitpowercontrols(LPD),andembeddedencryption

providesforthesecurityandintegritynecessaryintoday’s

strategicandtacticalnetworks.Thebasicsystemprovides

coveragefrom1300to1500MHz.Featuresinclude:user-

selectableburstrateof156kbpsto10mbpswithanoptionfor

fullyadaptiveoperation;forwarderrorcorrection;RAKE

processingformultipath;embeddedCoTSIProuter;frequency

hoppingmode;extraRFbandsavailable;programmability

supportsmultipleheterogeneousnetworksviagatewaysand

internetprotocols;user-friendlyfrontpanel;automatic

initialization/networkentryatpower-on,nousersetuprequired;

TEMPEST-testedCoMSECmodulewithnetworkingefficiency

design;interoperablewithMSEvoicecircuitandpacketdata

switches.ComplieswithArmyTechnicalArchitecture(ATA)/

JointTechnicalArchitecture(JTA).Interfacesinclude:RS232,

RS422witihX.25LAPBlinklayer,Ethernet802.3.

BAE�SYSTEMS�Communication,�Navigation�Identification�

and�Reconnaissance�(CNIR),�USA

ARC-840D�ELTA’sARC-840DisastateoftheartmultichannelV/UHF

advancedLoSsystemdesignedandbuiltforsimultaneous

transmissionandreceptionofvoiceanddatacommunications.

TheARC-840Bradiosetconsistsof:theARC-840Dtransceiver,

acontrolboxandanoptionalexternalpoweramplifier.Features

include:replaceableindependentV/UHFRFchannelscapableof

operatingsimultaneouslyintoallmodesofoperation

(bandwidth)andinallfrequencybandsECCMprotectedmode

forvoiceanddata;100presetchannelsandmanualchannel

selection;embeddedGPSreceiver;threeinternationalguard

frequenciesinV/UHFbands;and,Ethernet(IP),SerialandMux-

Bus1553Binterfacesforcontrolanddata.

IAI�ELTA�SIGINT,�EW�and�Communication�Division,�Israel

ASARS-G� air

Thenewgenerationofthecompany’sAirborneSearchAnd

RescueSystem(ASARS).ConsistsoftheARS-700Ginstalledin

CSARaircraft,whichcommunicateswithpersonalsurvival

radiossuchasthePRC-434AandPRC-434G,althoughitis

compatiblewiththePRC-112familyandotherNATorescue

systemswhetherair,groundornaval.offersveryaccurate

rangemeasurement,360°DFcapability,upto200kmrange.

Secureshort-burstinterrogations(0.6sec)andselectivecall

codeshelpstophostiledetectionofsurvivorsandrescuers,

enablestrackingofupto100survivors.3,000operating

frequencies,UHFandVHFvoicecomsonallfrequencies.Easy

toinstallwithnoaircraftmods.TothesestandardASARS

featuresASARS-Gadds:survivorpositionlocationusing

receivedGPSdata;fullnavsupporttoapproachsurvivororSoF

teambysafestroute;encrypteddatasuchaspresentposition,

routeandwaypoints,pick-uplocationandcannedmessagescan

besentoveranychannel;embeddedGPSinPSRcanbe

activatedremotelybyairborneunits.Airbornerelaycapability

givesoTHrange.Includesoptionalthermalbeaconfittedto

PSRstopinpointsurvivorvisuallyfromaround5km.


ASIP�SINCGARS� joint

TheSINCGARSAdvancedSystemsImprovementProgram(ASIP)

productline,whichishalfthesizeandweightoftheoldSystem

ImprovementProgram(SIP)model,hasthecapabilitytoprovide

securevoice,dataandsituationalawareness.ITT’sstate-of-the-

arttechnologyhasalsoimprovedtheASIPSINCGARSby

incorporatingradiobasedcombatidentification(RBC)asan

anti-fratricidecapability.

ITT�Corporation�Aerospace/Communications�Division,�USA





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» ViaSat AN/PSC-14 Broadband Global Area Network Terminal.

�BASE�STATION�FOR�AN/PRC-148� ground

TheBaseStation,forfixedapplications,providesthefull

functionalityoftheThalesAN/PRC-148MultibandInter/Intra

TeamRadio(bothMBITRandJTRSEnhancedMBITR,orJEM,

configurations)andtheAN/PRC-148’svehicleadapter.Features:

30to512MHzfrequencyrange;20WattRFoutput;ACandDC

powerinput;integratedradiobatterycharger;integrated

tunableharmonicfilters;integratedtunableco-sitefilters;full

functionremovablecontrolheadforremoteoperations;cable-

freerapidradiodismountcapabilityinlessthan2seconds.

otherwaveformsandencryptioncapabilitiesavailable.

Packagedinarugged,easilytransportabletransitcaseweighing

lessthan60pounds,theBaseStationleveragesthe

considerablefieldexperienceofboththehandheldand

vehicularAN/PRC-148productstoprovidealow-risk,high-

performancesolutionforcommandpostandbaseoperations

communicationsrequirements.


CISCO�3200�SERIES�MOBILE�ACCESS��ROUTER� ground

The3200MobileAccessRouterofferssecuredata,voice,and

videocommunicationsoverIPwithseamlessmobilityacross

wirelessnetworksindependentoflocationormovement.Its

compact,ruggeddesignisoptimizedforuseinvehiclesinthe

defence,publicsafety,homelandsecurityandtransportation

markets.Deliversseamlesscommunicationsmobilityacross

multipleradio,satellite,andwirelessLAN(WLAN)networks.It

offerstheabilitytocommunicatemissioncriticalvoice,video,

anddataacrossapeer-to-peer,hierarchicalormeshedIP

networks.IPnetworkingprovidesthefoundationforsharing

communicationsandapplicationsamongusersregardlessof

transportmedium.CiscoIoS®Softwareaddsfeature-rich

servicesandmanagementcapabilities.

Cisco�Systems,�USA

CNR-9000/CNR-9000HDR�TheCNR-9000andCNR-9000HDRradiosystemsareTadiran

Communications’responsetopresentandemergingcombat

requirementsforVHF/FMtacticalnetworks.Thelatestandmost

moderntacticalsystemonthemarket,theyareminiature

versionsoftheCNR-900radiosystem.Smallandcompact,it

containsadditionalfeaturesandcapabilitiesdrivenbyrealworld

combatexperience.Theyoffer:extendedVHF/FMband30-108

MHz;powerfulencryptionandECCMfrequencyhopping;

synchronousorthogonalfrequencyhoppingmode;powerful,

highspeeddatatransmission(upto32kbpsfortheCNR-9000

versionandupto115.2kbpsfortheCNR-9000HDRversion);

powerfulerrordetection/correctioncodes;automaticdatarate

andtypeadaptation;powerfulflashandburstdata

transmission;selectivecalling/selectivebarring;lightweight

radiosystem;innovativemenu-drivenMMI;built-in-mini

terminal;100pre-setchannels;programmablehardwareand

updatedsoftwareloadingcapabilityforadditionalfeatures.It

comesinavarietyofmanpackandvehicular/fixedstation

configurationsandfeaturesadvancedbuilt-in-test;abuilt-in

vocoder;internalGPSreceiverandinterfaceforexternalGPS;

communicationcontrollerutilizingthemil-std-188-220protocol.

ItisfullycompatiblewiththeCNR-900radiosystem.TheCNR-

9000hdrversionfeaturesimprovedcommunicationrangein

multi-pathscenarios.Applications:real-timevideotransmission

(message,voice,video–simultaneously).CC-9000application,

tacticale-mail,tacticalfiletransfer,VoMIP(VoiceMessageover

IP),frequencymanagementtool,VHF-data,VHF-RMTandVHF-

loaderalsofeature.


COMBAT�SURVIVOR�EVADER�LOCATOR�(CSEL)� airCSELprovidesacompletecommunicationssystemforpersonnel

recovery(CSAR)operations,includingsecuredigitalmessage

communications,GPS,line-of-sight,voiceandthefullspectrumof

radioandgroundequipmentinterfacesrequiredtoworkwith

existingsearchandrescuesystems.TheCSELmultifunction

hand-heldradioisdesignedforeasy,intuitiveuse.Unique

communicationandmessageencryptionpreventssignalsfrom

beingintercepted,and21-daybatterylifeprovidescrucialcontact

forextendedperiods.The‘TeamBoeing’solutionisbasedona

flexible,modularcommunicationarchitectureprovidingmultiple

satellitelinksfordependable,secure(LPI/LPD)over-the-Horizon

(oTH)communications;LoSvoicecommunications;global

geoposition;navigation,andbeaconfunctions.TheCSEL

architecturemeetsnear-termrequirements,whileassuring

flexibilityforfuturegrowth,andenhancements,including

migrationtoacommercialsatellitesolution,saysthecompany.

Boeing�Integrated�Defense�Systems,�USA

COMMAND�POST/NETWORKING� ground

Requirementsrequiringprimarily‘intercom’communication

functionscanequiptheirplatformswithacombinationofRoVIS

andAN/VIC-3unitstoprovidecombinationswithuptoeight

radiosoreightcrew.Theseimplementationsprovideasingle

conferenceintercomandindependentselectionofanyofthe

connectedradiosateachindividualuserstation.Forapplications

wheretherequirementismorebiasedtohavingbothintercom

andtelephonyfunctionalityweofferconfigurablesystemswith

enhanceduserstationinterfaces.TheGeneration2(G2)systems

provideinteroperabilityexistingandfieldedsystemsandallow

theadditionalfeaturestobefullyimplementedwhenallofthe

G2unitsareconfiguredinthesamesystem.Additionalfacilities:

privateintercom,conferencegroups,dialupfacilities,internal

VoIP;standardtelephony,callwaiting,calltransfer,override,

privateradio,radiorebroadcast,radiomulticast,audiogain

settingsforradiosandheadsettypes,IDalias,userprofile,

phonebook,localprofile,roamingprofile,priority.

Cobham�Defence�Communications,�

COMMAND�VILLAGE� ground

Digitalsystemsthatcanseamlesslytransferthedata-streams

withoutthelossofanyquality,betweenplatforms.TheMulti

VehicleNetworking(MVN)providesthiscapabilityandallows

theintroductionofstandardgatewaysasandwhentheyare

required.ThenetworkinginfrastructureisanIP(Internet

Protocol)systemusingthelatestcommercialtechnologywhich

isthenpackagedtoprovidearugged,expandableandflexible

system.ThetransmissionofaudioacrossthenetworkusesVoIP

(VoiceoverIP)andthisallowsaccesstoplatformsequipped

withRoVIS,AN/VIC-3orLV2tobeaccessedfromstandardand

existingtelephonyservices.Dataacrossthenetworkuses

standardEthernet.Thenetworkingsystemusesa10/100Mbps

autosensingEthernetbearerandforinterconnectionbetween

groupsofthesevehiclesa1GbpsEthernetlinkisused.The

flexibilityandconnectivityofEthernetisexploitedtothefullto

ensureahighlyredundantsystem.Thenetworking

infrastructureandtheabilitytoprovideaccesstoVoIPand

telephonyfunctionsfromtheGeneration2(G2)RoVISandAN/

VIC-3unitsprovidesincreasedcapabilityinplatformsthathave

inherentlyrelieduponexpensiveandlargecircuitswitchesto

performtheseactivities.

Cobham�Defence�Communications,�UK

DIGITAL�MODULAR�RADIO�(DMR)� sea

AspartoftheUSNavy’sDMRprogram,GeneralDynamicsis

deliveringplatformscapableofinteroperabilitywithtactical

systemssuchasDAMA,HaveQuick,andSINCGARSanddatalink

coverageforLink-4AandLink11.Thesesystemsarefully

programmableandincludeembeddedsoftware-programmable

cryptography,takingfleetcommunicationsintothe21stcentury.

ThenavyiscommittedtomigratingDMRtoSoftware

CommunicationArchitecture(SCA)compliancetoallowtheuse

ofJTRSJPo-providedwaveformstomeetnear-term

requirements.SoftwareRedefinable:on-siteorremote

programmingviadedicatedLANorWAN;runsonWindowsNT

laptop(providedinpackage);programmableRFchannels

requirenochangeinhardware;softwareselectablefeatures.

Migration/Interoperability:diverselegacyandemerging

networksinteroperateviaanRFconnection.Secure:4-Channel,

fullduplexgatewaysystemallowsindependentsecurity

configuration.Versatile:flexibleinfrastructure;implements

nationalandinternationalstandards;allowsoperational

characteristicsofeachchanneltoberedefinedasrequiredby

changingcommunicationsneeds;storesaminimumof12

waveforms.Multipleunitscanbenetworkedandcontrolledby

oneSNMPmanager.Utilizesopenstandardstopromotethird-

partyapplicationsoftwareandportability.


DIGITAL�VIDEO�BROADCAST��SERVER�(DVBS)� ground

DigitalVideoBroadcastServer(DVBS)tunesanddemodulatesa

DVBSL-bandRFsignalinputandsimultaneouslyprovides

classifiedvideoandaudio,unclassifiedvideoandaudio,and

dataoutputs.TheunitextractsDVBSpacketsofinterestbased

onuserspecifiedpacketidentification.Whenclassifiedpackets

arereceived,theyareroutedtotheinternal/externalencryption

device.Whenaudio/videopacketsarereceived,theunit

performsMPEG-2decompression.Datapacketsarereassembled

intofiles,storedandservedoverthenetwork.DVBSisan

advancedtechnologyprogram.ItleveragesDARPAand

Raytheon-fundedadvancedPCcardchassisandcard

developments.Multipleunitshavebeenbuilt,testedand

demonstrated.Aweb-baseduserinterfaceallowsDVBSto

interfacewithavarietyofclientworkstations.Theunitsizeand

weightisone-tenththatoftoday’ssystemswithsimilar

functionality.TheflexiblearchitectureofDVBSwillprovidethe

infrastructureforthefutureintelligencesignalreceivesuite.Its

size,functionality,andaffordabilitymeetmanyoftheexisting

man-packrequirements.


ENHANCED�POSITION�LOCATION�REPORTING�SYSTEM�(EPLRS)� joint

ConsideredthebackboneoftheUSArmy’sTacticalInternet,

EPLRSisanetworked,softwareprogrammabledatadistribution

systemthatenablesgroundandairborneforcestobeinformed

aboutbattlefieldeventsandhelpsthemtoavoidfratricide.

EPLRSsupportsabroadrangeofmissionsbyintegrating

battlefieldcommunicationsystems.Itdeliverscrucial

informationtotherightplaceattherighttimewithoptimal

securityandreliability.Itprovidesforfutureinteroperability

withsystemssuchasJTRS(JointTacticalRadioSystem).Italso

enablesposition/navigationthroughoutmaneuverbrigadesand

supportsUSArmyBattleCommandSystem.Lowcostmakes

EPLRSaffordableforallcombatandcombatsupportunits.

offeringintegralcryptographiccapabilityandexpanded

frequencyrange,EPLRSisnowavailableforexporttoapproved

governments.


ENHANCED�TACTICAL�MODEM� joint

ThisPCMCIAmodemisacommonbuildingblocklinkingall

ruggedizedterminalstoasingle,coherentsystem.Incorporating

state-of-the-artDSPandRISCtechnologies,itcanadapttothe

ETC,TC2000,HHCoranyotherPC-compatibleunit.Integrated

communicationsprotocolsandforwarderrorcorrection

algorithmseliminatetheneedtoperformtheseoperationsinthe

hostcomputer,releasingmoreCPUpowerfortheuser

application.Theunitsupports3radiochannelsusinganyexisting

analogordigitaltacticalradiosortwo-wirelines.Anyencryption

algorithmcanbeimplementedbythecustomer,assuringsecure

communications.Itis‘ideal’fortacticalmobileunits.

Elbit,�Israel





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Station for AN/

PRC-148 radio.

GRC-2000C� joint

MilitaryLine-of-Sightfrequencyhoppingmulti-channelradio

relayofferingfullbandIVorthogonalfastfrequencyhoppingfor

simultaneous,interference-freecommunications.Italso

featuresbuilt-inreliableerrorcorrectionandinterleaver.Ithasa

user-friendlyinterfaceforoperationsunderstressofbattleand

hasbeenprovenunderharshcombatconditions.Italsofeatures

ahighlyefficientdifferential8PSKmodemcontainingsoft

decisioncapabilities.Theuseoforthogonalfrequencyhopping

assuresthatmanyMCRsatthesamesitecanoperate

simultaneouslywithoutinterference.Thisvitalbenefitdrawson

TadiranCommunications’extensive,provenexperiencein

implementingorthogonalfrequencyhoppinginothertypesof

fullydeployedradios.AGPSprovidesthesynchronizationfor

theorthogonalfastfrequencyhopping.TheGRC-2000C

complieswiththemostdemandingenvironmentalconditions,

andincludesapowerfulbuilt-intestfacility.TheGRC-2000C

supportsanoptionalantennapositionerunitutilizedforfast

tacticaldeploymentandoptimalandautomaticlink

establishment.


GRC-408� joint

Newline-of-sight,ECCM-capable,jammingresistantmulti-

channelradiorelayforhighlyreliable,cost-effective,multi-

media,high-speedcommunications.TheGRC-408,whichhas

proveditsworthunderfire,offersclear,highlyreliableand

constantlyavailablecommunicationsattherightprice.Features

standardandextendedBandIIIcoverageandisECCM-capable

forsimultaneous,interference-freecommunications.Built-in

reliableerrorcorrectionensureshigh-qualitycommunications.

offerscost-effective,multi-mediacapablebroad-bandbeyond8

Mbps,withoptionsfor16and34Mbps.User-friendlyhuman

interfaceeasesoperationsunderharshcombatconditions.The

GRC-408isbaseduponexperiencegainedthroughfour

generationsofradiorelayequipmentinusewiththeUSNavy,

theIDFandotherarmedforces.


HF-6000� joint

AnadvancedHFradiosystemwithmulti-adaptiveCoMSEC/

ECCMfunctionsclaimedtobethelightestonthemarket.Digital

squelcheliminatesfalsealarmsandmisdetections.Selective

callingenablesaddressingoftransmissiontoanyindividualor

grouponthenetwork.operator-selectableAutoCalland

optionalAutomaticLinkEstablishment(ALE)asperMIL-STD-

188-141B.optionalCoMSEC,VoCoDER(digitalvoice),ECCM,

adaptablehighratedatatransmissionupto9,600b/s,HFdata

communicationasperSTANAG5066,dualfrequency,FLASH,

adaptivepowercontrolandGPSallfeature.MMIisstate-of-the-

artandinnovative.ItiscompatiblewithHF-2000system.


HF-9000D�HF-9000F�AIRBORNE�COMMUNICATION�SYSTEM� joint

TheHF-9000DandHF-9000Fsystemsareafamilyoffull

frequencyHFsystemsdesignedforuseonabroadrangeof

militaryfixedwingandrotarywingairborne,transportable,

shipboardandfixedsiteapplications.Theintegratedmultimode

systemprovidesdatacommunicationcapabilityincludingtext,

graphics,andGPSpositionreports,whilecontinuingtoprovide

superbvoiceHFcommunications.Embeddedsystem

functionalityincludesMIL-STD-188-141B,AutomaticLink

Establishment(ALE),MIL-STD-188-110B,datamodem

functionally,IndependentSideband(ISB)dataoperation,and

ARINC714-6SELCALdecodingwithgrowthcapabilityforfuture

HFwaveforms.TheHF-9000D/Fiscompatiblewiththe

requirementsofMIL-STD-188-203-1AforLINK11(TADILA)data

communications.Built-intestequipment(BITE)isutilizedfor

diagnostictestingandmonitoring.Thesystemsoperate

throughoutthestandardHFradiospectrum,providingHF

communicationscapabilityanywhereintheworld.These

LightweightHFAirbornesystemsareversatile,digitalsignal

processor(DSP)basedhigh-frequencyradiocommunications

systemsthatprovideasingleintegratedsystemsolutionto

currentandfutureHFvoiceanddatacommunications

requirement.TheHF-9000FisthenewestadditiontotheHF-

9000productline.TheHF-9000Fisthechoiceforthe

demandingenvironmentoftacticalfighteraircraftandother

platformsrequiringfullMIL-STD-461DandMIL-STD-704A

compliance.ThisruggedizedvariantoftheHF-9000Dprovide

exceptionalvibrationandshocktoleranceinalightweight,

compactsystem.


HF-9500�AIRBORNE�COMMUNICATION��SYSTEM� air

TheHF-9500HFradiosystemsoftwarecanbeupdatedthrough

theradio’sMIL-STD-1553Bserialcontrolinterfaceensuringa

cost-effectiveandrenewablegrowthpathtoaddemerging

STANAGwaveformssuchasSTANAG4444,STANAG4538,

STANAG5511,andARINC635/HFDL.TheHF-9550Receiver

TransmitterinternalcontrolsoftwareusestheAdaprogramming

languageandthesoftwareiscontainedinFLASH

reprogrammablememorythatisexternallyreprogrammable,

facilitatingconvenientsoftwarefieldupgrades.Software

updatescanbeaccomplishedviatheMIL-STD-1553Bbus

utilizingtheMIL-STD-2217protocol.TheRockwellCollinsHF-

9500Systemisdesignedforintegrationintomoderndigital

platforms.MIL-STD-188-114Amodeminterfacesprovidethe

meanstointegratethesystemwithvirtuallyallancillary

equipmentincludingtheImprovedDataModem(IDM)and

AdvancedNarrowbandDigitalVoiceTerminal(ANDVT).Global

PositioningSatellite(GPS)timeandpositioninterfacesallowfor

positionreportingandtimeacquisition.Configurationshave

beendevelopedfortheP-3,C-27J,A-310,andEMB-145.




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HIGH�CAPACITY�DATA�RADIO�(HCDR)� joint

ThislatestmemberoftheITTMercuryWidebandNetworkRadio

(WNR)family,HCDRprovidesthedatabackbonefortheUK’s

BowmanDigitizationProgramme.HCDRimplementsinnovative

networkingprotocolsthatdonotrequirefixedbasestations.

Withoutanetworkcontrolstation,thesenovelprotocolsenable

thesystemtoformandmanagegnetworks,orclusters,and

allowfordynamicmovementofdataacrossthebattlefieldby

theuserwithoutlossofconnectivityorneedforuser

intervention.HCDRisdesignedusinganopenarchitecture,

commerciallyavailableplug-and-playhardwarewithrapidly

programmablesoftwaretomeetfutureneedsofthewarfighter.

HCDRcanbeeasilyconnectedtoanybattlefieldsystemvia

standardinterfacesusingstandardIPprotocols.HCDRprovides

thewarfighterwithmanyhundredsofkilobitspersecondof

informationbetweenusersdistributedaroundalargenetwork

orbetweenpoint-to-pointconnections.Theuseofsophisticated

modemtechnologyprovidesHCDRwiththemeanstocombat

jammingandfadingsignals.Combinedwithefficientchannel

accessprotocols,thistechnologyenablestheHCDRtoprovide

state-of-the-artcommunicationscapabilityeveninthemost

hostileenvironments.Itspredecessor,theNTDR,isusedbythe

USArmyasthebackboneforitsfirsttwodigitizeddivisions.

ITT�Industries�Aerospace/Communications�Division,�USA

HOOK�2�CSAR�SYSTEM� joint

GD’sHooK2CSARSystemconsistsofanAN/PRC-112GorB1

radio,Quickdraw2®handheldinterrogatorortheRSC-125G1or

theAN/ARS-62airborneradios,GPS-112ProgramLoaderand

othercommunicationsystems.Thesystemputsline-of-sight

voiceanddatacommunicationsintothehandsoftheon-scene

commanderdirectlywithnootherhandoffsrequired.


IDM-501/�IDM�JUNIOR� air

originallydesignedforUAVapplications,theIDM-50or‘IDM

Junior’fitseasilyintofighter/attackaircraftandhelicopters.

IDM-501hasthesamecapabilitiesasexistingIDMsystems,such

as4channelsofdigitaldatacommunications,multipleprotocols

ofAFAPD,TACFIREandIDL,identicalaircraftinterfaces,andthe

PRISMoptionforimagery,butishalfthesize,halftheweight,

lessthanhalftheheatandhalftheprice.TheIDM-501canbe

hostedasasinglecardinanotheravionicsboxandwillhandle

theMIL-STD-188-220andVMFprotocols.Analogueportdata

Rate:2400,1200bps.Digitalportdatarate:16000,2400,1200

bps.Integrationiseasy.Environmentaltemperature:-54°Cto

71°C.VibrationMIL-STD-810.MemorystoragecapacityandType

256MbSDRAM,4MbSRAM,256KbEEPRoM,32MbFLASH.

Radiointerfaces:fourprimarychannels,eachcanbeconfigured

forAnalogue(ASK,FSK)ordigital(NRZ,ASK,synchronousor

asynchronous)interface;onemultipurposeserialportwhichcan

beconfiguredforRS-422orRS-232.Thisportcanbeusedfor

aninterfacetotheflightcomputerasareplacementtothe-

1553port.Canbeconnectedtoanyradio.

Symetrics�Industries,�USA

IMPROVED�DATA�MODEM�(IDM)� air

TheIDM(ImprovedDataModem)isdescribedasaflight-proven,

off-the-shelfsystemthatprovidesanopenarchitecture,multi-

pathapproachtosituationalawarenessinthecockpit.The

world’smilitaryorganizationsgainadditionalutilityandservice

lifefromtheirexistinginstalledradioequipmentbyinstalling

theIDM.Interconnectingwithuptofourseparateradios(HF,

UHF,VHForSATCoM),theIDMfacilitatesthecreationofa

digitaltransmissionnetworkforthesharingofsensorand

tacticaldataamongallcoalitionforceswithoutregardto

nationality,languageorplatform.TheMD-1295/Aiscurrentlyin

operationalserviceorhasbeencompletedintegration

demonstrationsonsuchinternationalanddomesticplatforms

astheF-16,theLongbowAH-64DandWAH-64D,theoH-58D,

EA-6B,o/A-10,J-STARS,A2C2S,UH-60Q,E-2C,theUKJaguar,

andseveralUAVplatforms.oneachoftheseplatformstheIDM

supportsmissionssuchasSuppressionofEnemyAirDefenses

(SEAD),CloseAirSupport(CAS),ForwardAirControl(FAC),Air

Combat,JointAirAttackTeam(JAAT),FireSupport(FS),

IntraflightDataLink(IDL),SituationalAwarenessDataLink

(SADL),andCommandandControl(C2).


INTERNET�CONTROLLER� joint

TheInternetController(INC)supportstheseamlessflowofdata

acrossthebattlefield,permittingbothhorizontalandvertical

flowofcommandandcontrolinformation.Italsoprovidesa

programmableinterfaceforprotocolconversionsbetween

differentdatasystems.INCpacketroutingalgorithmsarebased

onextensivemodeling,trafficanalysis,andsystems

developmentfortheUSTacticalInternetandUKBowman

Program.TheINCactsasanenhancedInternetPoint(IP)router

whenconfiguredwithtwoRT-1702E(V).Inthisrole,theATCS

caninterfacewithUserDataTerminalsandbecomeanodeona

TacticalInternetcombiningvoiceandpacketdataoperations.

TheATCSnetworkisself-organizingandeliminatestheneedfor

acentralcontrolfacilitythatisvulnerabletofailureor

interdiction.

ITT�Industries�Aerospace/Communications�Division,�USA

IRCS� ground

AnIntegratedauto-routingRadioCommunicationSystem,

TadiranCommunications’IRCSenablesdirectvoiceanddata

communicationsamongcommandpostsandfront-lineechelons

viaradiosandcommunicationdevicesofvariouskinds–VHF,HF

andMulti-Channelradios,LAN,WAN,PABX,satelliteandcellular

networks.IRCSenablescommandersandsoldiersatalllevels,

fromtopcommanddowntotheindividualsoldierinthefield,to

communicatedirectlywithanyoneelseinthemilitarynetwork.

Asaresult,itdramaticallyimprovesoperationalcoordination,

commandandcontrol,providingcommandersanddecision

makers,inreal-time,acompletepictureofoperationsand

events.WithIRCS,allmessages-voice,video,e-mailandother

data-passthroughcommunicationhubswhichautomatically

choosetheoptimalpathfortheirtransmission.Inorderto

establishaconnection,allthatisrequiredistodialanumberof

therequestedstationorenteritssubscriberID.


ITTS�IP-basedTacticalTelecommunicationSystem,Tadiran

Communications’ITTSprovidesLocalAreaNetwork(LANand

WAN)communicationswithinthedifferentlevelsofmilitary

commandheadquarters-fromcentralcommandthrough

brigadeanddivisionheadquarters.Additionally,ITTSenables

communicationsofaudio,videoanddatamessagesbetween

commandposts,unitsandindividualsoldiersinthefield.IP

technologyenablesveryhigh-speedcommunicationsofaudio,

videoanddatamessages.ITTSisdesignatedforrapidandeasy

deployment,sothatwithinminutesafterarrivalatthesite,all

communicationcanbeupandrunning.ITTSintegratesthe

strategicandtacticalcommunicationneedsofmodernarmed

forcesincludingland,sea,aerialandsatellitecommunications-

intooneharmoniousandseamlesssystem.ITTSsaveshuman

andequipmentresourcesbyeliminatingtheneedformultiple

communicationssystemstohandledifferenttasksandtypesof

communications.Itmaximizescommunicationsreliabilityand

survivabilitybyimplementingembeddedredundancy.Features

maximumflexibilityinselectingandchangingsystemtopology

andconfigurations.operationissimpleanduser-friendly.

Eliminatesradiocollocationproblems.Improvesperformance

usingfiberoptics.Cablingissimpler.ITTSisinteroperablewith

existingIPandnon-IPinfrastructureandequipmentand

ddaptabletofuturetechnologies.


JTRS� joint

TheJointTacticalRadioSystem(JTRS)hasbeenrestructured.

Itbeganin1997asanefforttoreplaceoldradiosacrossallthe

USarmedforceswithafamilyofprogrammable,modular,multi-

mode,multi-bandradios,butevolvedintoamobileadhoc

networking(MANET)programmedesignedtosupporttheGlobal

InformationGrid(GIG).Thishitcost,scheduleandperformance

andcausedtheDoDtocreateanewpostofJointProgram

Executiveofficer,appointingDennisBaumaninearly2005and

charginghimwithatop-to-bottomassessmentofthe

programmewithaviewtoturningitaround.Baumanandteam

cameupwiththreeoptionsinNovember2005.Thefirstwould

deliverwhateverwaspossiblewithintheRandDbudget.The

secondwouldconcentrateontheMANETwaveformsonly,

consideredthe‘transformational’partofJTRS.Thethird

option,whichwastheonethatwaschosen,istodeliverthe

transformationalwaveformswithsomeofthelegacywaveforms

attached.Thisis‘Increment1.’Insteadofthe32waveformsand

26‘formfactors’(radios)intheoriginalprogramme,Increment1

willdelivernineand13respectively.Theold‘clusters’ofradios

andwaveformsfordifferentuserneedshavegivenwayto

smaller,simpler‘domains,’savinganestimated$2billion.The

SpaceandNavalWarfareSystemsCommand(SPAWAR)now

overseestheprogramme.

Boeing,�USA

JTRS�COMPLETED�WAVEFORMS� joint

ThefollowingwaveformshavebeenimplementedinJTRSso

far:SingleChannelGroundtoAirRadioSystem(SINCGARS);

CollectionofBroadcastsfromRemoteAssets(CoBRA);VHF/

UHFLine-of-Sight(V/ULoS).


JTRS�DOMAINS� joint

TheformerJTRS‘clusters’thathadbecomeseparatedisjointed

programs,havebeenreplacedwithcentrallymanageddomain

programmemanagementoffices.Theconstructiscomprisedof

fourJTRSdomains.GroundDomain:groundmobileradiosfor

vehicles(a),handheld,manpackradiosandsmallformfitradios

(b).AirborneandMaritimeDomain:airborne,maritimeand

fixed-site(a)andMultifunctionalInformationDistribution

System(b).NetworkEnterpriseDomain:networkenterprise

services,includinggateways(a),andwaveforms(b).Special

RadioSystems:JTRS-EnhancedMulti-BandIntra-TeamRadio

(MBITR).Thenewstrategyisdesignedtodeliver

communicationscapabilitiestothewarfighteratlowercost,

schedule,andperformancerisk.Implementationofthefirst

phase,referredtoasIncrement1,hasbegun.


JTRS�INCREMENT�1�WAVEFORMS� joint

ThefollowingwaveformsaresettobeimplementedunderJTRS

Increment1:WidebandNetworkingWaveform(WNW)with

orthogonalFrequencyDivisionMultiplexing(oFDM)andAnti-

Jam(AJ);SoldierRadioWaveform(SRW)(grounddomain);

JointAirborneNetwork-TacticalEdge(JAN-TE);Enhanced

PositionLocationReportingSystem(EPLRS);UHFsatcom

DemandAssignedMultipleAccess(DAMA);HF;SingleChannel

GroundtoAirRadioSystem(SINCGARS)INC6.2andEndof

Message(EoM)scheme;HaveQuickII;Link-16Multifunction

InformationDistributionSystem-JTRS(MIDS-J);Multi-User

objectiveSystem(MUoS).


JTRS�LATER�INCREMENT�WAVEFORMS� joint

Thefollowingwaveformsarescheduledforimplementationin

laterJTRSincrements:WidebandNetworkingWaveformwith

LowProbabilityofIntercept/LowProbabilityofDetection(LPI/

LPD)andBandwidthEfficientAdvancedModulation(BEAM););

SoldierRadioWaveform(SRW)withLPI/LPD;JointAirborne

Network-TacticalEdge(JAN-TE)enhancements;Integrated

BroadcastService(IBS);DefenseWideTransmissionSystems

(DWTS);Link22;MobileSatelliteServices;Saturn;ATC;

AssociationofPublicSafetyCommunicationsofficials-25

(APCo-25);NetworkedDataLink(NDL)above2GHz;Internet

Protocolversion6(IPv6).WhethertoincorporateLink4

(controllertoaircraftlinkforcarrierlanding,ATCandstrike

control)andModeSIFFhasstilltobedecided.


JTRS�SOFTWARE�COMMUNICATIONS�ARCHITECTURE�(SCA)� joint

Throughinterfacedefinitions,theSCAdoesthreeimportant

things:Itdefinesaframeworkunderwhichsoftwareapplications

aredevelopedforSoftwareDefinedRadios(SDRs);Itprovidesa

standardizedwaytoload,deploy,configure,andremove

applicationsfromanSDR;Itdefinesthestructureforaminimum

SDRoperatingenvironmentalongwithaminimalsetofrequired

implementations.Itisahigh-levelframework,notspecificto

SDRsorradiosingeneral-itappliestoGeneralPurpose

Processor(GPP)implementationsonly.TheSCAdoesnotspecify

implementation-leveldetails,definealltheelementsorinterfaces

foraSDRorguaranteeportabilityofSDRapplications.






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KG-250�FI�INLINE�NETWORK�ENCRYPTOR� joint

TheAltaSecKG-250fromViaSatistheworld’sfirstNSA-

certifiedForeignInteroperable(FI)HAIPEhigh-speedIPinline

networkencryptor(INE),featuringSuiteA,SuiteB,andSuiteA/

SuiteBcapability.Withasmall,light,low-powerdesign,this

100MbpsINEisidealforU.S.military,coalition,andHomeland

Securityapplications.BasedonViaSat’sPSIAM™cryptosystem,

theKG-250featuresfield-programmableandscalable

informationassurancecapabilitiesthatcanadapttochangesin

yournetwork.TheKG-250isHAIPEIScompliantandcertified

bytheNSAtoprovideType1encryptionthatprotectsclassified

defenceandhomelandsecuritynetworks.FeaturesSuiteB

algorithms;Softwaresourceauthenticationand

programmability;Keymaterialsourceauthenticationand

programmability;andCoIsegregationviaExclusionKeys.Light

andcompact:lessthan6.5lbs,multipleunitsfitina19-inch

rack,1or2pershelf.VariantsoftheKG-250areavailablefor

airborne,rugged,mobile,andtacticalrequirements.

ViaSat,�USA

KG-255�GIGEE�INLINE�NETWORK��ENCRYPTOR� joint

TheAltaSecKG-255fromViaSatisanNSA-certifiedType1INE

thatsupportsthesecureexchangeofclassifiedinformationup

totheToPSECRETlevelatfullduplexspeedsof1Gigabitper

secondovercommercialIPWideAreaNetworks.ThisINEisthe

only1UstackableGIGEEthatmaintainsalowoperating

temperature.TheKG-255isahighlynetworkcapableGigabit

EthernetINE,capableofexceedingtheHAIPEISthresholdlevel

featuresinareaswhereuserswantthem.Byincorporatingthe

latestnetworkingfeatureswithanintuitivesecurebrowser

basedmanagementinterface,theKG-255iseasytoconfigure

anduse,sooperatorscanfocusonotherprimary

responsibilities.Performance:1Gbpsfulllineratespeedsacross

allpacketsizes;2Gbpsaggregatelinerate;lowlatency;high

performanceinVoIPapplications.Features:HAIPEISDynamic

Discovery;providesbothcopperandfibre1Gbpsinterfaces;key

management;fieldtamperrecoverable;securebrowser-based

managementinterface;DynamicFirefly,EnhancedFireflyand

Pre-PlacedKeys(PPK).

ViaSat,�USA

LINKWAYS2/MIL�MULTI-PROTOCOL�TDMA�SATELLITE�NETWORKING�SYSTEM� joint

LinkWayS2isahublessMF-TDMAmodemthatenablesusersto

cost-effectivelyintegrateavarietyofapplicationsintoasingle

platforminanynetworktopology–mesh,star,ormulti-star.

Adaptiveon-demandbandwidthallocationandbandwidth-

efficientcodingandmodulationengineeredintotheLinkWayS2

systemgivesyoucost-effectivebroadbandconnectionsbetween

anyLinkWay®-equippedsites.FeaturessuchasMIL-STD188-

165B-compliantturbocodingand8PSKmodulationprovide

substantialbandwidthsavings,reducingyourtranspondercosts

comparedwithothersolutions.EmbeddedAESEncryption

whichisalsoimplementedinaccordancewithMIL-STD-165Band

tothespecificationsofHAIPE®SuiteB,ensuresfuture

acceptancewithUSDoDpolicy.

ViaSat,�USA

MAN�PORTABLE�SYSTEM�FOR�THE��AN/PRC-148�MBITR�Thiscompact,ruggedamplificationsystemexpandsthe

capabilitiesoftheThalesAN/PRC-148MultibandInter/Intra

TeamRadios(bothMBITRandJTRSEnhancedMBITR,orJEM,

configurations).Features:30to512MHzfrequencyrange;20

WattRFoutput;batteryoperated(single-ordual-battery

configurations);environmentallyrugged;integratedtunable

harmonicfilters;reconfigurablemanpack.otherwaveformsand

encryptioncapabilitiesavailable.Itsecuresareliable

communicationslinkovergreaterdistances.Itopensupabroad

rangeofsecureandantiichrequirenouserinteapplicationsfor

theMBITR.Directradiocontroloftheamplifierenablesfull

frequencyhoppingcapabilities.Themanpack(bag)thathouses

thesystemisreconfigurablewiththreeoptionalmodes:

backpack,shoulderstrap,andhandlestrap.Inadditiontothe

systemcomponents,themanpackhascapacitytostore

additionalradiobatteriesandanextrasystemantenna.

Thales�Communications�Inc,�USA

M3TR�SOFTWARE�DEFINED�RADIO�SYSTEM� joint

TheRohdeandSchwarzMR3000transceiversformafamilyof

high-performancedigitalradioscoveringtheHF,VHF/FMand

VHF/UHFbands:manpacktransceiverRandSMR3000H-1.5to

108MHz;manpacktransceiverRandSMR3000U-25to512

MHz;and,handheldTransceiverRandSMR3000P-25to146

MHz.Withinavehicular/quasi-mobileapplicationbyconnecting

externalpoweramplifiers,asingleM3TRradio(MR3000Hor

MR3000U)willcoverthewholefrequencyrangefrom1.5to512

MHzwithoutanygaps.Asoftwaredefinedradionotonlyoffers

flexiblenetworksolutionsbutalsointegratesawidevarietyof

waveformsinasingleunit.Duetooptimisedprotocolsand

waveforms,theM3TRattainsthehighestthroughputratesfor

digitalvoice,data,videoandpositionlocation.Beyondlineof

sightwaveforms:ALEtoMIL-STD-188-141B,App.A,AM,FM,SSB,

STANAG4285,RandSSECoM-H,P3I:STANAG4539/STANAG

4538(ALE3G).Lineofsightwaveforms:HAVEQUICKI/II,

RandSSECoS5/16TDMA,RandSSECoM-V,RandSSECoM-P,

VHF/FM,VHF/UHFupto72kbps.Security-embeddedCoMSEC.

Digitalvoice-Vocodersadaptedtomodeofoperationand

bandwidthMainfeaturesoftheradiosystemaresoftware-

configurabilityandupgradeability,lowvolume/weight,

integratedGPSandpositionreport,user-friendlyMMI

embeddedinaremovablefrontpanelforflexibleuse,capability

toestablishseveralsubnetsandsublinkssimultaneouslyin

point-to-point,pointto-multipointandbroadcastmode.For

planningcomplexradionetworksRandSRNMS3000software

suitewillhandlekey,frequencyandnetworkmanagementas

wellasconfigurationofterminalsandthedistributionofdevice

data.AtacticalcommunicationssoftwareRandSTacMan

providestheuserwithe-mail,chat,blueforcetracking,radio

remotecontrolfunctionalitiesandactsasanIPgateway.

Rohde�and�Schwarz,�Germany

MARCOM�INTEGRATED�COMMUNICATIONS�SYSTEM� sea

TheMarComIntegratedCommunication

Switchisthefoundationofthenewest

andmostcapabledigitalintegrated

voice/dataswitchingsystemavailable

foraffordablecommunications

equipmentsupportingcommandand

controlandradioroomautomation.

MarComusesthelatestCoTSdigital

technologytogivethecommandcontrol

useralowcost,userfriendlysolution,tothevoice,video,and

datacommunicationsneedsofcomplexjointcoalitionmissions.

Built-inredundancy,ruggedconstruction,andfail-safecircuits

ensureyourcallandmessageswillgothrough.MarComallowsa

singleterminalforeachoperatortoreplaceeveryothervoice

terminal,significantlyreducingshipbuildercost,weightand

space,andincreasingoperatorefficiencywellbeyondtoday’s

legacystovepipes.TheMarComhastheflexibilitytointegrate

withbothlegacyandmoderncommunicationstandardsfor

affordableandeasyupgradesastechnologyevolves.

L3�Communications,�USA

MD-1366�ENHANCED�BANDWIDTH�EFFICIENT�MODEM�(EBEM)� joint

TheUSgovernmentselectedtheMD-1366EBEMfromViaSattoset

theDepartmentofDefensestandard(MIL-STD-188-165B)forhigh-

speed,high-performance,flexibilityandcompatibilityinawideband

SingleChannelPerCarrier(SCPC)modem.Theonly165Bmodem,

EBEMincorporatesthelatesttechnologyinadvancedmodulation

andcoding,whileprovidingbackwardsinteroperabilitywiththe

majorityofexistingSCPCmodems.Themodemoffersoptimal

powerandbandwidthefficiencywith16-arymodulationandturbo-

coding.Itsupportsalargerangeofuserdatarates,from64kbps

upto155Mbps.UsingmilitaryandcommercialsatellitesatX,C,Ku,

andKabandfrequencies,theMD-1366deliversmuch-needed

capacityforthemilitary’shigh-speedbroadbandandmultimedia

transmissions.TheMD-1366supportsthecommunications,

command,andcontrolrequirementsoftoday’shighlymobile

militaryforces.Themodeminterfacestoavarietyoflegacy

militarycommunicationsequipment,butusesadvanced

technologies,suchasturbocodingandhigher-ordermodulation

techniques,toincreaseefficiencyandthroughput.ViaSat,�USA

MDM�Q9604�HIGH�DATA�RATE�(HDR)��HF�DATA�MODEMS� joint

RockwellCollins’MDM-Q9604high-speedfour-channelHFdata

modemiscapableoftransmittingdataoverastandard3kHz

SSB(SingleSideband)at9600bpsora6kHzISB(Independent

Sideband)at19200bps.Inaddition,theMDM-Q9604features

three-channel(9kHzbandwidth)andfour-channel(12kHz

bandwidth)operationprovidingdataratesupto64000bpsin

thefour-channelmode.TheMDM-Q9604modemprovidesan

extensivewaveformselectionincludingaV/UHFautobaud

waveformandconfigurablesystemparametersenablingdata

transmissionevenindistressedchannelconditions.TheMDM-

Q9604networkingcapabilityprovidesamultifunctionalRadio

ServicesIPGateway,includingSerialControloverIP(SCoIP)and

VoiceoverIP(VoIP).


MDM-3001�HIGH�PERFORMANCE�UNIVERSAL�DATA�MODEM� sea

Multiplemodemwaveformsimplementedinonepackage.

StandardWaveforms:Single-toneperSTANAG4285and

STANAG4481withadaptiveinterferencefiltering.Single-tone

perMIL-STD-188-110A,paragraph5.3.2withadaptive

interferencefiltering.16-ChannelVFCTperMIL-STD-110-342and

STANAG4481.ProgrammableFSK(compatiblewithCV-786,MD-

1280,andMD-522).39-toneperMIL-STD-188-110A,AppendixB.

HFChannelSimulatorperCCIR549-3.Singleprocessordesign.

Frontpanelcontrol.RemotecontrolsoftwareforPCprovided

witheachmanual.Highreliability-MTBFgreaterthan12,000

hoursfornavalshelteredenvironmentat25°C.Extendeduseful

lifethroughprogrammabledesign;newsoftwareforadditional

modesofoperationmaybeloadedthroughthecontrolinterface

withouthardwarechange.


MDM-HF�MODEMS�MULTI-MODE�HF�MODEMS� air

TheMDM-3001,MDM-2201andMDM-2501multimodeHFdata

modemsprovidehighperformancesingle-tone(serial)HFdata

communicationscapabilityinaccordancewiththerequirements

ofMIL-STD-188-110A(para.5.3).InadditiontotheMIL-STD-188-

110Asingle-tonemode,thesemodemsprovideupto13

additionalwaveforms,includingSTANAG4285single-tone.The

MDM-3001isarack-mountedordesktopHFmodem.TheMDM-

2201isdesignedforairborneuse,whiletheMDM-2501mounts

withinapersonnelcomputerinanavailableISAexpansionslot.

AllthreemodemsmaybecontrolledoveranasynchronousRS-

232bus,withupto16modems(eachwithauniqueaddress)on

asinglebus.Windows-basedcontrolsoftwareisprovidedwith

eachMDM-3001.ADoS-basedcontrolsoftwarethatexecuteson

aPCisprovidedwitheachMDM-2201orMDM-2501.Asan

option,theMDM-2201maybepurchasedwithaMIL-STD-1553B

remotecontroloption.






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MERCURY�WIDEBAND�NETWORK��RADIO�(WNR)� ground

Awirelessplug-and-playsystem,theMercuryWNRservesastheNearTermDigitalRadiothatformsthecommsbackboneoftheUSArmy’sfirsttwodigitizeddivisionsandadevelopmentofitisusedastheHighCapacityDataRadio(HCDR)intheUK’sBowmanprogramme.otherapplicationsserveinCanada,Croatia,Holland,Germany,ItalyandSweden.Designedformobilebattlefieldoperations,theopen,software-drivenarchitectureprovidestheprovenabilitytosupportintelligenceandtargetingoperations,tacticaloperationscentres,airdefencesystemsandbackbonedataoperations.Itusescellphonetechnologytocreateaself-organizingnetworkthateliminatestheneedforfixedbasestations.Mercuryautomaticallyorganisesandmaintainsthenetworkwhileonthemovebyadaptingcommercialnetworkingpracticestomilitaryneedsandusingthelatestmodemtechnology.Ittransportsupto288kpbsofuserinformationforeachcluster,backbonechannelorpoint-to-pointconnection.Extracapacityisavailabledependingonthegeographicrelationshipofusersemployingautomaticfrequencyreuse,andontheavailabilityofadditionalfrequencies.Inatypicalbrigadeapplication,theaggregatethroughputcanbemorethan2Mbps.Messagedeliverytimesarelessthan0.25secondsforasinglehop.Atypicalmissionthreadof4hopstakeslessthanasecond.Unitmaximumpowerof20Wprovidesarangeof35to40kmforwell-sitedlocations.Typicalrangeinrollingterrainexceeds20km.Airbornerangeisline-of-sight.Eachunitcanactasarelay,extendingeffectiverangetohundredsofkm.Dynamicmultipathequalisationkeepstheon-the-moverangewithin10%ofthestaticrangeat50kph.ITT�Industries�Aerospace/Communications�Division,�USA

MICOM�3�CARRYON�125WattHF–SSBtransceiveroperatingover1.6–30MHzfrequencyrangeanddesignedforlong-rangewirelesscommunicationsofvoice,fax,e-mailanddata.Self-containedwithanACpowersupply,antennatunerandalongwireantennaortacticalbroad-bandantenna,itallowsindependentoperationandmaximummobility.Durableandreliable,itcomplieswithMIL-STD-810andJITC-approvedMIL-STD-141BALE.Tadiran�Communications,�Mobat�Division�(Elisra�Group),�USA

MICOM�3F�125WattHF–SSBtransceiveroperatingover1.6–30MHzfrequencyrangeanddesignedforlong-rangewirelesscommunicationsofvoice,fax,e-mailanddata.Thefront-panelMobatMicom3Fradioservesasafixedormobileunit.AnupgradedversionoftheMicom2E,theMicom3Fcomplieswiththeworld’sstricteststandardsforradiocommunicationequipment,includingMIL-STD-810andALEperMIL-STD-188-141B.Features:ISB-ready(IndependentSideBand);fullinteroperabilitywithothermanufacturers’radioscomplyingwiththesameALEstandards;MultiNetenablingintegrationofdifferentHFradionetworksintooneseamlessnetwork;GPSembeddedapplication(optional);upgradesaccomplishedbyinstallingnewsoftwareintotheDSPunit.Tadiran�Communications,�Mobat�Division�(Elisra�Group),�USA

MICOM�3T� ground

125WattHF–SSBtransceiveroperatingover1.6–30MHzfrequencyrangeanddesignedforlong-rangewirelesscommunicationsofvoice,fax,e-mailanddata.Trunk-mountedversionoftheMicom3F(above).Tadiran�Communications,�Mobat�Division�(Elisra�Group),�USA

MICOM�RM125R� ground

Ruggedized125WattHF–SSBtransceiveroperatingover1.6–30MHzfrequencyrangedesignedtoprovideverylongrangeradiocommunicationsforground-to-ground,ground-to-airandground-to-seavoiceanddataapplications.TheMobatMicomRM125Risaself-contained125WtransceiverpackageintegratingaMobatMicomRangerradio,auto-sensingACpowersupply,multipleaccessoryportsandareliableaircoolingsystemintoa19inchrackmountcabinet.Tadiran�Communications,�Mobat�Division�(Elisra�Group),�USA

MICOM�RM500R� ground

A500WattHF-SSBbasestation,theruggedisedMobatMicomRM500Risespeciallydesignedtoprovideverylongrangeradiocommunicationsforground-to-ground,ground-to-airandground-to-seavoiceanddataapplications,particularlymissioncommandandcontrol.Itisaself-contained500WtransceiverpackageintegratingaMobatMicomRangerradio,auto-sensingACpowersupply,multipleaccessoryportsandareliableaircoolingsystemintoa19inchrackmountcabinet.MeetsMIL-STD-810andALEperMIL-STD-188-141B.Tadiran�Communications,�Mobat�Division�(Elisra�Group),�USA


DataLinkSolutions(DLS)andThaleshavesignedanagreementtocooperativelyproduceandsellMulti-functionalInformationDistributionSystem(MIDS)terminalsfortheJointTacticalRadioSystem(JTRS).DLSisleadingthedevelopmenteffortonMIDSJTRSunderan$82millionproductimprovementprogramcontract.Data�Link�Solutions/Thales,�USA


ViaSathasacontractfromtheUSSpaceandNavalWarfareSystemsCommand(SPAWAR),SanDiego,fordevelopmentofaJointTacticalRadioSystem(JTRS)-compliantMultifunctionalInformationDistributionSystem(MIDS)terminal.JTRSisaprogrammableradiotechnologythatcontributestothenew‘network-centric’visionofthemilitarybyenablingavarietyofmilitarywirelesscommunicationsdevicestoeasilycommunicatewitheachother.ThetechnicalobjectiveoftheMIDSJTRSprogramistotransformthecurrentMIDSLVT(LowVolumeTerminal)intoafour-channel,SoftwareCommunicationsArchitecture(SCA)compliantJTRS,whilemaintainingcurrentLink-16andtacticalairnavigationsystem(TACAN)functionality.MIDSJTRSgathersdatafrommultiplesourcesanddisplaysadigitalviewofthebattlefield.TheMIDSJTRSTerminalisdesignedtobeplug-and-playinterchangeableforUSNavyandUSAirForceplatformsthatuseMIDSLVTterminals,whileaccommodatingfuturetechnologiesandcapabilities.TheF/A-18E/FandB-1BaretwoofthefirstMIDSJTRSPlatforms.ImprovementssuchasLink-16enhancedthroughput,Link-16frequencyre-mapping,andprogrammablecryptowillalsoberealizedintheMIDSJTRSdesign.InadditiontotheLink-16andTACANfunctionality,theMIDSJTRSincludesthree2MHzto2GHzprogrammablechannelsthatallowthewarfightertousemultiplewaveforms.ViaSat,�USA


TheMIDSJTRSprogramwillmigratethecurrentMIDSLVTto

JTRScomplianceproducingthenextgenerationdatalinkand

communicationterminalforjointandcoalitiontactical

platforms.MIDSJTRSisanevolutionaryacquisitionprogram

thatwillenablefuturecapabilitiesandtechnologyinsertion.The

MIDSJTRSwillsupportintegratednavigationandidentification

requirements,voiceanddatacommunicationscapabilities,and

provideahighdegreeofinformationsecurityandresistanceto

jamming.MIDSJTRStransformsMIDSintoa4channelJTRS

radiowhilemaintaining:currentLink16andTACAN

functionality;thesamephysicalfootprint–reducedintegration

efforts(formfactorcompliant);currentMIDSconnector

configurationandposition;currenthostinterface.Itwilladd

Link16enhancementsincludingEnhancedThroughput,

FrequencyRe-mappingandProgrammableCryptoandadd

threeprogrammable2MHz–2GHzchannelstoimplementJTRS

waveforms.Itiscapableofimplementingemergingairborne

waveformsandfuturewaveformenhancementsthrough

softwaredownloads.Itoffersmulti-layersecurity(4channels

runningatMSLS).MIDSJTRSInitialoperationalcapability(IoC)

isplanned.

Boeing,�USA

MPM-1000�IP�MODEM� joint

SoftwaredefinedMF-TDMADAMA/FDMAmodemandnetwork

controller.Advancedsoftwaredefinedmodemthatiscapableof

hostingadvancedwaveformsincorporatingthelatestMF-TDMA

andFDMAmodulationandcodingtechnologies.Thesoftware

definedmodemprovidesaJTRSSCA2.2operatingenvironment

incorporatingacoreframework,anoRBexpress™objectrequest

brokerandaPoSIXcompliantVxWorks®operatingsystem.


MULTI-ROLE�RADIO�(MRR)�MV300/MP300� ground

TheMultiRoleRadio(MRR)isthemostadvancedmilitaryVHF-

radioonthemarket.Highdataratesandarangeofservices

combinedwithradioperformancebuilttosurviveelectronic

warfare,assurescommunicationinrealtacticalenvironment.

Features:fixedfrequencyandfrequencyhoppingEPMmodes;

built-inmessageterminal;built-inencryption;highdatarates

(withFEC);packetradiotraffic;standarddatainterfaces;long

batterylifetime;highMTBFandlowLCC;built-indetachable

dataterminal;voice,transparentandpacketdata;external

softwareloading;enhancedjammingprotection;carrierforC3I

applications.

Kongsberg�Defence�Communications�SA,�Norway

NExTW@VE� joint

Thales’newNextW@veisthelatestintheTR6000rangeofV/

UHFsecureradios.Itmeetstheneedsofthebattlespacefor

high-volumedataexchangeandnetworkingofground,airand

surfaceplatforms.ItiscompatiblewithcurrentNAToand

nationalstandards(PR4GF@stnet,HaveQuick,SATURN,

nationalEPM,Link11,Link22,etc).Withahighlevelof

digitisationandSDR(SoftwareDefinedRadio)architecture,

NextW@veissoftware-programmablefornewNCW-oriented

waveformsandcommunicationsprotocols.Theradio’spowerful

processingcapabilityenablesittodeliveraccessandrouting

serviceswithinmulti-functionalandmulti-usernetwork

structures(surveillancenetworks,commandnetworks,

monitoringnetworks,electronicwarfarenetworks,etc.).

NextW@veoffers30-600MHzcoverage,multi-channelandhigh

dataratetransmissioncapability,andsupportsNAToor

nationalencryptionsystems.Thefirstapplicationwillbethe

TRA6034(NAToversion)andTRA6036(nationalversion)

airborneradioforallaircrafttypes.ThenewNextW@ve

functionalitieswillsubsequentlyberolledoutacrossThales’

entirerangeofV/UHFsecureradios.


PNR-500�PERSONAL�NETWORK�RADIO� ground

ThePNR-500digitalsquadradioprovidesself-synchronized,

wirelessconferencingcommunicationsaswellasconnectivityto

long-rangeVHF/HFnetworks.ThePNR-500isdesignedto

specificallyimprovethecoordinationandmissioneffectiveness

ofgroundandnavalforcesoperatingindemandingoperational

environments-egurbanwarfare,fieldambushes,combatships,

etc-whereeverybitofinformationcanmeanthedifference

betweenmissionsuccessorfailure.ThePNR-500’sfull-duplex

conferencecommunicationcapabilityenablesuptothreePNR-

500speakerstosimultaneouslyconferandcoordinate

operations,withanunlimitednumberofPNR-500stationsable

tolisten.BasedonTadiranCommunications’self-synchronizing

technology,thePNR-500featuresdynamicnetwork

architecturethateliminatestheneedforacentralcontrolunit

ormasterstation,therebyreducingcommunicationvulnerability

toaminimum.TheheadsetincludestwoPTTbuttonswhich

enabletheoperatortoaccessthelocalPNRnetworktopass

instructionsandinformationtootherteam-members,andto

connecttoexternallong-rangetacticalVHF/HFradionetworks.

otherfeaturesincludeWhisperfunctionforcovertoperations,

15networkchannels,voiceactivatedmessagesandalerts,

sophisticateddatacommunicationprotocolsandfullcompliance

withMIL-STDrequirements.


POWERHF� joint

TadiranCommunications’PowerHFisanadvancedHFradio

communicationsystemprovidingarmedandsecurityforceswitha

powerful,strategiccommunicationsystemthatcancoververy

largedistances.Itisofferedasaprimaryground,airandnaval

communicationnetwork,orasabackupnetwork.Intendedusers

includegroundunitsoperatingfarfromtheirhomebases.Itis

offeredasaprimarycommunicationtoolforlong-rangenavaland

airforceoperationsandforpublic-safetyandparamilitary

applicationssuchasembassies,coastguards,long-range

intelligencecommunications,etc.Itcanalsobackupother

communicationnetworksinnationaldisastermitigation

operationsforexample.PowerHFprovidesaone-systemsolution

toallmilitaryandgovernmentalapplications,allocatingthe

necessaryresourcestoeachuser-airforce,navy,armyand

governmental-accordingtoreal-timeoperationaldemands.HF

radiocommunicationisindependentofthird-partyinfrastructures

andothercommunicationsystemsoverwhichuserhasnocontrol.

Asaresult,saysTadiran,thePowerHFradiosystemprovidesthe

mostdependableandcost-effectivemeansofvoiceanddata

communicationsalongwiththehighestlevelofcommunication

survivabilityunderextremeoperationalconditions.






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PR4G� joint

ThePosteRadiode4emeGeneration(PR4G)isasecure

software-programmable,VHF(30to88MHz)communication

systemwithmixedvoiceanddatahandlingcapabilities.(The

latestPR4Gversion,theVS4-IP,featuressimultaneousvoice

anddatacapability,ahigherdatarate,anIPinterfaceandan

embeddedroutertoallowittoplayonthewidertactical

internet.)Securitycomesfrom‘fastfrequencyhopping’and

‘free-channelsearch’modes,oranautomaticallymanagedmix

ofthetwo,aswellasaninterfaceforanexternalcryptodevice

suchasaKY57.PR4Gisusedasthecommunications

providerfortheCoFEUXhelicoptertacticalmission

managementsystem.


PRC-149/URT-140� air

TheAN/URT-140radiobeaconsetandAN/PRC-149radiosetare

advancedline-of-sightCoSPAS/SARSATbeaconSARlocators.

Theseradiosets,intendedforuseinnon-combatSARmissions

whentrainingorflyingoverfriendlyterritory,aredesignedto

provideultra-reliableperformanceinavarietyofmissiontypes.

Mountedinanextremelysmallpackageinthepilot’sejection

seat,theAN/URT-140isautomaticallyactivateduponejection,

transmittingaunique,programmableIDnumber.TheAN/URT-

140providesLoSbeaconfrequenciesof121.5and243MHz.In

addition,anemergencysignalistransmittedtoCoSPAS/

SARSATsatellites,providingtheRCCwiththesurvivor’s

position.AnexternalGPSreceivercanbeconnectedtoprovide

geolocationwithinlessthan330ft.Shortbursttransmissions

andspecificallydevelopedcircuitryprovidelongbatterylifein

operation.TheAN/PRC-149iscarriedinthepilot’sflightsuitand

activatedbythepilot.Theintegralvoicetransceiverfeatures

multiplechannelselectable/programmableVHF/UHFcapability.

TheembeddedGPSreceiverprovidessub330ftgeolocation

accuracy.Coordinatesmaybetransmittedbyanoptional

integralvoicesynthesizer.Anoptionalswimmerremotecontrol

unitcanbeattachedforamphibiousspecialoperations.


PRC-434G/SV� ground

Softwareprogrammable,digitalpersonalsurvivalradio

providing:GPSlocationresponsetoairborneinterrogators,

anotherPSRontheground,ormanuallyinitiatedandreceived

fromtheARS700AirborneInterrogatorandGuidanceSystem

and/orthePSR.Transponderoperationinresponseto

interrogationwithaselectivecode(onemillionpossiblecodes).

operatesattwoemergencyfrequencies(121.5and243MHz).

The243channelcanbeselectedandprogrammedatsquadron

level.PoweredbyaLiMno2batteryfor30hoursataTx/Rxratio

of1:10(over96hoursinsleepmode).Indicatesresponseto

interrogations.offers10fixed/preprogrammedchannelsthat

areprogrammableatsquadronlevel.Provisionforfuture

transmissionofCoSPAS-SARSATprotocol(406.025MHz).


PRC-624� ground

Combatproven,powerful,lightVHFFMhandheld/manpack

voiceanddataradiodesignedforfixed-frequency

communications.DesignedtoreplacethemuchlargerPRC-77,

thePRC-624providestheperformanceexpectedonlyfrom

significantlylargermanpackradios.Itcoversthe30-88MHz

tacticalVHFfrequencybandwithoutsub-bands.Itprovides

2,320channelsata25kHzchannelspacing,withoutasingle

degradedchannel.Anychannelcanbeused,andupto10canbe

presetbytheoperator.Thisextendedcoverageandchannel

spacingmakethePRC-624fullycompatiblewithnewgeneration

combatnetradiosatanyfrequency,andwithprogrammableit

iscompatiblewitholderradios.Withitsantennaandlithium

battery,thePRC-624weighslessthan1kg.Thenominalpower

outputof2wattsprovides5-8kilometerstypicalrangewitha

90cmantenna.Toreduceprobabilityofinterceptionand

increasebatterylife,itspoweroutputisadjustabledownto0.25

watts.Thebuilt-inmicrophone/loudspeakerenablesoperation

withoutaudioaccessoriesandits350mWaudiooutput

withstandsnoisycombat.Theloudspeakercanbeusedwitha

handsetconnected.Itissubmersibleupto1metreand

withstandsprolongedexposuretohighhumidity.Connecting

twosetstogetherviaasinglecableenablesautomatic

retransmitandautomaticradio-to-radioparameterloading.

SoldierscanbeproficientinthePRC-624inminutes.Controls

aresimpleandthe4-pushbuttonfrontpanelisclearlymarked.


PRC-710� ground

Tadiransaystheadvanced,powerfulPRC-710isthelightest

(<750g)militaryhandheldVHF/FMvoiceanddataCoMSEC/

ECCMradioonthebattlefield.Itwasdesignedanddevelopedin

directresponsetoemergingcombatrequirementsand

incorporatesimprovementsdrivenbycombatexperience.The

PRC-710isfullycompatiblewiththefrequency-hoppingCNR-

900andCNR-9000radiosystemsandcompletesthisfamilyof

manpack,vehicularandfixedstationradios,deliveringseamless

interoperability.ItsuniqueECCMfacilityincludesorthogonal

netswithinter-netsynchronization,defeatingeventhemost

persistentandpowerfulEWsystems.Co-locationradio

interferenceisreducedtoaminimumevenundersevereradio

environments.Digitalencryptiondeliversahighdegreeofvoice

anddatamessagesecurity.Powerfulerrordetectionand

correctioncodes,togetherwithautomaticdatarateadaptation,

ensureerror-freedatacommunicationsatvariousdatarates.

Anoptional,add-onlightweight20Wamplifierisavailablefor

extendedcommunicationranges(25kmtypical).MMIisstate-

of-the-artandinnovative.


PRC-710MB�ThePRC-710MBisanadvancedmulti-bandhandheldvoiceand

dataradiodesignedtomeetthegrowingdemandforversatile

andhighlyreliablecommunicationsinoperationsinvolving

multipleforces.Providingground-to-ground,ground-to-airand

ground-to-seacommunications,thePRC-710MBoffersusers

exceptionalfrequencybandcoverageandwaveformsina

packageweighinglessthan800grams.ImplementingTadiran

Communications’combatprovensynchronous-orthogonal

frequencyhoppingtechnology,itcountersinterception,

jamming,spoofing,eavesdroppingandotherformsofactive

electronicwarfare.Itisfullycompatiblewiththecompany’s

CNR-900,PRC-710andCNR-9000systems,andinfixed

frequencymodeitisalsocompatiblewithcurrentfixed-

frequencyVHFandUHFradios.Itcovers30-512MHzand

featuresmultiplewaveformsincludingFMandAM(voice)and

FSK(data)modulations.Dynamicnetworksynchronization

eliminatestheneedforacentralcontrolstation,minimizing

vulnerability.Advanceddigitalencryptionensureshigh-level

voiceanddatasecurity.Powerfulerrordetectionandcorrection

codesandautomaticdatarateadaptationtoensureerror-free

datacommunicationsatvariousdatarates.State-of-the-art

MMI,anAMbeacon,aGPSinterface,selectivecalling,uuxiliary

channelscanningandtwowayhailingallfeature.Programmable

hardwaresupportssoftware-updates.


PRC-9651� ground

ASELSANbeganserialproductionofitshandheldPRC-9651

tacticalradioin2007.Itprovidesmultibandmultimodeand

multimissionsecurevoiceanddatacommunicationsacrossthe

30-512MHzfrequencyrangeandsupportsvarioustacticalradio

functionalitiesandadvancedECCMtechniques.ThePRC-9651

hasthehardwarecapabilitytoperform300millioninstructions

persecondsandsupportssixdifferentwaveformsimplemented

on1.5millionlinesofcode.ThePRC-9651supportsnarrowband

(FM,AM),frequencyhoppingencryptedwaveformsaswellas

supportingwideband(highspeeddata)networkingwaveform

withDirectSequenceSpreadSpectrumtechnique.ThePRC-

9651providesallNATodefinedtacticalradiofunctionalities

suchas:combatnetradio(CNR),broadbandpacketradio

(BBPR),narrowbandpacketradio(NBPR)andsinglechannel

radioaccess(SCRA)functionalities.AselsansaysthePRC-9651

istheonlyhandheldradioavailabletodaythatsupportsallthe

tacticalcommunicationfunctionsdefinedbytheNAToTacoms

Post2000andprovideswidebandhighspeeddataservice.The

PRC-9651isalsotheonlyhandheldradiotodaythatsupports

simultaneousvoiceanddatausingtheWBNRmode.ThePRC-

9651alsohasaGPSinterfacewherevariousGPSreceiverscan

beconnectedtotheradiotodownloadandutilizelocationdata.

IntheWBNRmodethePRC-9651canautomaticallydistribute

theGPSdataintheradionetwork.

ASELSAN,�Turkey

PRC-9661� ground

InparallelwiththedevelopmentofthePRC-9651,ASELSANhas

developedthemanpack/vehicularPRC/VRC-9661.Theradio

featuresallofthewaveformsofthePRC-9651plusdigitalHF

waveforms.ThePRC/VRC-9661coversthe2-30and30-512MHz

bandandsupportsmanywaveformswithadvancedECCM,data

andvoiceservices.ThePRC/VRC-9661featuresasmarthandset

throughwhichallradiocontrolscanbecarriedoutinacellular

phonetypeofMMI.ThePRC/VRC-9961modulescanberemoved

fromavehicularconfigurationtoformasinglechannel

manpackversionwhichcanalsosupportwaveformsinthe2-30

and30-512MHzfrequencyrange.ASELSANisdeveloping

airborneandnavalversions.

ASELSAN,�Turkey

PRISM�IDM� air

ThePRISM-equippedIDMcombinestheenhancedfunctionality

ofalowcost,smallsize,lightweight,multi-channel,intelligent,

digitalmodemwiththevideoimagerytransfercapabilityofthe

PhotoTelesisMilitaryMicroRIT.Thisnewsystemprovidesthe

meanstointegrateimagerycapabilityintoanexistingIDM,IDM-

302/501,VMEIDMorlaptopcomputer.Theimagehandling

capabilitycancompressandcroptheselectedpicturestooffer

theuseranenhancedsituationawarenessfunctionality.


QUICKDRAW�II�HANDHELD�GPS��INTERROGATOR� air

TheQuickdraw2Interrogatorisahandheldunitthatcanbe

carriedontomostaircraftandusedtointerrogateanAN/PRC-

112B,AN/PRC-112B1orthesoftwaredefinedAN/PRC-112Gradio.


RAVNET�300� air

RAVNET-300isahighlyintegratedVHF/UHFvoiceanddata

network,supportingadvancedairbornecombatoperations.Itis

amulti-band,multifunctionjam-resistantcommunication

systemdesignedtoprovideinstantaneoushighqualityvoice

andhighcapacitydatacommunicationbetweenaircraft(A/A)

andgroundterminals(A/G).Highlights:advancedmultimode

UHFandVHFanalogAM/FManddigitalradio,withbackward

compatibilitytoexistingradiosystems;advancedad-hoc

networkingandautomaticrelay;strongForwardError

Correction(FEC);veryhighvoicequalityinallmodesof

operation;veryhighvoiceanddataavailabilityduetoautomatic

relay,overcomingterraincommunicationsobstacles(idealfor

lowflyingplatformssuchashelicoptersandtransportaircraft);

multiplevoiceinterfacessupportincluding:standardanalogue

orE1,G.711orcompressedvoice,H323/SIPVoIPstandards;

supportforavionicsandnon-avionicsaircraftviaMil-Standard

1553Bdatabusinterfacesordedicatedcontrolbox;high

commonality-thesametransceiverisusedforairborneand

groundterminals;highMTBF.

Rafael,�Israel





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REMOTE�RADIO�MODEM� ground

GeneralDynamicsRemoteRadioModemisasingle-channel,radio

modemwithabuilt-inGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)receiver

andstatusbuttons.Theremoteisavailableforbothdigitaland

analogoperationandhastwoconfigurations:portable

(dismounted)andvehicle(mounted).Intheportableconfiguration

itoperatesindependentlyasaGPSreceiver/transmitterandruns

onbatterypower.Withinavehicleitservesasamodemfora

mobileworkstationandcanrunoffofvehiclepower.

General�Dynamics�C4�Systems,�

RF�DIGITAL�LINEARIzATION�CIRCUITS�FOR�WIDEBAND�APPLICATIONS� joint

UsingSuperconductingMicro-Electronics(SME)technology,RF

linearizationwillgreatlyimprovehighpoweramplifierefficiency

—resultinginimprovedrangeandlinkclosurewithreduced

powerinmulti-channelandwidebandsignaltransmissions,

includingtheJTRSWidebandNetworkingWaveformandLink-16.

HypresisworkingonthisundertwocontractstotheUSNavy’s

SpaceandNavalWarfareSystemsCommandandtheUSArmy’s

CommunicationsandElectronicsCommand.RFlinearization,

alsoreferredtoaspre-distortion,usesthespeedof

superconductingdigitalelectronicstoremoveunwantednoise

(commonlyreferredtoasdistortion)fromwirelesshighpower

transmitsignals.Currenttechniqueswithintheindustryare

limitedbytheuseofconventionalsilicon-basedelectronicsthat

areunabletoprovideRFlinearization,exceptforafewlimited

applications.Thislimitationcontributestoexcessivepower

consumptionandlowoperatingefficiencyofhighpower

amplifiers,whichincreasescostandcausessignificant

operationalproblems.

Hypres,�USA

RF-5800�FALCON�II�SERIES� ground

TheFalconIIseriesisacompletefamilyoftacticalradios

offeringHF,VHF,andmultibandcoveragewithcustom-tailored

encryptionoptions.Theyaredesignedformanpack,vehicular,

basestationandhandhelduseandfeatureacommonplatform,

commonoperationandcommonlogistics.Theyaresoftware

basedandfront-panelprogrammable.TheFALCoNIIisa

completetacticalsystemthatwillgetcriticalvoice,data,and

positioninformationthroughintheshortestpossibletime,says

GD,withallthesecuritytoday’s‘digitalbattlefields’demand.

Harris�RF�Communications�Division,�USA

RF-5800H� joint

TheRF-5800Hislikehavingtworadiosinonecompactpackage.

ItisanadvancedHF-SSB/VHF-FMradiothatprovidesreliable

tacticalcommunicationsthroughenhancedsecurevoiceand

dataperformance,networking,andextendedbatterylife.The

transceiver’sextendedfrequencyrange(to60MHz)provides

securedigitalvoiceanddataintheVHFbandinadditiontothe

HFcapability.High-speeddatarates,upto9600bps(HF),and

selectableARQmodesreduceon-the-airtransmissiontimeand

enhancesecuredatatransmissionsforimproved

communicationsreliabilityandthroughput.Thecombined

robustdigitalvoiceandserial-tone-datamodemoperateover

eventhepoorestcommunicationchannels.


RF-5800M� ground

TheRF-5800Mmultibandradioisidealformissionsrequiring

ground-to-groundandground-to-aircommunicationsintheVHF

andUHFfrequencybands.Essentiallythreeradiosinone,the

FALCoNIImultibandiscrucial:onvehicles,whenmultiplesingle

bandradioscanbereplacedoreliminated;onships,whereship-

to-shoreandsurface-to-aircommunicationsarerequired;and

onthebattlefieldformultimissionoperationsandcrossband

retransmission.Continuouson-the-aircoveragefrom30MHzto

512MHzallowsfulluseofthefrequencyspectrum.


RF-5800M-HH� ground

TheRF-5800M-HHisthehandheldcompaniontotheRF-5800M

multibandtransceiverfamilythatprovidesinteroperable,

multiband,multimission,securevoiceanddatacommunications

tolowerechelonsanddismountedtroops.Withbuilt-inCitadel

digitalencryptionandQuicklook1Afrequencyhopping,theRF-

5800M-HHextendstheperformanceoftheFALCoNIItactical

familytothesquadlevelwithminimalburdentothesoldier.

optionalcustomer-uniquealgorithmscanalsobeprovided.


RF-5800U� ground

ThesoftwarereprogrammableRF-5800Usupportscontinuous

operationacrossthe90-to-420-MHzbandwith20-wattFMand

10-wattAMtransmitpower.TheRF-5800Usupportsboth

militaryandcivilianground-to-aircommunicationsinasingle

packageandprovidesinteroperabilitywithLandMobileRadio

(LMR)systems.Voicecommunicationsareprovidedin8.33-and

25-kHzchannelstosupporttheevolvingairtrafficcontrol

standards.Digitalvoiceissupportedatboth12and16kbpsfor

interoperabilitywithground-to-airandLMRsystems.


RF-5800U-HH� ground

TheRF-5800U-HHisthehandheldcompaniontotheRF-5800U

UHFtransceiverthatprovidescommunicationsformilitaryand

civilianapplications,includingclose-inairsupport,urban

assault,andcounterterrorismmissions.Theradio’ssmallsize

andlow-profileantennaareappropriateforrapid-deployment

squadcommunicationsbothindoorandoutdoor.Standard

featuresincludeCitadeldigitalencryption,Quicklook1AECCM

frequencyhopping,radio-toradiofill,and16kbpsdata.


RF-5800V� joint

Thehigh-speedRF-5800V,withratesupto64kbps,reduceson-

the-airtimeandenableshighdata-rateapplicationssuchashigh

resolutionimagetransmissions.Theradio’sadvanceddataand

waveformcapabilitiesprovidethesecurevoiceanddatademands

ofthedigitalbattlefield.Therobustdatamodeand10-watt

outputextendthecommunicationsrangebeyondthatof

conventionalradios.TheQuicklook1AandQuicklook2waveforms

provideECCMhopratesinexcessof300hopspersecond.




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RF-5800V-HH� ground

TheRF-5800V-HHisthehandheldcompaniontotheRF-5800V

VHFtransceiverthatextendstheperformanceoftheFALCoNII

tacticalradiofamilytothesquadlevel.Standardfeatures

includeCitadeldigitalencryption,Quicklook1AECCMfrequency

hopping,radio-to-radiofill,whisperoperation,andfixed-

frequencychannelscanning.Theradioprovidesfulldata

capabilityinfixed-frequencyandECCMmodeswithautomatic

detectionofincomingdigitalvoiceordata.TheQuicklook1A

ECCMfrequencyhoppingensuresreliablevoiceanddata

communicationsinajammedenvironment.


RF-6010�FALCON®�II�TACTICAL�NETWORK�ACCESS�HUB� joint

TheRF-6010TacticalNetworkAccessHubprovidesFalcon®II

radiouserswitheasy-to-useaccesstoothervoiceanddata

communicationsystems.TheRF-6010worksbyconverting

commercialstandardvoiceanddataformatsintotheindustry-

leadingHFwaveformsintegratedintoHarrisFalconIIradios.

TheRF-6010enhancesradionetworksconsistingofthe

followingFalconIIradios:theRF-5800H-MPHFManpack,the

RF-5800V-MPVHFManpack,theRF-5800V-HHVHFHandheld

Radio,andtheAN/PRC-150(C)HFradio.

Harris,�USA

RT-1851C� joint

TheRT-1851(C)isthelatestoftheARC-210programmabledigital

communicationsystems.Afullydigitaltransceiver,theRT-

1851(C)providesunparalleledperformanceinthetransferof

data,voiceandimagery.TheRT-1851(C)willsupportthe

exclusiveBandwidthEfficientAdvancedModulation(BEAM)

technologythatprovidesrevolutionarycommunicationby

providingsuperiorbandwidthefficiency.BEAMtechnology

providesdatatransferratesupto100kb/sLoSand80kb/s

SATCoMina25kHzchannel.Thehighestdataratesoversuch

channelswithoutBEAMhasbeen56kb/susingMIL-STD-188-

181B,whichrequiresgreaterthan3timesmoresignalpower

thanBEAM.otherkeyfeaturesare:30-406MHzfrequency

range;softwarere-programmableinthefieldviaMLVS;drop-in

(pin-for-pin)replacementforRT-1794(C)/RT-1824(C)and

supportsallRT-1794(C)/RT-1824(C)waveforms/functions;

compatiblewithexisting1553controllersforARC-210;support

structureincludinglogistics,training,testSets;PCbasedloader/

controller;controlvia1553,C-12561Aremotecontrol,orRCU-

8150remotecontrol;interoperablewithavarietyofhigh-power

amplifiers,lownoiseamplifiers,tunablefiltersandinterference

cancellationsystems.ItisfullycompliantwithICAoED-23B8.33

kHzoperation.Hardwarewillsupportsoftware-onlyupgrades

for:BEAM,CSELCoSPAS-SARSATReceive(406MHz),SATURN,

VDLmodes2and3(data),DAMABandVDLmode3voice.


SERIES�3000�HF�RADIO�FAMILY� sea

Amulti-purpose,modularfamilyofhighperformanceHF

transceiversTRX3015/3050/3100,transmittersTX3050/3100,and

receiverRX3002.Itsfrequencyrangesare10kHzto30MHz

receive(VLFtoHF),and1.5MHzto30MHztransmitfor150/500/1

kWoutputpowerstagesPEPandaverage.Theradiofamilyfeatures

acommonexciter/receiverERX3000withDSPtechnologywhich

alsoprovidesforfutureoperationalgrowthcapability.Voice,

telegraphy,dataandadaptedcommunicationcanbeperformed

usingthebasicconfiguration,theappropriateinterfacesand

optionalmodules.AseparateRXantennainputenablesreceive

performanceeveninmulti-transmittingantennaenvironment.The

Link11capabilityusesabuilt-inside-tonereceiver.

EADS�Hagenuk�Marinekommunikation�GmbH,�

SINGLE�CHANNEL�GROUND�AND�AIRBORNE�RADIO�SYSTEM�(SINCGARS)� joint

SINCGARSwasdevelopedbyITTA/CDandtheUSArmytomeet

warfighterneedsforaflexibleandsecurecombatnetradio.

Throughacarefullyplannedevolution,SINCGARSandits

associatedrouterhasgrowntobecomethelynchpinoftheUS

Army’sTacticalInternet.TheSINCGARSsystem,whichwasonce

avoice-onlyradiothatbroadcastmessagesupanddownthe

chainofcommand,hasevolvedintoasoftwaredefined,open

architecturesystemwithnetworkingcapabilities.Itnowoffers

clear,securevoiceanddatacommunicationsthatprovide

situationalawarenessandtransmitcommandandcontrol

informationacrossentirebattlefields.


SINCGARS�RADIO-BASED�COMBAT�ID�(RBCI)�jointSoftware-basedSINCGARS-compatiblecombatidentification

systemthatusesbroadcastinterrogationsfromlandorairborne

platformstocorrelatetheirlocationwiththatofinterrogators

toidentifythemselvesasfriendlyinatargetzone.The

interrogationsconsistofasetofGPScoordinatesthatare

transmittedandprocessedinamannertransparenttothe

warfighter.Individualtargetsorwholeareascanbeinterrogated

todetectthepresenceoffriendlyforces.TheadditionalPocket

ForwardEntryDevice(PFED)providesagraphicalinterfaceto

displayacommonpictureofthebattlefield.


SINCGARS�TACTICAL�BATTLEFIELD�MANAGEMENT�SYSTEM�(S-TBMS)� joint

S-TBMSprovidesacommonpictureofthebattlefieldgiving

comprehensive,real-timesituationawarenessandcommand

messagingfacilities.ITintegratesthecapabilitiesofthe

SINCGARSAdvancedTacticalCommunicationsSystem(ATCS)

withleading-edgecomputingandGPStechnologies.Situational

awarenessfacetsinclude:monitoringoffieldandrelated

activities;positionslocatedanddisplayedonadigitalmap

background;locationsinMGRSoranyprojectiondirectlyfrom

theSINCGARSembeddedorexternalGPS;information

distributedviatheradio,usingintegratednetworkingcapabilities;

acompleteelectronicpicturethatcanbeseenatallcommand

levels.Commandmessagesfunctionsinclude:immediate

reportingandinstantcommandnotification;standardand

customreportsinMILstandards(SPoTREP,SITREP,freetext,etc);

directdistributionoverthecombatradionetwork,anddisplayed

onmap;configurablealertsandmessaginghandling.


SOFTWARE�DEFINED�COMMUNICATIONS��(SDC)� joint

GeneralDynamicsC4Systems’SoftwareDefined

Communications(SDC)solutionsareenabledbyitsWireless

InformationTransferSystem(WITS™)technology.When

embeddedsecurityisprovidedbythecompany’sAdvanced

INFoSECMachine(AIM).GDsolutionsbringintegrated

communications,computing,INFoSECandnetworking

capabilitiesintoasingleuser-definedsystemthatcanbe

programmedtoaccommodatemultipleplatforms,emerging

applications,andchangingwarfighterrequirements.GD’sproven

SDCsolutionsareinteroperablewithUSmilitaryandcivil

agenciesandNATovoiceanddatacommunicationssystems,

bothlegacyandemergingnetworks.AccordingtoGD,they

supportorderlymigrationtomultipleuserplatforms(airborne,

groundandmaritime)withthesamehardwareandsoftware

architecture.Theysupportthetacticaldeploymentandfielding

requirementstomeetmissionobjectives.Theyreducetotalcost

ofownership(maintenance,inventory,training,installation,and

upgrades)byreplacingnumerousdisparateproductsand

systemswithasingleintegratedsystem.Theysupportflexible

infrastructuresbyprovidinguniversalconnectivityforlegacy

radioandwirelinesystemswithopen-architecture,published

applicationprogramminginterfaces.Theyadhereinternational

standardsforapplicationdevelopmentportabilityofsoftware

andallowindependentsecurityconfiguration.Theyalignwith

internationalstandardspublishedandbeingdevelopedforSDRs

andkeyenablingtechnologies.


SOLDIER�LEVEL�COMMUNICATIONS�ENVIRONMENT�(SLICE)� ground

SLICEisaUSArmyevolutionofDARPA’ssuccessfully

demonstratedsmallunitoperationssituationalawareness

system(SUoSAS).Thegoalistobringindividualsoldiersand

theirweaponsystemsenvironmentintotheDoDGlobal

InformationGridusingsmall,lowpower,energyefficientSoldier

RadioWaveform(SRW)technology.TheSRWcanautomatically

adjusttoenvironmentslikedensefoliageandurbansettings

wheretraditionalsolutionscouldfail.Insupportofdismounted

operations,SLICEsupportsatruemultimediaenvironmentwith

simultaneousnetworkingthatincludesnavigation,video,voice

anddatatransfer.Thiswillgivesoldiersanadvantagebecause

theywillhaveasharedunderstandingofthebattlefieldthrough

asystemthatisvirtuallyundetectablebyanenemyforce.For

dismountedoperations,thesystemwillbewearable,extremely

smallandconducivetolight,mobileforces.ITTismaturingthe

SRWWaveformundercontracttotheJTRSJPEo.


SPEARHEAD�RADIO� ground

Newsoftware-defined30to88MHzVHF/FMradiobuiltto

conformtotheJTRSarchitectureandiscompatiblewith

SINCGARS.Weighing825grams,itoneofthemostcompact

andlightestfrequency-hoppingsecureVHFradiosavailable

today.Thecomponentsareleading-edgeandprovidebroad

expansioncapabilities.Spearheadissoftware-programmable

andmodularized,enablingthecreationofconfigurationsto

meetspecificcustomerneeds.TheruggedSpearheadsystem

givestheindividualsoldierlightweight,securecommunications

anywhereonthebattlefield.Spearheadalsoutilizescountry-

uniqueCoMSECandTRANSEC.Itoperatesinanycombination

ofclear,encryptedandsinglechannel/frequency-hopping

transmissionmodes.Theradioissituationalawarenessready

withbuilt-inembeddedGPSforpositionlocationanddisplay

andhasSWcapabilityacrosstheentirefrequencyband.


SPEARNET� ground

Shirt-pocketradiothatprovidessecurevoice,dataandvideo

andsupportsadhocnetworking.optimizedfordigital,net-

centriccommunication,SpearNet‘leapfrogs’next-generation

commercialcellularsystems,saysITT.Weighing500grams,it

alsoprovidesmulti-hoprouting.Itisdesignedforuserswho

don’thavetimetodealwithextrataskssuchasmanaging

complexradiosystems:‘Noknobsandnodisplays–justafast

connectionnow’.Performance:2,400to2,480MHzRF

frequency,otheroptionalbands,spreadspectrumforbuilding

penetration;max6Mbpstransmissiondatarate,MC-CSMA/CA,

AdaptiveTransmissionProtocol(ATP)constantlyadaptsdata

rateandcodingtolinkconditions.Networkingself-organises

andself-heals,providesmulti-hopinternetworkingandground

vehiclemobility.FeaturesanembeddedGPS,USB,Ethernetand

RS232interfaces.Transmitpowerofupto23dbmgiving

nominal1kmrange,6kmline-of-sightrangedemonstrated.


SQUADER�Designedforforawiderangeofmilitary,public-safetyand

homelandsecurityapplications,theSQUADERisfactory-setto

functionaseitheraUHForVHFradio.Compactenoughtofitin

thepalmofahand,themilitarygradeSQUADERisthemost

ruggedradioofitskind–meetingFCC,CE,MIL-STD-810andMIL-

STD-461standards.Thisensuresyearsofreliable,trouble-free

operationalcommunications,evenunderextremeconditions.In

itsUHFconfiguration(400-430MHzor440-470MHz),the

SQUADERprovidesexcellentpropagationandcommunication

clarityoverawiderangeofterrains-urban,denseforestedand

mixedterrain-invariousclimacticconditions.Itisthereforean

excellentsolutionforunitsinvolvedinurbanwarfareand

policing,aswellasforfire-fightingandsearchandrescue

operations,saysTadiran.SQUADERalsoprovidesanimpressive

communicationrangethatcanreachseveralkilometers.The

VHFconfiguration(136-156MHzor146-174MHzor216-223MHz)

allowsusersflexiblechannelselection,withextended

communicationrangeandexcellentcommunicationclarityand

dependability.Itsupportsintra-andinter-teamcommunications.

Usinganoptionalheadset,theusercaneasilyswitchfromthe

localSQUADERnetworktoexternallong-rangeradionetworks.






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STAND-ALONE�MESSAGE�PROCESSING��SYSTEM�(STAMPS)� joint

STAMPSrepresentsanadvanced,state-of-the-art,low-cost,modularcommunicationssystemfortoday’scomplex,integratedmilitarymissions.Itbridgesthegapbetweendissimilarnetworksandprovidesthemechanismfortransferringtimesensitivecombatinformationbetweenthesenetworks.STAMPSprovidesadditionalinterfacesusingstate-of-the-artLANrepeatersandpacketradiodevices.STAMPSconsistsofeightmodulesthatcompriseacommunicationssystemwithanopenhardwareandsoftwarearchitecture.Itinteroperateswithmultiplecommunicationsandcommandandcontrolsystems,providingtheflexibilityfortheusertoemploythissysteminmanymissionscenarios.Thisturn-keysystemisrugged,modular,andeasytooperate.STAMPSincludesacombinationofCoTShardwareandcustomWindowsNTsoftwaredevelopedbyCaliforniaMicrowaveSystemsspecificallyforthetacticalcommunicationsmission.Thesystemiscapableofwithstandingthemostdemandingoperationalenvironments.California�Microwave�Systems�(Government�Electronics),�USA

TACTICAL�INTRANET�GEOGRAPHIC�DISSEMINATION�IN�REAL-TIME�(TIGER)� joint

Modular,scalableC4Iconceptbuiltonanarchitecturethatenablesbothstandardanddedicatedapplicationstoco-existoverthesameinfrastructurereducingdevelopmenttimeandcost.Component-basedarchitectureallowseverylayerand/orcomponenttobeupgradedorreplacedwithoutaffectingtheothers.TIGERincorporatesa‘unique’networklayer(proprietorytoElbit),optimizedformilitarytacticalenvironmentsandcanintegratevariouscommunicationmediasuchasLAN,WAN,cellular,dataradio,tacticalradios,WLAN,satelliteandothers.Subscribersreceiveall,yetonlyrelevantinformationaccordingtodefinedtopicsofinterest.Supportslargescale(thousandsofunits)distributedtacticalnetworkinginwhicheachunitfunctionsasarouter.Self-formingandself-healing.Automaticandadaptivelearningofhighlydynamicnetworktopology.‘Impenetrable’multi-layersecurityarchitectureoffers100%guaranteedmessagedelivery.Automatic,dynamic,adaptive,optimisedmessagerouting.Elbit,�Israel

TACTICAL�REPEATER�FOR�AN/PRC-148�MBITR�TheTacticalRepeaterisasuitcaseconfigurationthathousestwoThalesVehicleAdapters(VAs)functioningtogetherasarepeater.ItintegratestheThalesAN/PRC-148MultibandInter/IntraTeamRadios(MBITRorJTRSEnhancedMBITR,orJEM,configurations)andVAdesignsandoffers:10and20WattRFpowerlevels;single-anddual-antennaconfigurations;unattendedoperationaftersetup(withClearMBITRPRC-6809);30to512MHzfrequencyrange;bi-directionaloperationforsimplexnetlinking;localoperatormodeforeaseofsetupanddeployment.otherwaveformsandencryptioncapabilitiesareavailable.TheTacticalRepeatersignificantlyincreasestherangeperformanceofVHF/UHFradionetoperationswhenextendedradiolinkageisrequiredorwhereobstaclesarepresentthatnormallyprecludeline-of-sightcommunications.Housedinaruggedtransportcase,itprovides20WattstransmitpowerindualantennaconfigurationandallowsinternalbatterybackupusingtworechargeableLi-ionbatteries.Itincorporatestwointernalbatterychargers,whichrequirenouserinteraction.Itcansupportbothvoiceanddata,secureandclearoperation.Thales�Communications,�Inc,�USA

TALON�V/UHF�RADIOS� joint

Softwaredefinedradio,allowinguserstoupgradetheirV/UHFcapabilitiesviasoftwarereloadforfuturegrowth.Currently20countrieshaveinstalledTalonradiosonapproximately60differentaircraftplatforms,andgroundstations.over1600radioordershavebeenreceived,and825radioshavebeenfielded.TheTalonequipmentcurrentlyoffersHaveQuickI/II,SINCGARS,SATURN,andTALoNsoftwarewaveforms.TheTALoNwaveformallowstheintegrationoftheRijndaelencryptioncapability,andtheCountryUniqueIdentificationCode(CUID).TheSINCGARSsoftwarewaveformisonlyavailableviacountrytocountryForeignMilitarySales(FMS)case.AllotherwaveformscanbeexportedafterobtainingexportauthorizationfortheUSDepartmentofState.Rockwell�Collins,�USA

TCC�110E�TACTICAL�COMMUNICATION�CONTROLLER� ground

TheTCC110Eisa4(logical)channelfront-endcommunicationcontrollerfordatatransmissionandreceptionovertacticalnetworks.ItprovidesonTheMovedatacommunicationandreliableconnectivitybetweenC4Iusersinthebattlefield.Itisidealformessageroutingbetweenlocalapplicationandtacticalnetworksoperatingundertheharshestconditions.AutomaticInternetandIntranetmessagerelayingandroutingcapabilitiesunderchangingtopologyanddynamicconnectivity.ThePC-CoM2000isa2channelPCMCIAversionoftheTCC110EprovidingallthefunctionalitybutinasmallpackageidealforinstallationinsmallcomputersorlaptopssuchastheLTC500.Processor:5x86133MHZ.Memory:4MBFlash,4MBDRAM.HostComputerInterface:Ethernet10-Base-2/TorV.32(14.4kbps)orRS232(19.2kbps).TacticalChannels:4.DataCommunicationInterface(EachChannel):digitalinterfaceRS232/422;analoginterfacewithbuiltinmodemsforVHF/HF;HFRadioInterfacewithALECapabilities;2W/4Wlandlinepointtopointcommunications;controlcommunicationInterface(EachChannel):DigitalInterface(RS232).Tadiran�Electronic�Systems�(Elisra�Group),�Israel

TRC�3600� ground

ThisPR4Gfamilysystemisanadvancedmulti-mode,multi-service,softwareprogrammabledigitalHFmanpackradioofferingcipheredvoice(lowratevocoder),highspeeddatawithanembeddedmulti-ratesingletonemodemandmulti-waveformcapability.FeaturesfastautomaticLinkestablishment,automaticfrequencyselection,automaticpowercontrolanddataratemanagement.HighEPMprotectionthroughautomatichopbandselectionandintelligentfrequencyhopping,highsecuritybit-indigitalencryption(voiceanddata),widebandhopping(upto2MHz).Acompletecommunicationsystem,itoffersPCbasedapplicationsoftwareincludinge-mail,filetransfer,fax,etc.Italsooffersafrequencyandkeymanagementsystemandvariousremotecontrolsolutions.Thales�Land�and�Joint�Systems,�France


APR4Gfamilyradio,theTRC9100isa2Whandheldradio.It

covers30-88MHzVHFband.Itisfullyinteroperableinall

modeswithmanpack,vehiclestationsandairborneradio

systemfromthePR4Gfamily.Itcanbeusedinthemost

stringentenvironmentsandisdesignedforallcombat

situations.ItcomplieswithMIL-STD-810E.Specialaudio

ancillaries,antennasandharnessareavailabletosupporthand-

freecommunicationduringfighting.Theradioprovidesalso0.2

Wlowprobabilityofinterceptionpositionandwhispermodein

ambushoperations.Radioiseasytooperate,lightweight(<1kg)

andcompactwithallCNRservicesrequiredduringland,

droppingorpick-upairoperations:automaticlatenetentry,late

trafficentry,break-in,selectiveormultipleselectivecalls,

authenticationandalerts.Theradioprovidesinteroperability

withpreviousgenerationradiosinfixedfrequency(STANAGs

4204and4292).Alldigitalvoiceanddatatrafficareencrypted

withabuilt-inhigh-speedCoMSECdevice,providinghighest

securitylevel.WiththreeinteroperableECCMmodes,Fast

FrequencyHopping(FFH),FreeChannelSearch(FCS)andan

automaticmixedFHandFCSmode,theTRC9100providesthe

verybestresponseagainstbarrageandfollowerjamming.With

morethan300hops/sec,PR4Ghandheldisthefastestradioin

servicetoday,saysThales.Itsbatterylifeis18hwithLi-Ion

batteryandupto24hwithremovablelithiumpack.Handheld

canbeusedwithmultiservicesoftware(TRC1731A)fore-mail

andfiletransferapplicationsfromaPC.



PR4GfamilydismountedTRC9300vehicularstationiscomposed

ofoneortwoTRC9200manpackradio,associatedwithspecial

ancillariesand50Wpoweramplifierinvariousconfigurations.

Availablelongrangeconfigurationsarethefollowing:TRC9300

A:50Wsinglefitavailablewithorwithoutcositefilters;TRC

9300B:50W+5Wdualfitwithcositefilters;TRC9300C:

50W+50Wdualfitwithcositefilters.Vehicularstationfamily

offerstheabovecombinationinthesameorsmallervolumeas

theAN/VRC-12/46andwithVIC-1adapter.Allthesestationsare

fullyinteroperableinallmodeswithhandheld,manpackand

airborneradiofromthePR4Gfamily.Thesestationscanbe

equippedwithfixedorshockabsorbermountsforaneasy

installation.Highgainvehicleantennasareavailabletosupport

longdistancecommunications.Vehicularaudioancillariessuchas

loudspeakerorSoTASintercomsystemcouldbealsodeliveredin

associationwithtransceivers.Ashortrangevehicularstation(10

W)iscomposedofoneTRC9200manpackradiowithmountand

an12Vto24Vpowersupplyadapter.



APR4Gfamilyradio,theTRC9500isacompactversionofTRC

9200Manpackwithabuilt-in50Wpoweramplifiertoequip

vehicles.Itincludescositefilterstoenableinstallationsof

severalHF(SYSTEME3000)orVHFradiosinsidethevehicle.

TheradiofeaturesthesamePR4Gradiofunctionalities.Itis

fullyinteroperableinallmodeswithhandheld,manpack,

vehicularstationsandairborneradiosystemfromthePR4G

family.AllvehicularstationsarecompatiblewithTactical

MessageTerminalfore-mailandfiletransferapplications

includingautomaticroutingthroughoutHF/VHFnetworks

connectedtoLANorPSTN.Stationscanbealsousedwithan

externalGPSinterfaceforon-the-airbroadcastingofGPS

positionsforsituationawareness.Radiocanbeinterfacedwitha

tacticalterminaltodisplayGPSpositionsonamap.Alldigital

voiceanddatatrafficisencryptedwiththebuilt-inCoMSEC,

providinghighestsecuritylevel.WiththreeinteroperableECCM

modes,FastFrequencyHopping(FFH),FreeChannelSearch

(FCS)andanautomaticmixedFHandFCSmode,theTRC9300

/TRC9500providetheverybestresponseagainstbarrageand

followerjamming.Withmorethan300hops/s,PR4Gvehicular

stationsarethefastestradiosinservicetoday,saysThales.


TRC�9600� air

TheTRC9600isanECCMVHFairbornetransceiverdesignedto

equiparmyhelicoptersandotheraircraft.ItconsistsoftheTRC

9610transceiver(fixingARINC404,orAER300)andtheTRC

9620controlunit.Frequencyrange:30to88MHz(Voiceand

Data).outputpower:10W,5W,0.5W.Powersupply:28VDC.

RemoteoperationviaRCUorMIL-STD–1553Binterface.Easy

touse,italsooffersaveryhighlevelofECMandEe,and

interoperabilityviaSTANAGsandXmodecryptointerface.

Usingdigitaltechnology,itissoftwareprogrammablewithout

openingtheset.TofacilitatecommunicationsPR4Gfeatures

advancedandexclusiveuserservicesincluding:automaticnet

initiation,latenetentryandlatetrafficentry;automatic

periodicnetworksynchronization;commanderbreak-infacility;

callwaiting;simultaneousmultipleselectivecalls;alerts

broadcastwithalertnumberandsenderID;automatictraffic

typesrecognition(voice/data,datarate,servicemessages);

passiveoractivelinkqualityanalysis(toprovideinformationon

localjamming);correspondentauthentication;oTARandnet

memberbanishment;anti-tamperingprotection;emergency

erasurewithreportmessage;automaticandmulti-modevoice

ordatarebroadcast;orthogonalfrequencyhoppingforrelay

stations;scanningmodeof8analogfixedfrequencies.


URx�3000�PERSONAL�SURVIVAL�RADIO� ground

URX-3000providesfullAMvoicecapabilitiescombinedwitha

coverttransponderandintegrated12channelGPSreceiverinto

asinglesurvivalradio.TheradioutilizestheGlobalPositioning

System(GPS)toeliminatetheuncertaintyinvolvedinpersonnel

recoverymissions.Interoperablewithcurrentandemerging

airborneguidancesystemsincludingtheAN/ARS-6PLS,the

standardcombatsearchandrescue(CSAR)systemonallUS

andNATorescueaircraft.






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VEHICLE�ADAPTER�FOR�AN/PRC-148� �Thecompact,ruggedVehicleAdapter(VA)provides20wattsof

RFpoweramplificationacrossthefull30to512MHzfrequency

bandoftheAN/PRC-148MultibandInter/IntraTeamRadios

(bothMBITRandJTRSEnhancedMBITR,orJEM,

configurations).Features:12-32VDCinputpowerrange;

integratedtunableharmonicfilters;integratedtunableco-site

filters;environmentallyrugged;weighs12poundswiththeradio

inserted;cable-freeradiorapiddismountcapabilityinlessthan

2seconds;fullfunctionremovablecontrolheadsupports

remoteoperations;integratedradiobatterycharger.other

waveformsandencryptioncapabilitiesareavailable.TheVA

easilyinstallsinair,landorsea-basedplatforms.Itopensupa

broadrangeofsecureandanti-jammingvoiceanddata

applications,andthechassisprovidesinterfacesforpower

sources,antennas,intercoms,externalpoweramplifiersand

datadevices.Theinternalbatterychargerallowsauserto

removethedismountedradiofromtheVAholder/sleevefully

chargedandimmediatelyoperational.The30-512MHzco-site

filtersystem,integratedwithinthechassis,reducesinterference

betweencollocatedunits.Thisgreatlyenhancesthe

performanceoftwoco-locatedVAsservingaseither

independentradiosorasarepeaterforforwardingthesignals

ofotherradios.


VIC-500�WIRELESS�Thisdigitalwirelessinternalandexternalconference

communicationsystemforarmouredvehiclesisdesignedto

provideallthebenefitsandconnectivityofanadvanced

intercomsystem.TheVIC-500Wirelesseliminatestheneedfor

cablesbetweenthecentralunitandthecrewmember’sterminal;

enablingpersonneltomovefreelyinsideandoutsidethe

vehicle,uptoadistanceof800m,whileremainingin

communicationwithallothercrewmembers,aswellaswith

otherforcesandradiostations,usingthetacticalradios

connectedtothecentralcontrolunit.Itsuniquefull-duplex

conferencecommunicationcapabilityenablestwonetwork

memberstospeaksimultaneously,whileallothernetwork

memberscanlisten,dramaticallyimprovingcoordination.The

system’sbuildingblocksconsistofacentralvehicle-mounted

CU-500controlunitandanunlimitednumberofPNR-500

wirelessterminals.EachPNR-500terminalhasaheadsetwith

twoPTTbuttonsthatgivethecrewmemberimmediateaccess

tothelocalnetworkusingPNR-500terminalsaswellas

connectiontotheexternallong-rangetacticalHF/VHF/UHF

radionetworks.Itfeatures15networkchannels,voice

activatedmessagesandalerts,awhisperfunctionfor

covertoperations.Itusessophisticateddatacommunication

protocolsandcompliesfullywithMIL-STDrequirements.It

isasoftware-definedintercomthatcanbeeasilytailoredto

changinguserrequirements.


VPIDM� air

TheVPIDMcombinesthebasicIDMcapabilitieswiththePRISM

cardincludingacompactflashcardforimageupload

andarchive.VPIDMisdesignedforallapplicationswithspace

limitationsonboardtheplatformbutwithavailableareaswithin

otherLRUs.Interoperability:MIL-STD-188220/VMF,AFAPD,

TACFIREandIDL.VideoInterface:RGB,DEFSTAN00-18,RS-170,

RS343,NTSC525/60,PAL625/50.Radiointerface:twoprimary

channelsonboardwith2expansionchannels,eachchannelcan

beconfiguredforAnalog(FSK,ASK)ordigital(NRZ,ASK,

SynchronousorAsynchronous)interface.onemultipurpose

serialportwhichcanbeconfiguredforRS-422orRS-232.

Thisportcanbeusedforaninterfacetotheflightcomputer

asareplacementtothe1553portorcanbeusedas

interfacetoadigitalradio.Hostcomputerinterface:VME,

optionalserialinterface(RS-422orRS-23).Powerrequirements:

7watts(5vdc,-5vdc,+12vdc,-12vdc).Designedforconduction

cooledenclosure.


VRC-120�Designedasadrop-inreplacementfortheVRC-12,theVRC-120

isastate-of-the-artVHF/FMmilitaryradiooperatinginthe

extended30-88MHztacticalbandat25kHzchannelspacing

andproviding2,320channels.Itsbroadbandantennaeliminates

theneedforantennamatchingsystems.Compatiblewithboth

oldandnewgenerationmilitaryVHF/FMradios,theaffordable

VRC-120enablesclearvoiceandX-modedatacommunications,

andencryptedvoiceanddatacommunicationsviaexternal

systems.Configurationswithbuilt-inencryption,digitaldataand

GPSareavailable.TheVRC-120providesexcellentcollocation

performance,evenindenseelectromagneticenvironments.An

extensiveBuilt-InTestsystemyieldsalowMeanTimetoRepair

(MTTR).Pre-plannedproductimprovementallowsperformance

upgradesandtheadditionofnewfeatureswithminimalorno

externalhardwarechangesthankstoprogrammablehardware,

modularsoftwareandtheuseofspareinternalspace.

Additionally,aFLASHEEPRoMenablesVRC-120softwaretobe

changedorupgradedviatheDATAconnectorwithouthavingto

openthebox.


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9C2� joint

Saab’s9C2integratesair,sea,land,multisensortracking,correlation

andtacticaldatalinks.Commonoperationalpictureforair,seaand

groundisprovidedbetweennodesina9C2site.Thesituation

picturecanalsobesharedbetweensitesviadatalinks.Thesystem

providesfunctionssuchasgroundcontrolledinterception,threat

evaluation(anti-airandairborneintercept)andautomaticweapon

assignment.Thedeploymentofpowerfulmultisensortracking,

correlationandautomationmakesthesystemmorecosteffectivein

termsofnumberofoperatorspermonitoredarea.Highperformance

–thousandsofsimultaneoustrackscanbehandledpernode–yet

affordableandstillexpandable.Flexiblesensorconfiguration(radars,

strobes,transpondersetc).Correlationissupportedbetween

differentsensortypes,aswellassensorcontrol.Standardizedand

openinterfacesareprovidedinordertoassuresimpleinformation

exchangewithexternalsuppliers/receiversegCoastguard,military,

customsandpoliceetc.Reportsandexchangeto/frommobile

devices,egDigitalimagesandgpsdata,issupported.Advanced

distributedcommonsituationpicturesupportingawiderangeofgis

standardsincludingvector,rasterand3Dformats.9C2providesa

compactyetscalablesolution.Alocalsurveillancecenternormally

comprisesseveraloperatorconsoles,alocaldatabasecontaining

persistenttargetinformation,aserverandoneorseveral

communicationandsensorgateways.Asurveillancecentercanbea

nodeinanetworkofseveralsurveillancecenterssharingacommon

situationpicture.Informationexchangeisalsoaccomplishedvia

mediators/gatewayssupportingother(eglegacy)protocols.The

systemrunsonMicrosoftWindows.Saab�Systems,�Sweden

9LV�MK3E�COMBAT�MANAGEMENT�SYSTEM� sea

The9LVMk3ErepresentsthethirdgenerationofSAABcombat

managementsystemsandisinservicewitheightnaviesin

configurationsrangingfrompatrolboatstofrigatesandsubmarines.

Itmeetsrequirementsforblue-waterandlittoraloperationswith

minimumlife-cyclecost,saysSAAB.Thesystem’sextensivelibrary

ofapplicationscoversAAW,ASuW,ASW,MWandMCM,efficient

controlofvariousweaponsandawiderangeofcommand

functions.ThesystemconceptalsosupportsintegratedEWand

communicationsystems.Keyfeaturesareextremelyaccuratefire

control,dataintegrationandintegrityforcommanddecision-

making,andamodern,easy-to-learninterface.TheAirDefence

Coordination(ADC)functionpresentsadvancedthreatevaluation

andweaponassignment/controltechniques,assuringhighkill

probability(hardandsoftkill).TV/IRandradarvideoisdistributed

tomulti-functionconsolesforpresentation,recordingandreplay.

overall,itischaracterisedbyextremelyquickreactiontimesanda

highlevelofautomatedoperatorsupport.Timepredictionand

decisionsupportfunctionscanbeusedtopredicttheeffectofown

andopposingforces’actions.Itprovidesasetofdistributed

functionswhichcanbegroupedinanycombinationandassigned

tospecificoperatorroles.Thisallowsthecustomertotailorthe

commandteamfordifferentmissions.Forinternationaloperations,

thesystemcanbeequippedwith,forexampleplanningtoolsand

theabilitytocommunicatewithcooperatingunitsandshorebases.

Thedesignismodularandhasalargesoftwareapplicationlibrary,

sosystemextensionscanbeimplementedwithminimumeffort

andcost.CoTStechnologyisbeingintroducedasitbecomes

availablefornavalapplications.Forexample,itsarchitecturehas

beensuccessfullyportedviaUNIXtoWindows,allowingmodern

HMItobeappliedtotheexistingcodebase.


9MCM�MK3E� sea

Acombatmanagementsystembasedonthe9LVfamilyfor

minecountermeasurevessels,the9MCMMk3Eisdesignedto

makeMCMshipsfullyinteroperablewithothernavalunitsin

nationalandinternationaloperations.The9MCMMk3Eprovides

averyhighdegreeofoperationalflexibilityincludingtheability

tocontrolallCMSfunctionsfromanyoperatorposition.Its

functionalityisdynamicallyconfigurabletogivethecrew

maximumsupportinanysituation.The9MCMMk3Eis

inherentlyrobust,withahighdegreeofredundancy.The

softwareconceptofferscarefulfunctionaldistributionand

dynamicallocationoffunctionstodifferentoperatorsand

consoleswhilethesystemisinoperation.Theclosestdialogue

intheMCMnetworkisbetweenthesensorsandtheCMS.The

sensorscanbemountedonboardtheshiporcarriedby

unmannedvehiclescontrolledfromtheship,static(onthe

seabedoronland)orcarriedbyotherunitsinthetaskgroup.It

canmanagehullmounted,propelledvariabledepthorsidescan

sonars.The9MCMMk3Ecaninteractwithanysystemviaa

gatewaynodeorHostApplicationServer(HAS)thatcontainsa

standardserverthatisverylooselycoupledtotherestofthe

systemsothatitscontentcanbemodifiedmuchmorefreely.

Besideshousingavesselregisterpackageandanoffice

package,thisinformationservercanprovidemanydifferent

functionsincludingawebserver,whichmaybesupportedby

server-sidescriptsandadatabase.Forinternationaloperations

the9MCMMk3E,connectedviatheHASserver,cansupport

planning,executionandanalysisofMCMoperationsusing

Saab’sMineWarfareDataCentrecommandsupportsoftware.It

communicatesusingNATostandards.Saab�Systems,�Sweden

9SCS�MK3E� sea

Submarinecombatsystembasedonthe9LVMk3family.The

9LVMk3systemfamilyhasbeensuccessfullyusedinshipsas

differentastheGöteborgclass,StockholmclassandVisbyclass

corvettes,Gotlandclasssubmarines,ANZACfrigatesand

Denmark’smulti-roleFlyvefisken.Becausemanycomponents

areshared,thecommonalitybetweenthedifferentsystemsis

veryhigh.Allfunctionalityofthe9SCScanbeoperatedfrom

anyoftheMulti-FunctionConsoles(MFCs),eachwithone30”

widescreendisplayfortacticalinformationandweapon

engagementandone15”touchinputdisplaywithsoftkeys.The

MFCoperatorshaveinterfacestovarioussubsystemssuchas

torpedofirecontrol,ESM,satellite,communicationbuoys,radar

videopresentation,integratednavigationsystem,integrated

data-link(11/16),periscopeand/oroptronicsmastTV/IR

presentation,UUVcontrolandNCW(NetworkCentricWarfare)

adaptation.TheTorpedoInterfaceSystem(TIS)issimilartothat

ontheVisbycorvetteandcanhandlealargenumberof

torpedoesinasimultaneoussalvo.The9SCSMk3Ealso

incorporatessystemfunctionalitydesignedforasubmarine

takingpartincivilianactivitiessuchascounter-drugoperations,

SARoperationsandsurveillanceforwaterpollution.The

submarinesystemisaverycapablesystemthattogetherwith

theassociatedsub-systemswillprovideaflexibleandintegrated

solutionwithhighgrowthpotential.Itwillalsoincludethe

appropriateCommand,ControlandCommunicationcapabilities

foundinamoderncombatmanagementSystem.The9SCS

Mk3Ecaninteractwithanysystemviaagatewaynodeor

informationserverlooselycoupledtotherestofthesystem.


ACE�–�CONTROL�AND�COMMAND�SYSTEM� ground

ModularandflexibleC2systemdesignedforretrofittingdifferent

typesofvehicles,eitherasacompactunitorasaseparate

building-blockmodulecapableofintegrationevenindifficult

configurations.Thesystemconsistsofan:operatinganddisplay

unit,computermodule,missiondataterminal(MIDAT),and

keyboardandprinter(optional).Thesystemwassuccessfully

upgradedfortheSwedishTCCSandtheSpanishLINCE

programmesandisalreadyinservicewiththeGermanArmy.

Mainfeatures:meetsallmilitaryandenvironmental

requirements,andisapplicableandadaptableformostland

vehicles;extensivelyusesCoTScomponents;universalinterface

boardsallowtheeasyandflexibleadaptationofdifferenttypes

ofvehiclesubsystemsandradiosets;opensystemarchitecture;

interoperablewithothercommandcontrolsystemsthrough

internationalstandardprotocolsandSTANAG-concurrent

messages;userdefinedmissiondatalikecodesorIDscansimply

beloadedintothesystemwiththeMIDATchipcard(PC-Card).

Rheinmetall-DeTec�AG,�Germany

ACOM� sea

ACoMistheFrenchNavy’sglobalcommandandinformation

systemandisinteroperablewiththeFrenchSICAjointcommand

andinformationsystem,ShapeVirtualCommandCenter,USGCCS

andNAToMCCIS.Itgeneratestherecognizedmaritimepicture

includingthelandandairsituations.Thelandpictureincludes:

SICFforcelevelarmyCIS,SIRbattalionlevelarmyCISAirpicture

andtheCombatDirectionSystemLocalandLink11-Link16.Theair

situationincludes:airmissionsmanagementACo-ATo,localair

missionplanningsystem.Thelatestversionrecentlydeliveredto

theFrenchNavyisNAToandUSinteroperable,interoperablewith

joint,armyandairforcesystems.Itprovidesairsituation

management.Ithasathree-layerarchitectureusingCoTS

technologies.Itiswidelyopentointranettechnologiesand

cooperativetoolsandcomeswithamulti-applicationcartographic

server.Withtenyearsofoperationalexperiencebehindit,ACoM

providesacomprehensivesystemforamaritimecomponent

commanderinajointandmultinationalenvironment.

EADS,�Europe

ACTIVE�MANPACK�TRANSCEIVING�SYSTEM� joint

ThenewgenerationActiveMan-PackTransceivingSystem

(AMTS)isaman-portableenvironmentallyprotectedunitfor

operationofmultipletaskmobileUGVsorUAVdeployedRSTA

missions.Theinnovativerugged,all-digitalintelligencesystem,

enablesoperatorstomakefast,accuratemission-critical

decisionsbasedoncompletesituationawareness.Byremotely

providingthisintegratedfunctionalityviaadigitalradio

frequency(RF)link,theAMTSgreatlyreducesrisktothe

operator.TheAMTScontainsacontroldevice,videodisplayand

advancedelectronics.Itreceivesandprocessesreal-timevideo

imagesandtelemetrydataarrivingfromavarietyofground

platforms,displaysvideoanddataoutputforstorageand

disseminationonitsadvancedhand-heldoperatorControlUnit

(oCU).TheoCUenablesoperatorsfullcommandandcontrolof

thedriving/flightandpayloadfunctionsoftheselectedvehicle,

andprovidesPANICSToPformissionsafety.TheAMTSreceives

audioandselectsvideoinputsfromtheUGVaswellas

controllingUAVsaccordingtopredefinedflightpaths(Way

Points).IntuitiveMMIprovideshighsituationalawareness

capabilityforefficientUGVC2.Elisra,�Israel

ADVANCED�FIELD�ARTILLERY�TACTICAL��DATA�SYSTEM� joint

AFATDSisamulti-service(USArmyandUSMarineCorps)joint

andcombinedforcesFireSupportBattleCommandsystem.It

providescompleteflexibilitytomanageattacksonpreplanned

andtime-sensitivetargets.AFATDSprovidesfullyautomated

supportforplanning,coordinating,controlling,andexecuting

firesandeffects.Itsupportsweaponsystemssuchasmortars,

fieldartillerycannons,rockets,closeairsupport,attack

helicopters,andNavalSurfaceFireSupport(NSFS)systems.

AFATDSalsoactsasafiresupport“server”toLAN-basedand

TacticalInternet-basedclients,includingtheAFATDSEffects

ManagementTool(EMT),andtheUSMCCommandandControl

PersonalComputer(C2PC)EMT.AFATDSisusedinallUSArmy

echelonsfromweaponsplatoontocorpsandintheMarine

CorpsfromfiringbatterytoMarineExpeditionaryForces.

AFATDSisinstalledaboardtheUSNavyLHA/LHDClassbig

deckamphibiousshipstosupportExpeditionaryStrikeGroups

(ESGs)foramphibiousoperations.AFATDSoperateswithall

currentandplannedUSfiresupportsystems,aswellasAllied

fieldartilleryC2systemssuchastheUnitedKingdom’sBATES,

theGermanADLER,FrenchATLAS,andItalianSIR.AFATDSis

approvedforforeignmilitarysales.


AEGIS�WEAPON�SYSTEM� sea

TheLockheedMartin-developedAegisWeaponSystemisthe

world’spremiernavaldefensesystemandthesea-based

elementoftheUnitedStates’BallisticMissileDefenseSystem.

TheAegisWeaponSystemisaradarandmissilesystem

seamlesslyintegratedwithitsowncommandandcontrol

system,capableofsimultaneousoperationdefendingagainst

advancedair,surfaceandsubsurfacethreats.TheAegisWeapon

Systemisbasedonthemostpowerfulandrobusttacticalradar

intheworld,SPY-1.Equallyadvancedandtightlyintegrated

WeaponControlandCommandandControlsubsystemssupport

it.WhenpairedwiththeMK41VerticalLaunchingSystem,itis

capableofdeliveringmissilesforeverymissionandthreat

environmentinnavalwarfare.TheAegisWeaponSystemcan

simultaneouslyattacklandtargets,submarines,andsurface

shipswhileautomaticallyimplementingdefensestoprotectthe

fleetagainstaircraftandmissiles.Thesystemiscapableof

counteringallexistingandemergingthreatstoanavalbattle

group,aswellasstrikinginlandtargets.Currently,Aegis

WeaponSystemcapabilitiesareon67USNavycruisersand

destroyersonstationaroundtheworld.Plansarecurrently

underwaytoinstallthesystemonanadditional22US

Navydestroyers.Aegisistheprimarynavalweaponsystem

forJapan,itispartoftwoEuropeanshipconstruction

programs-theSpanishF-100andtheNorwegianNewFrigate-

andtheRepublicofKoreahasselectedAegisforitsnewest

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AGAMA� joint

AruggedizedversionofHP’siPAQpocketPC,Raytheon’s

Agamaisoneofthecompany’sextendedenvironment,

commercial-off-the-shelf(E2CoTS™)ruggedcomputerproducts

customizedfortheglobalmilitary,heavyindustrialandniche

markets.Customersinthesemarketsneedproductsthatcan

withstandadverseenvironmentalconditionssuchasextreme

temperatures,severeshock,vibrationandhumidity.

Raytheon�Network�Centric�Systems,�

AIR�GROUND�INFORMATION�MANAGEMENT�SYSTEM�(AGIMS)� joint

ThisUSNAVAIRAdvancedTechnologyDemonstrationactivityis

apartofthebroaderRealTimeInformationintheCockpit

(RTIC)program.Thepurposeofthedemonstrationistodevelop

moreefficientandeffectiveuseoftacticalairpowerby

providingnear-realtimeroutingandtargeting/re-targetingdata

toairbornesorties.Anotherobjectiveistoenableautomated

andrealtimeupdatestobeassimilatedbytheweaponsystem

navigationandsensorequipmentwithminimaldistractionsto

thepilotwhoisalreadyseverelyburdenedwithafloodof

missionrelevantinformation.CMShascompleteda

demonstrationofcockpitinformationupdatesviasecuredata

linkandimagerytransmissiontoanF/A-18simulatoratthe

BoeingAircraftCompanyfacilitiesinSeattle,Washington.

CaliforniaMicrowaveSystemsprovideditsunitlevelplanning

system-TAMPS-6.0currentlybeingusedbytheUSNavy.

TAMPSisanopenarchitecturesystemhostedonSunSystems

andHewlett-Packardworkstations.ItsupportsinputofDMA

products,DIAIDB,andimagery,plustarget,aircraft

performance,avionicsweapons,andenvironmentaldatato

supportmissiondevelopment,missionanalysis,androute

constructionandliveupdates.CaliforniaMicrowaveSystemhas

performedrapidprototypingofTAMPSsoftwaretosupport1553

databusinterfacesandprovidescontinuingengineering

supportofAGIMSdemonstrations.

California�Microwave�Systems/NAVAIR,�USA

AIR�SOVEREIGNTY�OPERATIONS�CENTER� air

ThiscontractwasawardedtoLockheedMartinbytheUSAir

ForceElectronicSystemsCenterinMay1997.Asprimeand

systemsintegrator,LockheedMartinisprovidingASoCs,via

ForeignMilitarySales,totheMoDsofselectedCentraland

EasternEuropeannationsinsupportofthepeacetimeair

sovereigntymission.ASoCsoperateinconjunctionwithnational

civilianATCsystemsandmilitaryairspacemanagement

systems.Thebusinesshasdeliveredorisundercontractto

deliverairsovereigntysystemstoPoland,CzechRepublic,

Hungary,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Estonia,Latvia,

Lithuania,andBulgaria.


AIRBORNE�BATTLEFIELD�COMMAND�AND�CONTROL�CENTER�III� air

TheABCCCisacapsulized,integratedbattlemanagementand

communicationssystemthatisinstalledinUSAFEC-130E

Herculesaircraftorothersuitabletransport.ABCCChas

providedservicesinmanyrecentregionalconflicts,including

directionofairwarfareoperationsinoperationDesertStorm

andinBosnia.Ithasprovidedfast,reliable,in-theatrecommand

andcontroloftacticalforcesinforwardareas.Ithasalsoserved

asthe24-hournervecenterforNAToandUNforcespatrolling

theskiesoverBosnia,Croatia,andSerbia.LockheedMartinhas

deliverednineABCCCsystemssince1987,undercontracttothe

USAirForceElectronicSystemsCenter.ABCCCfeatures15

tacticalworkstations,digitallycontrolledcommunications

(includingJointTacticalInformationDistributionSystem),and

rapiddataretrieval.Thesystemperformsmissionplanning,

missioncontrol,andpost-missionanalysisandplayback.In

1996,LockheedMartinsecuredacontracttoaddtheBroadcast

IntelligenceSystem(BIS)capabilitytoABCCC.LockheedMartin

continuestoprovideupdatedsoftwareandhardware

componentstotheaircraft.


ALL�SOURCE�ANALYSIS�SYSTEM� joint

Atactically-deployableIntelligenceandElectronicWarfare(IEW)

commandandcontrolandtargetingsupportsystem.ASAS

BlockIIservesasthecommandandcontrolsystemfortheIEW

BattlefieldFunctionalArea(BFA)withintheUSArmyBattle

CommandSystem(ABCS).


ANCS�2000�COMBAT�MANAGEMENT�SYSTEM� sea

ANCS2000providesthecapabilityofthelatestgenerationof

theCombatManagementSystems(CMS)atanaffordablecost

makingitsuitableforawiderangeofsmallervesselsand

differingoperationalrequirements.Itisbaseduponanexisting

suiteoffunctionsandservicesapplicabletoallnavaloperating

environments.TheincorporationofCoTSproductsandtheuse

ofindustrystandardsandCoRBAhasenabledreductionsin

procurementandthroughlifecosts.TheANCSopen

architectureisbasedonadual-redundanttacticalnetwork

linkingallcomponentsofthevessel’scombatsystem.Each

sensororweaponislinkedtothesystemviaagatewaywhich

performsrawdataacquisition,formattingandpre-processing.

Thehumanmachineinterfaceisprovidedonflatpanel

multifunctionconsoles.

EADS,�Europe

ARES� ground

TheARES(ArtilleryRocketEmploymentSystem)isamission

managementsystemthatprovidesITsupportofmission

planning,missionpreparation,firecontrolandammunition

supply.Thesystemconsistsoffiredirectioncentre,platoon

leadervehicleandcommunicationcomponentsonboardthe

MLRSrocketlauncher.ApplicationofmilitarisedDP-hardware:

batterycomputerMR8020(ATM),dataterminalDEA2020B/C

andradiosetSEM90(SEL)Modularapplicationsoftwarefor:

communication,datastorage,messageprocessing,monitoring

andtesting.EADSwasawardedthecustomerordertoperform

thephaseIIdevelopment.

EADS,�Europe

ARMY�AIRBORNE�COMMAND�AND�CONTROL�SYSTEM�(A2C2S)� air/groundUSArmyCommandpostintegratedintoaBlackHawkhelicopter.TheA2C2SoperatesequallywellasanairborneoragroundToC.TheA2C2Sprovidesfiveworkstationsandtheabilityforthetacticalcommanderandstafftobewheretheyneedtobetomosteffectivelycommandandcontrolforcesduringcriticalmissions.CombatoperationsinIraqhaveproventheA2C2Stobeaforcemultiplier,essentialtosuccessfulmilitaryoperationsonmodernbattlefields.Itsupportsechelonsabovecorps,corps,division,andmaneuverbrigadecommanders.offersuptofivereconfigurableandremoveableuserstationsandtwolargecommondisplays.HostsselectedABCSsoftwareprograms.opensystemsarchitectureimplemented.InteroperablewithotherC2systems.ReplacesobsoleteAN/ASC-15B/CC2consoles.SupportsC2requirementsformissionsrangingfromhumanitarianassistancetodeepoperationsinhighintensityconflict.ProvidessituationalawarenessandC2throughC4Idigitalconnectivity.Enablescommanderandhisstafftotraversebattlespacetocriticalplacesatcriticaltimes.Providesrobustline-of-sightandnon-line-of-sightvoiceanddigitaldatacommunicationspackage.operatesinanairborneorgroundmodeforextendedperiodsoftime.Raytheon�Network�Centric�Systems,�USA

ASRO-x�–�AIRBORNE�GROUND�SURVEILLANCE�AND�DATA�FUSION�DEMONSTRATOR� ground

EADSisresponsiblefortheFrenchdemonstratorprogrammeofacompletesurveillancechain(IMINT)namedASRo-X.Itsfunctionistodemonstratetheinformationchainoftheairbornegroundsurveillanceoperationandcontrolwiththetaskofproduction,exploitationandutilisationofIMINTinformation.Itsmainobjectivesare:todevelopacompletesurveillancesystem,fromsensortodatadiffusion;tocontributetotheobjectivesofthedigitalbattlespace,inthefieldofgroundsurveillance;tovalidatetheuseofanenduringobservationsystem,withseveralsensors.Threetypesofexperimentationareplanned(2003):Type1:X-System+ASRo-XGroundSegment;Type2:X-System+HoRIZoNSystem+ASRo-XGroundSegment;Type3:ArmedForcesExercise.EADS�Hagenuk�Marinekommunikation�GmbH,�Germany

ATLAS� ground

Anetworkedartillerymanagementsystem,ATLASmanagesallartillerydataandactivityfromgunleveluptobrigade/divisionlevelincludingallsupportingorassociatedresources.ATLASmanages:mortarregimentsorplatoons,counterbatteryradarunits,UAVacquisitionmeans,meteorologicalstations,brigadeordivisionlevelartillery.ATLASautomates:ordersandreports,situationawarenes,safetycontrol,firecontrolforallartilleryregulations,fireunitallocation.Highlevelofsurvivabilitythrough:hotstandingandswitchoverforcommandingunits,dynamicreconfigurationofunits,databackupbetweenCPUsandvehicles.Highmobility:Tacticalvehicles,tacticalradiomeans,multipletacticalradionetworksmanagementincludingautomaticrelay.Asamaincomponentofthedigitalbattlefield,ATLASisalsointerconnectedandinteroperablewithotherarmedforcessystems:otherartilleryregiments(guns,mortars,MLRS);alliedartilleryregiments;landforcesheadquartersC4Isystem;combatunitssupportedbyartillery;logisticsregiments.Messageexchangeformats:ASCAalliedformat;SICATFrenchArmyformat;MLRS,CoBRA,etc.Thales�Land�and�Joint�Systems,�France

BATTLE�MANAGEMENT�SYSTEM� ground

TheBattleManagementSystem(BMS)isspecificallyaimedatsupportinghighlymobilewarfightersastheymanoeuvreintheatreandprosecutethetacticalbattle.TheBMSfocusisonprovidingthetacticalcommanderwithuncluttered,user-friendlyfunctionalitythatprovidesanappropriatelevelofawarenesstodealwiththecurrentoperationalsituation.BMSisoptimizedtoaccommodatelowbandwidthcommunicationssuchasCombatNetRadiobutcanalsotakeadvantageofhighbandwidthrateswithothercommunicationsbearers.ItscurrentimplementationprovidescommunicationinterfacestoCNR,serial,WAN,GPSandLANchannels.Thearchitecturealsoallowsotherexternalsensorssuchaslaserrangefinderstobeeasilyintegratedintothesystem.Themainfunctionofthesituationalawarenesstoolistoprovidetheuserwith:his/herowncurrentposition;positionsoffriendlyforces;positionsofwhereenemyforceshavebeenreported;thelocalterrain;acomprehensivesetofmilitarystyleddrawingtoolsthatareusedonoperator-definedoverlays;creatingandsendingoperator-definedoverlays;importing,exporting,loadingandunloadingofoverlays;proximityalerts.Themessagingtoolprovides:free-textmessagingwithhandwritingrecognition;messageswithfileattachmentsorformattedmessageattachments;forwardingrules;formattedmessaginginUSMTFandASMTFformats;anaddressbook.BMSisbuiltonWindowsXPtechnology,wasdevelopedusingtheexistingSaabarchitecture,ishardware-independentandcompatiblewithBCSS(above).Saab�Systems,�Sweden

BATTLEFIELD�COMMAND�SUPPORT��SYSTEM�(BCSS)� ground

BCSSisafullyfielddeployable,scalablesystemthatprovidesnearrealtimesituationalawarenessandmessagingacrossawiderangeofcommunicationsbearersincludingCombatNetRadio,LocalAreaNetworks,WideAreaNetworks,satelliteandpoint-to-pointseriallinks.BCSShasbeenengineeredfromitsfoundationtoaccommodatetheveryrestrictedbandwidthsavailableintoday’scombatnetradiosystems,whilstatthesametimebeingabletotakefulladvantageofthehigherbandwidthsavailableinLocalandWideAreaNetworksBCSSprovidesafield-deployabletacticalandoperationalcommandsupportsysteminanintegratedinformationmanagement,transmissionanddisseminationenvironment.Itsprimaryfunctionsare:‘battlemapsituationalawareness’includingGPSbasedpositioning;terrainanalysisfunctions,bothtwo-andthree-dimensional;militarycommunications,withstructuredmessageformatsoveravarietyofin-servicehigh-andlow-capacitylinks.BCSSisfieldedwiththeAustralianArmy.SAAB�Systems,�Australia/Sweden

BATTLEFIELD�TARGET�IDENTIFICATION��DEVICE�(BTID)� joint

BTIDprovidesasecuresystemforrealtimepositivecombatidentificationandblueforcetrackingapplications.BTIDisamillimetrewavecombatidentificationsystemthatincreasescombateffectivenessbyminimizingfalsetargetingerrors,therebyreducingfratricideorfriendlyfirecombatlosses.Itprovidesaself-containedsecurenetworkingcapabilitytosupportsmallunitblueforcetrackingapplications.BTIDconformstoNAToSTANAG4579ensuringinteroperabilityamongsimilarlyequippedNAToandcoalitionforcesduringjoint

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BLUE�FORCE�TRACKING� joint

GeneralDynamicsC4SystemscreatesandintegratesBlueForceTracking(BFT)andsituationalawarenesscapabilitiesintoproductsandsystemsthatidentifyandtrack‘friendlyforces’,cuttingthroughthefogofwartosavelives.Thesesystemscanformatieredarchitectureusingground,airborne,over-the-horizon(oTH)relay,andnationalassetsegmentstopreventfratricide,trackvaluablemilitaryassets,provideemergencycommunication,exfiltratedatafromsensorsystems,andallowSARforcestoquicklylocate,identify,andcommunicatewithat-riskpersonnel.AsaleaderindevelopingBlueForceTrackingsystems,weemploythelatestinadvancedsignalprocessingandwaveformtechnologiesindevelopingBFTsolutionsincluding:CommandDataNetworkSystem(CDNSTM)BattleManagementSoftware;Commander’sDigitalAssistant(CDA);AN/PRC-112G®CombatSearchandRescueBFTradio;ATR507AirborneReceiver;HooK-112BFTL-BandRadio;MTXBFTTransmitter.General�Dynamics�C4�Systems,�USA

BRUTUS�COMPACT�INFORMATION�SYSTEM�groundVerylightandcompactinformationsystem(PDA),adaptedtogroundunitoperationsandalsosuitableforfootsoldiers.Itisusedfortrackingunitpositions(BlueForceTracking)andexchangingsimplemessages.Brutusmaybeconnectedtoahigher-levelsystemsuchasSIR(integratedintothecommandvehicle),CESAR(SIRremotefromthevehicle),[email protected]�Defence�and�Communications�Systems,�Europe

COFEUx� air

CoFEUXisatacticalsituationmanagementsystemdevelopedforFrenchArmyhelicopters(primarilyTigerandNH90).Itincludesadigitalmappingmodulethatfeaturesan‘inter-visibility’functionshowing2or3-dimensionalviewsofzoneswherethehelicopterisexposedtoenemydetection.Thesystemgeneratesanddisplays,superimposedoveramapbackground,anumberofsymbolscomprisingthetacticalsituation,includingflightplansforthehosthelicopterandassociatedhelicopterunits.ItusestheairbornePR4Gsoftware-definedcombatnetradioasthecommunicationssystemtoexchangetacticalandcommandinformation.ThereisaWindows-likegraphicaluserinterfacewithkeyboard,joystick/mouseandvoicecontrols.CoFEUXwasdevelopedundercontractfromtheFrenchDGAdefenceprocurementagency,workingcloselywithFrenchArmyAviation.Thales,�France

COMBAT�-�NG� ground

PCanddigitalmap-basedartilleryC3Isystemthatoffersfullyautomatedtacticalandtechnicalfiredirectionsupportingcommander’sdecisionmaking.HardwareandSoftwarebuilding-blockdesignallowscustomizedconfigurations.Map-basedGUIsimplifiesoperation.Featuresdedicateddecisionsupportalgorithms.Unitresourcessuchasammunition,logistics,managedbysystem.Commanderscontinuouslyprovidedwithunitoperabilitystatus.Trainingcapabilitiesembedded.VariouscommunicationprotocolsallowcompatibilitywithotherC3Isystems.Alsointerfaceswith:meteorologicalstations,electronicgoniometersandlaserrangefinders,muzzlevelocityradars,targetacquisitionradars,firesupport,navigationandlayingsystems,platformcomputersandfirecontrolsystems.Supportsself-propelledguns,towedguns,mortars,rocketlaunchers(includingMLRS),anti-tankweapons,guidedmunitionsandotherguidedweapons.Elbit,�Israel

COMBATSS-21� sea

Amodular,scalableopencombatmanagementsystem,whichcanbeemployedonanyclassship,frompatrolvesseltocarrier.Itincorporatestested,highlyreliable,non-developmentalsoftware.CoMBATSS-21isbasedontheevolutionofourAegiscombatmanagementsystem,installedandfieldprovenonover100shipsthroughouttheworld.Features:ascaleableandaffordabledesign,network-enabledinteroperability,openarchitecturaldesign,innovativecapabilitiesprovenonmodernplatforms,advancedoperatorsupporttechnologies,totalcustomerownership,in-countryindustrialpartnerships.Capabilities:anti-submarinewarfare,surfacewarfare,anti-airwarfare,minewarfare,specialoperations,intelligence,surveillanceandreconnaissance,homelanddefense.Lockheed�Martin�Integrated�Systems�and�Solutions,�USA

COMBATT� ground

KongsberghasdevelopedacommandcontrolandinformationSysteminclosecooperationwiththeNorwegianArmedForces.TheNorwegianadaptionofComBatt,calledNoRTaC-C2IS,hasbeensuccesfullyfieldedsince2002.Thesystemisflexibleandcoversalllevelsofoperationfromdivisionalcommandpoststoforwardobserversandsinglevehicles/mainbattletanks.Thesystemisindependentofinformationcarriersandhasbeendesignedandtestedforbothtactical-andradio-networks.Interoperabilityisakeyissue,andComBattisprovenasamatureMIP(MultilateralInteroperabilityProgramme)compatiblesystem.InterfacestoLink11BandLink16areavailable.ComBattincludes:situationawareness;intelligence/enemysituation;planningandorders;orderofbattlemanager/scenariogenerator;logistics;interoperability;security(rolemanagement);integratedfiresupport(fortubeartilleryandmortars);battlefieldmanagementincludingaBlueForceTrackingSystem(BFTS).Thesystemissubjecttocontinousdevelopmentandenhancementsbasedonexperiencesfromoperationaluse.ComBattisscalableandmayeasilybeadaptedtoanysizeofforces,fromsingleuserstosystemsofseveralhundredusers.Theleveloffunctionalitycaneasilybeconfiguredtouserneeds,fromdutyofficersindivisonalTACCPtocommandersofmainbattletanks,fightingvehiclesorothermobileunits.ThesystemisbasedonoptimaluseofCoTSHardwareandSoftware.ComBattrunsonWindows2000/Pentiumplatformsandstandard/ruggedizedlaptops.AtouchscreenvarianthasbeendevelopedfortheBattlefieldManagementSystem.

Kongsberg�Defence�Communications�SA,�Norway

COMMAND�DATA�NETWORK�SYSTEM��(CDNS™)� ground/airCDNSBattleManagementSoftwareisthecoreofaturnkeycommandandcontrolsystemdevelopedbyGeneralDynamicsC4Systems.Itprovidesnearreal-timesituationawarenessandcommandandcontrolfunctions.Field-provenwithover50,000systemsworldwide,itprovidesacommoncommandandcontrolsystemthatextendsacrossorganizationalboundariesfromdivisiontotheindividualsoldierandcombatplatformlevel.TheCDNSBattleManagementSoftwareoperatesonawidevarietyofhardwareandplatformsincludingPDAs,laptops,andvariouscombatvehiclesandisfullyoperationalonawiderangeofoperatingsystemsincludingWindows®,Unix®,andLinux®.TheopenandmodulararchitectureoftheCDNSBattleManagementSoftwaresupportscustomizationandinterfacingtoexistingapplicationsaswellasallowsforeasyupgrades.General�Dynamics�C4�Systems,�USA

COMMAND�POST�OF�THE�FUTURE�(CPOF)� ground

ThroughtheUSDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency(DARPA)anditsCommandPostoftheFuture(CPoF)program,GeneralDynamicsC4SystemsisusingCoMotion®-basedsoftwaretochangebattlefieldcommunicationandanalysis.TheCPoFsolvesoneofthemostcomplexproblemsfortoday’smilitarydecision-maker,howtoturnoverwhelmingamountsofdataintoinformationandknowledgethatsupporttime-criticalwarfightinganddecisionmaking.Itprovidessituationalawarenessandcollaborativetoolstosupportdecisionmaking,planning,rehearsalandexecutionmanagement.Thegoalistofluidlytransfertheperspectivesofindividualcommandersamongallparticipantsonthebattlefield.Theintuitiveinterfacevisuallydisplaysthoseperspectives,offeringeveryparticipantamacroviewbasedonmicroviewsofthesituation.Commandersareabletoquicklyextractmeaningfromdataandthepossibleoutcomesofactions,leadingtoquickerandmoreeffectivedecisions.TheCPoFutilizescommercial-off-the-shelfsoftwareinadditiontogeographicvisualizationsoftwarethatworkswithbothconventionalmapsandsatellitephotostochartenvironmentsinthreedimensions.Voice-over-Internetsoftwareandheadsetsareusedforcommunicationsandbriefings.TheCommandPostoftheFuturehassuccessfullybeenusedbythe1stCavalryDivisioninoperationIraqiFreedomandiscurrentlydeployedwiththe3rdInfantryDivision.TheprogramhastransitionedfromDARPAtotheUSArmyin2006.General�Dynamics�C4�Systems,�USA

COMMAND�SUPPORT�SOFTWARE� ground

Userfriendlycommandsupportsoftware.Mapfunctions:gridandvectormapsonanyscale;UTMgridindication;onlinezoom;automatic/manualscroll;selectivedisplayofmapinformation;tacticaldisplayandprocessing;overlays(presentsituation,initialsituation,firingplan,barrierplans,notes);tacticalsymbollibrary(dotsymbols,lines,spaces,textformap);position-accuratedisplayofownsymbolandcommunicationpartnerastacticalsymbol.Stafffunctions(freetext,personnel,material,medicalandlogisticsituation).Communication:radiocommunicationwithdynamicnetworkconfiguration;INMARSATcommunication;automaticsymbol-orientedgraphicreportcollectioninformattedreports;individual,groupandbroadcastaddressing;statusindicationofreporttransmissions;filingofreports.Rheinmetall-DeTec�AG,�Germany

COMMAND�VIEW�C4I� joint

Thevastmajorityofwhatacommanderneedstoknowisalreadyknown.Gettingthatinformationtotherightplaceandattherighttime,intherightformat,correlatedanddisplayedintelligiblyforthecommanderandhisstaffiswhatcommandaccomplishes.Inoperationwithmanyoftheworld’smilitaryforces,CommandViewisdesignedtoaccessthemanydifferentsourcesfordataandpresentitclearlyinauserfriendlyformattocentralordispersedstaffsallowingdecisionmakerstomaketheproperchoiceswhilegettinginsidetheenemy’sdecisioncycle.Raytheon�Network�Centric�Systems,�USA

COMMON�GROUND�STATION�(CGS)� ground

TheCommonGroundStation(CGS)istheUSArmy’spremiereTacticalGroundStationprovidingreal-time,multi-sensorCommand,Control,Communications,Computers,andIntelligence(C4ISR)capabilities.TheCGSprovidescapabilitiestosupportthefollowingmissionneeds:Real-timeSurveillance,Reconnaissance,SituationalAwareness,TargetDevelopment,

TheaterMissileDefense,BattlefieldVisualization.TheCGSacquires,processes,displays,anddisseminatesdatafrommultiplereal-timesensorsandsystemsincludingMovingTargetIndicator(MTI)/SyntheticApertureradars;UnmannedAerialVehicles(UAV);ImageryIntelligence(IMINT)platforms;SignalIntelligence(SIGINT);ElectronicIntelligence(ELINT);andothersources.ThesystemincludesarobustsuiteofComSecequipmentforsecureradio,satellite,andlandlineComSec.General�Dynamics�C4�Systems,�USA

COMMUNICATIONS�MANAGEMENT��SYSTEM�(CMS)� ground

CMSprovidessolutionsforplanningandmanagingtacticalnetworksatbothsmallandlargescales.CMSprovidessoftwaretoturncombatnetradiosintoanintegratedC2systemusingastandardlaptopandawindowsdrivenmenu.ThegraphicallybasedCMSsoftwaremakesfrequencyassignments,generatessecuritykeysandestablisheswholenetsacrossthebattlespace.Crucially,italsogeneratesanentirerangeofreportingcapabilities,includingtheoperatinginstructions.CMSispartofITT’se-battlespacesolutionsthatallowcommunicationstobecomepartofacommander’sstrategytoseefirst,actfirstandfinishdecisivelyonthebattlefield.ITT�Industries�Aerospace/Communications�Division,�USA

CORMORANT� ground

CoRMoRANTprovidestheUK’sJointRapidReactionForce(JRRF)withacomprehensivemoderncommunicationscapability.TheflexibilityofthesystemenablestheJRRFtodeployandoperateitsWideAreaNetworkcommunicationssystemineitherafullyoperationalmilitarydeploymentorinapeacekeepingrole.Thesystemisfullycontainerisedandcanbeoperatedineithervehiclemounted,dismountedintoa‘buildingofopportunity’orasatransitcasemode.EADS,�Europe

CRISIS�MANAGEMENT�SYSTEM�(CMS)� joint

TadiranCommunications’CrisisManagementSystem(CMS)isapowerfultoolenablingcrisiseventofficialstomoreefficientlymanagethesearchandrescue,damagerepairandreliefeffortsofanydisastereventimaginable:terrorattack,largescalenaturaldisasterandaccidentsinvolvingalargenumberofcasualties.CMSfeaturesaunique,two-layerarchitectureforacomprehensivecrisismanagementapproach.Acentralized,regularly-updateddata-basecontainsdetailed,essentialinformationaboutmunicipal,stateandnationalfacilitiesandinfrastructure.Aninfrastructure-independent,highlydependablevoiceanddatacommunicationsystemprovideseverypointtoanypoint’connectivity.ThiscommunicationcomponentleveragesTadiranCommunications’experienceandproventechnologyinthefieldsofVoIP,RoIPandtacticalcommunications.CMSputsessentialinformationwithinimmediatereachofcrisismanagementofficials,andjoinsallforcesinvolvedincrisismanagementunderasinglecommand.Itenablesbetterpreparationanddrillingforanyimaginabledisaster.Whenascenariodoesmaterialize,CMSautomaticallyleadscrisismanagersthroughallthenecessarysteps,ensuringthatnostepsareoverlooked.Itprovidesacompletepictureofevents,saysTadiran,allowingofficialstomoreefficientlyallocateanddeployhumanandequipmentresources.Itmaximizesoperationalcoordinationbyunitingthedifferentpublic-safetyunits’communicationsystemsintooneseamlessnetwork.Tadiran�Communications�(Elisra�Group),�Israel





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DATA�AUTOMATED�COMMUNICATIONS��TERMINAL�(DACT)� joint

DACTprovidesCommandandControl(C2)capabilitiesandblueforcesituationalawarenessandtracking.TheDataAutomatedCommunicationsTerminal(DACT)systemispartofasuiteofsituationalawarenessandcommunicationstoolsprovidingcommandandcontrolcapabilitiesinsupportofcommandersfromplatoonthroughbattalionlevels.DACTistheUSMarineCorpsprogramofrecordforblueforcesituationalawareness/blueforcetracking.TherearetwotypesofDACTsystemsavailable:Mounted(M-DACT)forvehicleinstallationsandDismounted(D-DACT)forthefoot-mobilewarfighter.M-DACTconsistsof:aRuggedHandheldComputer(RHC),CommandandControlPC(C2PC)Software,Radios:EPLRS,SINCGARS.D-DACTconsistsofaRuggedPersonalDigitalAssistant(R-PDA),CommandandControlCE(C2CE)software,SINCGARSradio.TheRHCcontainsanembeddedGPSandanembeddedversionoftheTacLink©3000TacticalModemwhiletheR-PDAcontainsaSelectiveAvailability/Anti-SpoofingModule(SAASM)GPSandTacLink3000TacticalModem.Raytheon�Network�Centric�Systems,�USA

DEFENSE�MESSAGE�SYSTEM� joint

DMSRelease3.0issecureenoughtoprotectUSDoDmilitarymessages.It’snewandupdatedtobeuser-friendly-reflectingend-userfeedback.IthasreceivedthehighestratingpossibleinaformaloperationalTest.Itofferssecurewriter-to-readerelectronicmessaging(e-mail)forbothorganizationalandindividualusersintheUSDoDandtheFederalGovernment.Fromasingledesktop,DMScanhandleinformationatallclassificationlevels.Whetherathomebase,ontheroad,ortacticallydeployed,DMSRelease3.0providesaninteroperable,globalmessagingcapabilityservicingstrategicandtacticalenvironments.Lockheed�Martin,�USA

DIGITAL�ARMY�AND�HQ�C4I�SYSTEMS� ground

Elbit-ledprojecttocombineallIsrael’sexistinC4Isystemsintooneunderthe‘DigitizedArmy’banner.TheaimistoupgradethefightingcapabilitiesofalllandforcesandensureanexcellentoverallC4IHQcommandnetwork.C4Iintegrationwilloptimizethedecisionmakingprocess,increasingsurvivabilityandlethalitywhiledecreasingmanpowerandresources.Elbit,�Israel

DIGITAL�MAP�SYSTEMS�(DMS)� ground/air

DigitalMapSystemsprovidesavisualizationofthebattlefieldthatcanbelayeredbythewarfighterusefultothemissionbeingconducted.Advancementinprocessing,graphics,andmoreprecisedatabases,hasallowedtheDigitalMapSystems(DMS)tobecomethedefinitivesituationalawarenesstooltomeettheneedsoftherevolutionarychangesinwarfare.EFW’sDMSoffersavarietyofsystemstomeetthecostandmissionflexibilityrequiredbytheneedsofthemilitary.Theproductlineincludesstand-aloneLRUs,twoandonecardSRUs,aswellasasoftwaremap.Allsystemshavethecapabilityforbothtwoandthreedimensionaldatamanagement.Elbit�Fort�Worth�(EFW),�Israel/USA

DIPLAS� air

TheDIPLASAiroperationsplanningandcontrolsystemisapowerfultoolboxofsoftwarecomponentsconfigurableforallairmissionplanningandcontrolpurposes.Thesecomponentsaretypicallylocatedinawingorsquadronoperationcentre(executionlevel)and/orinCombinedAiroperationsCentres(CAoC)atthetaskinglevel.Thetoolscanbecombinedfordifferenttasksoftacticalmissionplanning.Additionallytheysupporttheincreasingneedforplanningandprogrammingofvariousonboardsensorsofmoderncombataircraft.TheCAoCfunctionalityofDIPLASisusedforplanningandcontroloftacticalaircampaignsincludingthewholeplanningofcombinedairoperations(CoMAo).Deconflictionmodulessupporttheuserduringthegraphicalpreparation.ThevalidatedgraphicalpictureofverycomplexmissionscanbeeasilyconvertedintoNATostandardformats.EADS,�Europe

DIRECT�MESSAGING�SYSTEM� joint

TheDIRECTMessagingSystemisoneofthemostsecure,reliablesystemsavailableforsendingandreceivingmissioncriticalmessages.Itprovidesthemeanstocreate,transmit,receive,acknowledge,retransmit/relay,andprocessEmergencyActionMessages(EAM)andisamulti-levelprocessingsystemavailableforinformationrangingfromunclassifiedtoToPSECRET.ItisaccreditedbytheJointStafftoprepare,deliverandprocessTopSecret/SingleIntegratedoperationalPlan-ExtremelySensitiveInformation(TS/SIoP-ESI).Thesystem’smodulararchitectureallowsforfuturegrowth,communicationsystemsexpansion,andcustomizationforsite-specificmissionrequirements.General�Dynamics�C4�Systems,�USA

DISTRIBUTED�COMMON�GROUND�STATION�–�ARMY�(DCGS-A)� joint

ProvidestheUSArmyfullyintegratedandtimelyintelligenceon

thebattlefield.DCGS-AinterfaceswithotherDCGSnodes

throughtheDCGSIntegrationBackbone.TheDCGSprogram

establishesthecoreframeworkforaworldwidedistributed,

networkcentric,system-of-systemsarchitecturethatconducts

collaborativeintelligenceoperationsandproduction.TheDCGS

IntegrationBackboneprovidesadistributionofIntelligence

SurveillanceandReconnaissance(ISR)data,processes,and

systems.TheDistributedCommonGroundSystem-Armywill

consolidatethefunctionsof12programsintoanintegratedISR

capability:AllSourceAnalysisSystem-Light(ASAS-L),Analysis

andControlTeam-Enclave(ACT-E),BlockIIAnalysisandControl

Element(ACE),CommonGroundStation(CGS),Counter-and

Human-IntelligenceManagementSystem(CHIMS),Prophet

ControlIntegratedMeteorologicalandEnvironmentalTerrain

SystemLight(IMETS-L),DigitalTopographicSupportSystem-

Light(DTSS-L),Guardrail/GuardrailInformationNode(GRIFN),

TacticalExploitationSystem(TES),GroundControlSystem

(GCS),EnhancedTrackwolf.


DISTRIBUTED�COMMON�GROUND�SYSTEM� joint

TheUSAF’sISRglobalnetworkweaponsystem,theDistributed

CommonGroundSystem(DCGS),willprovidethenetwork

centricoperationsbackbonefortheUSarmedforcesaseach

servicedevelopsitsownsystem.DCGSwillprovidecontinuous

on-demandintelligencebrokeringtoachievefullspectrum

dominancesothatAmericanandcoalitionforcescanchange

thecourseofeventsinhours,minutesorevenseconds.The

environmentprovidesphysicalandelectronicdistributionof

intelligence,surveillanceandreconnaissance(ISR)data,

processes,andsystems.TheDoDplanistoevolvelegacy

systemsthroughblockupgrademigrationstrategystandards,

architecturesanddirectiveswhilehavingaminimalimpacton

ongoingISRoperations.TheDCGS10.2upgradewilldeliver

significantautomationanddatasharingenhancements.With

theintroductionofDCGS10.2capabilities,currentintelligence

dataispostedtothenetworkforimmediateusebyanalystsand

warfighters,andisintegratedwithotherassetstoproduce

situationalknowledgeofthebattlespace.Theupgrade

integratesmultipleintelligencesystemsintoasingle,worldwide

network-centric-enterprise,enablinginteroperabilityand

improvedcollectionanddeliveryofISRdata.DCGSweb-based

technologieswilltransformISRintoanintegratedelementofUS

DoDcommandandcontrolsystems.TheRaytheon-ledteamis

workingwiththeUSAFtotransformthecurrentTasking,

Processing,ExploitationandDissemination-(TPED)basedDCGS

systemintotheTask,Post,ProcessandUse(TPPU)model.


DKG�3� air

Portabledigitalmapsystempresentedonakneeboardwitha

largefullcolourflightrouteandmapdisplay.Itisareliable

companionoftheprofessionalpiloteitheroperatinga

helicopterorafixedwingaircraft.Real-timehead-up

presentation.Itprovidesallfunctionstheoperatorneedsto

planhismissionbeforetake-offandtomonitorhisnavigation

situationduringflight.InservicewiththeGermanArmy,Navy,

BorderGuard,Policeandrescueoperators.

EADS�Defence�and�Communications�Systems,�Europe

DKG�4� air

DigitalMapGeneratorthatprovidesreal-timepresentationof

colouredtopographicalmapsandmissionrelatedoverlayswith

oneormoreseperatecolourLCDsinthefrontpanelofthe

cockpitoroperator’scompartment.Withtwomodesof

operationitprovidesallfunctionstheoperatorneedstoplanhis

missionbeforetakeoffandtomonitorhisnavigationsituation

duringflight.InservicewiththeGermanBorderGuard,Police

andprivateoperators.


ENHANCED�TACTICAL�COMPUTER� ground

TheEnhancedTacticalComputer(ETC)TacticalPCbringsthe

powerandversatilityofcuttingedgepersonalcomputerstothe

battlefield.Itssunreadabledisplay,multipleI/ocapabilitiesand

fullMil-Specgradeenvironmentalspecificationsmakeitan

effectivesolutionforcombatC4Iterminals.Commercial-off-

The-Shelf(CoTS)architectureallowsforeasyandlow-cost

upgradesandkeepstheETCadaptabletoemergingnew

technologies.Itisinservicewithmanyarmedforcesincluding

theIDFandseveralNAToarmies.Combat-proven,theETCis

installedinawiderangeofarmoredvehiclessuchasMBTs

(Merkava,M60),howitzersandmortars(M109,MN9,TIG2000,

DANAetc),MLRSlaunchers,APCs,attackhelicopters,fixedand

mobileshelters.Thousandsofunitsarecurrentlyinproduction;

hundredsarealreadyoperationalonthebattlefield.

Elbit,�Israel

EUROGRID� air

TacticalMissionComputerthatprovidesawiderangeof

functionsfromcommunicationcontrolviatacticalsituation

assessmenttodataflowmanagementforalltypesofaircraft.

Keyfeaturesincludereal-timerepresentationofvarioustypes

ofmapswithupto40missionrelatedoverlays,multiplescales.

IntegratedintoTigerandNH90helicopters.


FAUST� ground

EADSdescribesFAUST(‘fist’)asa‘militaryguidingsystem’

suitableforbattalions,companies,columns,groupsandtroops

fromcombatunittoindividualvehicle.Itprovideseffective

supportforcommandersofweaponssystems,combatvehicles

andsubunitsforallgradesofweaponsforthefollowing

operations:sitedescriptionandprocessing,siteevaluation,

decision-makingandissuingcommands.Functionsinclude:

mappresentationandsitedescriptionusingGeogrid;troop

assignment;reportsandoverviewsforlowercommandlevels

1-4;communications;officefunctionswithMSoffice;data

managementwithVERSANT;messageindicator.

EADS,�Europe

HELICOM� air

Nextgeneration,fullydigital,integratedcommand,control,

communicationsandmissionmanagementsystemdesignedto

providehelicopterpilotsandcrewwithdatacommunications;

accurate,realtimetacticalpicturesforenhancedsituational

awareness;andmakethewholeprocesseasier,friendlierand

moreaccessiblethaneverbefore.Advancedgraphicaluser

interface(GUI)anddigitalmapfeaturescombineforoptimal

missionmanagementcapabilities.Themodularsystemhasbeen

designedtogrowasneedsevolve,fromasinglehelicopter,to

formation,toanentireairforce.Alreadyinstalledinawide

varietyofplatforms,HELIC3oMwasdevelopedbyactivepilots

whosefirst-handcombatexperienceisincorporatedintoall

facetsofthesystem.Designedtobeintuitivetooperate,it

features:ahighlyGUIwithmissionediting;touch-screencontrol

andsingle-handmouse/HoCASoperation.Itisbasedonadigital

movingmaptacticalsituationdisplayandanadvanceddatalink

thatoperatesonuptofourindependentnetsusingon-board

radiosfordatacommunicationswithvoiceoverride.Toreduce

workloaditcalculates:times,fuel,distances,andbearings;from

themapitworksoutLoS,obstacles,LoSagainstheight,and

threats.Italsocalculatesavailableperformanceaccordingto

altitude,temperatureandavailablepower.Thereisalsoa

portablecommandandcontrolstationbasedonaruggedlaptop.

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HEROS� ground

HERoS2/1istheGermanArmy’scommandandcontrol

informationsystem.Itsupportscommandandcontrolofcorps,

divisionsandbrigadesby,forexample,establishing,displaying

anddistributingsituationinformation,ordersandreports;

carrying-outadministrativetasksandexchanginginformation

withinthecommandpostandwithotherusersoutside.HERoS

2/1isthelinkbetweentheupperandthelowerlevelsof

commandandtootherservicesandalliedcommands.

EADS,�Europe

IDz� ground

Futuresoldiersystemequipmentgearedtowardsanintegrated

systemsapproach,whichcombinesaspectsofself-protection,

communication,orientation/navigationandweaponry.Key

featuresinclude:protectionofsoldiers,informationsuperiority,

improvedeffectiveness,networkcentricoperations.Inusewith

theGermanArmy.


IMP@CT�INFORMATION�SYSTEM� ground

Imp@ctisaninformationsystemdesignedforcontactunits

suchasmilitarycombatunits(patrols,vehicles,etc),policeand

firebrigade,etc.FortheFranchArmy,Imp@ct,inconjunction

withtheRegimentalInformationSystem(SIR)ensures

continuityfromthetopofthecommandchaintothesoldieron

theground.Imp@ctisbasedon:JoCoP,aGeographic

InformationSystemusedinnumerousEADSprojects;Contact/

IP:IP-compatibleaccesssoftwareforvoiceanddataciviland

militarycommunications,PMRaccess,tacticalradios,etc.

EADS,�Europe

INIOCHOS�–�TANK�COMMAND�AND��CONTROL�SYSTEM� ground

TankC2systembasedonstate-of-thearttechnologyfor

ruggedizedmilitaryvehicledevices.oneinnovationisthe

substitutionoftheconventionalMIDAT(MissionDataTerminal)by

USBmemorysticktechnologyforstoringordersduringradio

silence.TheredundantCAN-BUSinterfacemeetsthehighest

reliability.Universalinterfaceboardsallowtheeasyandflexible

adaptationofdifferenttypesofvehiclesubsystems.TheINoCHIoS

Softwareenablesthecompleteanddeepinformationaboutthe

overalltacticalsituationandtheexactpositionofownandenemy

forces.Mainfeatures:Modulardesign;suitableforsmallspaces;

interoperablethroughinternationalstandardiseddatamodels.


JAVA�OPEN�COMMON�OPERATIONAL��PICTURE�(JOCOP)� joint

TheEADSJoCoPproductprovidescontinuouslyupdated

commonoperationaltheatresituations,illustratedbysatellite

pictures,geographicalsituationmaps,overviewofarmedforces

situations,messageetc.Thisintegratedtoolenablesthe

commandingleveltoassesstheatresituations,toreacton

newthreats,toplanfutureoperationsandactions,inorder

toachieveamaximumeffectinconductingsecurityand

defenceoperations.ThesystemisinteroperablewithotherC4I

systemsforcombinedoperationswithnationalforces(army,

navy,airforce,police,firebrigades)andmulti-nationalforces

(NATo,UNoetc).

EADS,�Europe

JOINT�BATTLESPACE�INFOSPHERE�(JBI)� joint

TheJointBattlespaceInfosphere(JBI)Mercurysoftware

providesaflexible,secureinformationmanagementlayerfor

network-centricsystemssuchasdefinedinNetCentric

EnterpriseServices(NCES)insupportofGlobalInformation

GridEnterpriseServices(GIGES).JBIMercuryServiceProvider

softwareprovidespublish,subscribe,query,andotherfunctions

throughaCommonClientApplicationProgramInterface(CAPI)

asdefinedbytheopencommunityprocessatwww.infospherics.

orgwithtechnicaldirectionfromAirForceResearchLabs

www.rl.af.mil/programs/jbi/.TheJBIsolutioniscomprisedof

componentsthatcanbedynamicallyconnected(dynamicplug-

and-playconnectors),configuredtomeetmissionrequirements

(contextpolicies),andreplaced(technologychange).Theability

toachievead-hocintergrationofnewcomponentsastheyenter

orleavethenetworkprovidesfeaturesforflexibilityand

reliability.Integrateemergingcommercialstandardsfor

FederatedNetworkIdentity.LeveragetheCoTSproducts,only

DoDspecificneedsaredeveloped.GeneralDynamicshasanSEI

CMMI®Level5ratingandisISo9001certified.Administration

toolprovidescompleteaccesstomanageallelementsinthe

distributedenvironment.ProvideacompliantClientAPI

includingoptions:Java,C#,WebServices,andWebExplorer

designedforintegrationintoNCESsupportingC2ERA/NESI.


JOINT�COMMAND�AND�CONTROL�INFORMATION�SYSTEM�(JOCCIS)� joint

TheJo-CCIShasbeendevelopedwiththeobjectiveofbeingthe

systemofchoicefornewtypesofoperationandtasksatall

levelsofcommandandcontrol.Keyfeatures:personneldata

maintenanceandretrieval;orderofbattlemanagement;data

accessandfiltering;requesttools;situationdisplay;logistics

datamaintenanceandretrieval,managementtools;live,

simulationandexercisemodeofoperations;interoperableand

ATCCIScompatible.

EADS,�Europe

JOINT�CONTINUOUS�STRIKE�ENVIRONMENT�jointTheJointContinuousStrikeEnvironment(JCSE)isa1998

AdvancedConceptTechnologyDemonstration(ACTD)sponsored

bytheofficeofSecretaryofDefense(oSD)andalltheUS

ArmedServices.JCSEconsistsofsoftwarethataugmentsand

advancesservice,jointandcombinedfiresupportsystems.The

JCSEfunctionalityisdemonstratedinaseriesofjointand

combinedexercisesemployingdeepstrikeassetsfromall

servicesandselectedalliedassets.JCSEtakesadvantageofthe

existing,butuntapped,potentialforservicingemergenttargets

toshuntandaccelerateinformationalongthesensor-to-shooter

pathways.Thisenablesacommandertoholdemergenttargets

atriskwithoutdisruptingotheraspectsofthecampaignplan.


LEKOMDEG�–�LIGHT�COMMUNICATION��DATA�TERMINAL� ground

MobileC2systemfororientationintheterrain,transmissionof

commandsaswellasassessmentofthetacticalsituation.Can

operateonbatteriesforseveralhours.Providesautomatic

reportprocessingoffreetextmessagesandAdatP-3formatted

messageswithautomaticconversionbetweenalphanumericand

graphicdata,automaticgraphictacticaldisplay,position

determinationandautomaticownpositionreporting,processing

andstorageofoperationalandlogisticdata.Thehardwareis

basedonaruggedisednotebookwithintegratedinterfaceand

communicationserverandaGPSunit.Italsoprovidesinterfaces

tosensorandcommunicationsystems.Features:integratedVHF,

HFandINMARSATconnection,GPSandcompass.


LINCE�–�LEOPARD�INFORMATION�AND�NAVIGATION�CONTROL�EQUIPMENT� ground

Commandandcontrolsystemforarmouredvehiclesdeveloped

fortheSpanishArmy.Itprovidesthecommanderwithameans

ofgeneratingandtransmittingreportswhosecontentis

providedbyinputsfromtheplatformsystems,allowingminimal

userinputandalaunch-and-forgetmessagetransmission

system.Multi-functiondisplaygivestheoperatorinformationin

anumberofformats.Alldatacanbeupdatedinnearreal-time

whenusedinconjunctionwithvoice/dataradiosystems.The

systemenablesefficienttransferoftacticalinformationwithina

localtacticalgroup,onwardtransmissiontohigherechelons,

andsidewaystransmissiontoflankingunits.Mainfeatures:

automaticmessagetransmissionandreceptionaccordingto

ATCISSreplication(ARM);highprioritydatatransmissionand

reception(locationandalarms)overVHFradioinTDMAmode;

navigationsystemintegration;cartographicmanagement

(digital,rasterandvector);Windows-basedoperatingsystem.


LT�100�SOLDIER�DIGITAL�ASSISTANT� ground

WearablePDAofferinglightweight(<0.8Kg),compactsize,and

verylowpowerconsumptionyetextremelypowerfulcomputing.

Ideallysuitedtohighdataratesandvideoprocessing.Dual

processorcoreARM/DSPrunningat200MHz,andrealtime

videocoreprocessvideodata.TheLT100SDAisamodular

computer,whichenablestheusertoselecttherequired

computingactivity.ThebaseunitconsistsofaCPUwithbuiltin

connectors,anda2.8inchQVGAscreen,whichmaybeattached

totheuser’swrist.Alternatively,theCPUcanbeusedwiththe

screenina‘flip-down’modeor,asamoretraditionalhand-held

device.Includesalow-signal-strength,high-performanceGPS.

Theinnovativedesignallowsfurtherfunctionalitysuchas

memorymodules,oralargercapacitybattery,byattaching

additionalunitstotheCPU.Features:operatingtemperature-

30ºC+70ºC;ruggedenvironmentalperformancetoMILSTD

810;lightweight;immersionto2minwater;EMCtoMILSTD

461;extremelylowpower,longbatterylife;fullysunlight

readable2.8intransflectivescreen,and6.4inhighbrightness

(800cd/m2).

EDO�MBM�Rugged�Systems,�UK

LT�450R�TERMITE�HAND�HELD�COMPUTER�groundHand-heldcomputerwithcasemachinedfromaluminiumalloy

withdurablecoatingandmouldedbumpersonthebaseandlid.

RemovableHDDmoduleallowseasycontroloverdatasecurity.

ThecolourVGA6.4/6.5”TFTdisplaywithvariablebacklight,

800cd/m2maxbrightnessandviewinghoodcanbeusedinall

ambientlight.RealtimeVideoachievableat-30ºC.A5.2

amperehourbatterypackgivesover6hoursoftypicaluse.DC

powerisappliedtotherearconnectortopowertheTermite™

andchargesthebattery.Thiscancomedirectlyfromavehicle

supplyora100to240Voltpowerpack.Keymatis

interchangeablewithapplicationspecificmats.Rearconnector

panelhas5militaryconnectorsasstandard.(Thiscanbe

factoryconfiguredforparticularapplications.)Adualsealing

techniqueensuresTermite™willwithstanduptotwometres

submersioninwater,maintainscompliancewithtoughEMC

standardsandmakesituseableathighaltitudesandlow

pressures.operatingtemperature-30°C+55°C.Environmental

performancetoMILSTD810E,EMCtoMIL-STD461.Two

PCMCIAslots,20/30GBdiskdrives,SolidStateoptions,twoUSB

ports,800MHzTransmetaTermiteTM.


LT500�MODULAR�TABLET�COMPUTER� ground

Baseduponthecompany’sTermiterangeofruggedhandheld

computers,theLT500isatwo-piecedesigninwhichthedisplay

unitisconnectedtothemainCPUboxviaacable.Mounting

pointsallowtheLT500tobevehiclemountedwiththedisplay/

touchscreenunitconvenientlylocatedfortheuserwhilstthe

CPUboxisstowedoutoftheway.Alternatively,asimple

adaptorallowsthedisplaytobewornasakneepaddevicewith

theCPUboxcarriedonabeltorconvenientlystowednearby

whenseatedinavehiclecaborcockpit.UserinputtotheLT500

isnormallyviaatouchscreenandvirtualkeyboard,although

USBkeyboard/mouseoptionsarealsoavailable.Awiderangeof

connectivityoptionsareavailable,andofthetwoPCMCIAslots

provided,oneisdirectlyuseraccessiblewhilsttheothermaybe

accessedviaanexternalconnector.USB2.0isavailableforhigh

speedVideoInputs.Aninnovativecarrycasedesignallowsthe

unittobecarriedasasinglepackorasaseparatedisplayand

CPUpack.operatingtemperaturerange-30°Cto+55°CtoMIL-

STD-810;environmentalperformancetoMILSTD810F;EMC

performancetoMILSTD461;vehiclemountingconfigurationor

wearable(pilot’skneepadwithNVG)option;6.4in/6.5inVGA

sunlightreadabletransflectiveLCDscreen;variousprocessor

options;interchangeableseparatedisplayunit.






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LT620�RUGGED�LAPTOP�COMPUTER� ground

Notare-packagedcommerciallaptop,theLT620featuresMBM-designedelectronics,andextremelytoughcasemachinedfromsolidaluminium.ElectronicdesignisbasedupontheprovenTermite.Modularconceptallowsforeaseofthroughlifesupport,fromdealingwithcomponentobsolescencetoprovidingfuturetechnologyrefreshment.DesignedandtestedtoDefStan00-35andDefStan59-41LandClassA.Dataportsareallprotectedbyasealeddoorwhennotinuse,asarethetwoPCMCIAslotsandthemultimediaslotwhichwillaccepteitheraCD/DVD-RoMorFloppyDiskDriveunit.ToaccommodatesomeofthehighpoweredPCCardsnowavailable,theLT620’sPCMCIAslotsprovideupto1Aperslot.Standardconnectivitytomilitaryvehiclepowerandlongbatterylifearealsokeyfeatures.operatingtemperaturerange-20°Cto+55°CtoMIL-STD-810E;removableharddiskdrive;92KeyQWERTYKeyboardwithbacklight;12.1inSVGALCDScreen,Transflectiveoptionforfullsunlightreadability;optionalthirdPCMCIAslot;IntelPentiumM1.1GHzCPU(withspeedsteptechnology);USB2.0.EDO�MBM�Rugged�Systems,�UK

MARTHA� joint

TacticalSCCoAMARTHA(MaillageAntiaériendesRadarsTactiquespourlaluttecontrelesHélicoptèresetlesAéronefsàvoilurefixe)isbeingdevelopedbyThalesRaytheonSystemsandisthenext-generationairdefencesolutionfortheFrenchArmyandFrenchAirForce.Itsoverallconceptisbasedonatwo-levelarchitecturedesignedtoprovideefficientreal-timeairspaceandairdefencemanagementonthebattlefieldandlinkeddirectlytotheFrenchAirForcepositivecontrol.TacticalSCCoAMARTHAwillberesponsibleforthecommand,alertingandfireco-ordinationofallanti-aircraftweaponsystems,willco-ordinateandmanagethedeploymentandsitingofairdefenceassetsandwillprovidecommanderswithcontinuallyupdatedstatusreportsofairdefenceforces.Asanairspacemanagementtool,theprimarytaskofTACTICALSCCoAMARTHAistoensurethesafetyoffriendlyaircraftaswellasprovidingregularupdatedinformationonthetacticalairsituation.UndertheoversightoftheUMESIolandarmamentprogramsdepartmentattheFrenchDGAdefenseprocurementagency,ThalesRaytheonSystemshasdesignedanddevelopedtheTacticalSCCoAMARTHAsystemtoprovide:real-timecontrolandsafetyinthe3rddimensionofarmyoperations,includingcloseairforcesupport;and,real-timeforcemanagementofalltypesofweaponsystems(SHoRAD,VSHoRAD,mediumrangeSAM,helicopters)whileguaranteeingfreedomofactionforweaponssystemsandquickerapplicationofproceduresasrequiredbythehightempoofmodernoperations.Thesystemdynamicallyflowsdowndirectivesfromtheuppercommandlevelthroughoutthesystem.ThalesRaytheonSystems,�France

MPME�MISSION�PLANNING�SYSTEM� air

SagemisdevelopingtheMPME(ModuledePréparationdeMissionpourEquipagesd’hélicoptères)missionplanningsystemforusebyFrenchArmyforGazelle,Puma,CougarandTigerhelicoptercrewsunderacontractawardedbytheDGAdefenceprocurementagencyinlate2005.Thefirstversion,deliveredinearly2007,reflectsthearmy’sBoAdigitalbattlespaceinitiativeandsupportsthecollective,networkedplanningofmissionsbasedonnavigationdata,digitalmapsandaeronauticaldata.TheMPMEsystemintegratesidentifiedairdefenseactionzones,whichareimportedfromthearmy’sSIRregimentalinformationsystem.oncemissionplanninghasbeencarriedoutonworkstations,crewswillprepareaUSBflashmemory,orPCMCIAcardwithallmissiondata.Thenextversion,tobedeliveredinearly2008,willfeaturea3Ddisplayfunction,includingimageryandmissionpreplay,alongwithprintoutsofthetacticalsituationincludingdisplaysofidentifiedground-to-airthreats.ThedefinitiveMPMEstandard,scheduledforrolloutinearly2009,willaddamissionreplayfunction,alongwithmanagementofmachineandcrewpotentials.TheMPMEprogramalsoincludesalogisticsenvironment.ItwillcompriseinfrastructureMPMEsystemslocatedatregiments,schoolsandtacticalMPMEsystemsforunitsinthefieldordeployedabroad.Sagem�Defense�Securite,�France

MRS-2000� ground

All-digitalmanpackreceivingsystem.Usedeitherasanintegralsystemoranadd-on,theMRS-2000receives,processesanddisplaysreal-timevideoimagesandtelemetrydataarrivingfromavarietyofairborneplatforms.Commanders,FACsandFosinthefieldarethusabletomakemission-criticaldecisionsbasedonacompletesituationawarenesspicture.Thousandsofstillimagescanbestoredintheharddiskforfurtherofflineprocessing.SeveraluserscanaccesstheMRS-2000database,throughaLANport,inordertoprocessthoseimages.Majorfeatures:portableman-pack,vehicularorRDTconfiguration;adaptabletovariousimagesourcesanddatalinks;extractionoftelemetrydatatoanyelectronicmap;imageprocessingandvideoenhancement;graphicoverlaysandfrozenimagestoragefacility;automatictargetreportgenerationandartillerycorrectioncapabilities;toolsforbuildinggraphicsoverlaysforreal-timetargetsandsituationawarenesspicture;optionalauto-trackantennacapabilities;optionaldisseminationofintelligenceinformationoverwirelessnetwork;user-friendlyformat.Tadiran�Electronic�Systems�(Elisra�Group),�Israel

MST-SYSTEM� air

Areal-timesystem,whichestablishesanairpicture,basedondifferentkindsofactiveandpassivesensorinformation.Itisconfigurableanditscoresystemconsistsofthreedifferenttypesofsoftwareandhardwarecomponents:thesensorinterface,multi-sensor-trackingforalltypesofaircraft,airsituationdisplays.Keyfeaturesaretheaccurateheightprocessing,theprecisetrackingofhighlymanoeuvrabletargetsandthestabilityoftrackingunderunfavourableconditions(i.e.badsensorinformation,partlywrongsensorinformation).Inadditiontothecoresystem,flightsafetyandsupportfunctionshavebeentakenintoconsiderationaswellthroughcollisionwarning,areamanagement,flightplan-to-trackcorrelationandadaptablerecording,reductionandplaybackfunctions.EADS,�Europe

PDS/MPA� sea

MaritimeAiroperationCentercoresystemwhosemain

objectivewithintheMAoCistoassistoperationalusersduring

pre-flight,in-flightandpost-flightphases.Itisfullyoperational

intheFrenchNavyandcompatiblewithNATostandards.

EADS,�Europe

RF-6910�FALCON®�II�C2PC-CNR�INTEGRATED�TACTICAL�COMMAND�AND�CONTROL�SYSTEM�jointThetacticalIP(InternetProtocol)networkingcapabilityand

internalGPS(GlobalPositioningSystem)ofFalconIIradios

combinewiththepowerfulcommandandcontrolapplication

C2PCtoprovideaccuratepositioninformationonthebattlefield

totheuserandtofriendlyforces.Theresultisacommonview

oftheBattlefieldamongfriendlyforces,effectivelyacting

asaforcemultiplierandhelpingtoreducethechanceof

fratricide.TheturnkeyITCCSreceivesGPSpositionreports

fromradiosandimmediatelyupdatesthedigitalmapofthe

battlefieldtoreflecttheirnewpositions.Italsoallowsusersto

pinpointenemylocationsontheirmapanddistributethatand

otherimportantinformationtofriendlyunitswhoarealsousing

thisapplication.


PERSONAL�GROUND�CONTROL�STATION� ground

ThehandheldPersonalGroundControlStation(PGCS)isa

compactunitthatisusedtocommandandcontroltheentire

missionstagesofremoteplatformsbyfieldlevelunits.The

PGCScanbewornoveraprotectivevestorcanbemountedon

atripod.ThePGCSunitesauser-friendlysoftwareinterfacewith

anadvancedreal-timecontrolhardware.Eveninexperienced

operators,withminimaltraining,cansuccessfullycontrolall

phasesofanoperationalmission,gatherhigh-quality

intelligence,andmanagerealtimeoperations.Allofthe

acquiredvideoandtelemetrydataisrecordedbyabuiltinDVR

fordebriefingpurposes.

Aeronautics�Defense�Systems�Products�and�Applications,�Israel

REMOTE�PAYLOAD�CONTROL�STATION� ground

TheRemotePayloadControlStation(RPCS)isalevel3remote

videoterminaldesignedforreceivingrealtimevideoimages

directlyfromremoteplatforms,byunitslocatedinthevicinity

ofthemissionarea,independentlyofamaingroundcontrol

station.TheRPCSallowsthefieldusertofullycontrolthe

remoteplatform’spayloadindependentlywithoutcontrolling

theplatformitself.Beingmobile,compactandlightweight,the

RPCSisusedbygroundforces,specialforces,policeandother

defenseunits.

Aeronautics�Defense�Systems�Products�and�Applications,�Israel

RLT�SERIES�RUGGED�COMPUTER� ground

DRSTacticalSystems’laptopcomputersarerugged,sealed

unitsthatallowforsuperiorperformanceunderthemost

extremeenvironmentalconditionsincludingdesertsand,driving

rainandsevereEMIlimits.TheRLTseriesoffersavarietyof

expansionoptionstoprovidetheversatilityneededforabroad

rangeofapplications.

DRS�Tactical�Systems�Inc,�USA

RPDA-88� joint

TheRPDA-88ruggedpersonaldigitalassistantisanadvanced,

battle-provenhand-heldcomputerdesignedtoprovidemilitary

personnelwiththeinformationanddatarequiredformission

success.Withsituationawareness,GPSnavigationandmapping

capabilities,theRPDA-88enablesoperationalunits-onthe

ground,intheairandovertheseas-togainacomprehensive

pictureofthefieldofoperation,improvingcoordinationand

controlandhelpingtominimizeerrors.Withitsmodulardesign

supportingnecessaryreconfigurationinaccordancewithany

specificmission,theRPDA-88canperformawiderangeof

essentialmilitaryfunctionssuchaskeyanddataloadingforHF/

VHFradios,remoteradiocontrol,fieldcomputingandmedical

logginganddocumenting.


RVS�330�RUGGED�COMPUTER�(V4+)� ground

ChosenbytheUSArmyforFBCB2digitisation,theRVS-330

applicationisafullyruggedvehiclesystem.Designedtooperate

inandsurvivetheharshestofenvironments,theappliqueoffers

theusermaximumflexibilityandversatility.Possessingonlyoff-

the-shelfcomponents,theapplicationisdesignedtoprogress

withtechnology.Expansioncapabilitiesallowforuser

customizationtosuitavarietyofneeds.Inaddition,theRVS-

330’ssunlightreadabledisplayprovidesresolutionconduciveto

intenseoperationinalltemperatureextremes.Processor:Intel®

Pentium®III,600MHzorfaster,256KL2cache,socket370,

designalsosupportsCeleronprocessors.Memory:192

MegabytesPC-I00SDRAM,expandableto512Mbytes.Mass

storage:removableinternal10GBharddriveexpandableto28+

GB.Display:SVGA,12.1inchdiagonal,colorLCDwithtouch

screen,activematrixTFT,800by600pixelsresolution,sunlight

readableatmaximumluminanceof750nitswithacontrast

ratioof2.8:1.


RVS-250�RUGGED�VEHICLE�SYSTEM� ground

DRS’sRVS-250,RuggedVehicleSystemisdesignedtooperate

inandsurvivetheharshestofenvironments.Itofferstheuser

maximumflexibilityandversatility.TheRVS-250isaleading

systemforblueforcetrackingandsituationalawarenessonthe

uncompromisingbattlefield.TheRVS-250allowslogistical

leadersameansofstayingabreastofthefluiddynamicsoftheir

ever-changingenvironments.Themodernbattlefieldis

relentlessandcallsforahardened,reliablesystem.TheRVS-

250isaprovensystemthatmeetsorexceedsallenvironmental

requirementsfromEMItomoisturetovibration.Processor:

Intel®Pentium®processor,266MHzorfaster.Memory:64MB

DRAM,expandableto128MB.Display:activematrixcolor

display,640x480,6.5inches,operatordimmercontroland

instantblack-outswitch.






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SAAB�HELICOPTER�MISSION�MANAGEMENT�SYSTEM� air

Anon-flightcriticalC2systemforhelicoptersandotherplatformswithC2demands.Itspurposeistointegratetacticalsensors,datalinksandweapons,providingthesystemoperatorwithtotalsituationawarenessandconsequentdecisionmakingcapacityinmaritimewarfare,SAR,airbornecommandandotherscenarios,whilemeetingthestrictspaceandweightconstrainsoflightutilityhelicoptersandfixed-wingaircraft.ItcangrowwithanynationalNCWinfrastructuredevelopment.Extendedfunctionalityforfullynetwork-enabledoperationscaneasilybeadded,forexamplewithtacticaldatalinks;sensormanagement;tactical,TETRAand3GGSMcommunications;anAISinterface;aninterfacewiththehelicoptercoreavionicsallowingnavigationguidancetobegiventotheflightcrew;andinterfaceswithground-basedC2missionplanningandevaluationortrainingsystems.Itisattachabletonetworkedgroundsystemslikemissionsupport,briefing/debriefing,trainingandotherC2systems.TheMMSusesasetofstandardbuildingblocksincustomer-adaptableconfigurationsandCoTS,MoTSandRuggedoffTheShelf(RoTS)hardware.ThesoftwarehasbeenusedforvariousarmedforcesprogramsandiscompatiblewithNATosystems.TheMMSconsistsofoperatorworkstations,amissionandcommunicationscomputerconnectedinanetworkandaprogramstorageunit.ThoughusableasaC2systeminmanyscenarios,thesystemisprimarilydesignedforSAR,ASWandASuWandiseasilyextendedintoairbornecommandandCSAR.Saab�Systems,�Sweden

SAAB�NAVAL�AIR�DEFENCE�COORDINATION� air

AirDefenceCoordination(ADC)consistsofthreemainfunctions:threatevaluation,engagementplanningandexecutioncontrol.TheADCevaluationsareperformedincycles(typically1Hz)inordertoproviderapidresponse.Thefunctionoptimisestheuseoftheavailablesensors,weaponsandownshipmanoeuvresduringengagements.Thethreatevaluationfunctionevaluatesallairtracksagainstasetofthreatcriteriaandprioritisesthembasedmainlyonpredictedtimeofarrival.Theoperatorcanalwayschangethosepriorities.TheengagementplanningfunctionselectsanumberofthreatsfromthelistaccordingtotheavailableresourcesegSAMdirector,gun,ECMetc.onealgorithmforeachweaponresourcewillbeused.Thealgorithmsgenerateengagementprobabilityvalues(Pkill)forallcombinationsofweaponsandthreatassignmentsandown-shipmanoeuvres,thenproduceanengagementplanbasedonthecombinationwiththehighestPkill.Theengagementplanconsistsofonemanoeuvreaswellasdesignationandengagementtimesfortheweaponsandsensors.Infullyautomaticmodetheengagementplanisexecutedimmediately,butinsemi-automaticormanualmodetheoperatormustapprovetheplanforexecution.Theoperatorcanamendtheplanifnecessary.Thethreatevaluationandengagementplanningfunctionsusetheintelligencelibrarytoaccessinformationaboutthethreats.Theexecutioncontrolfunctionsupervisesexecutionoftheengagementplan.ForSAMs,a‘missile-in-flightmodel’isimplemented.Theengagementplanningfunctionusesthismodeltoestimatethetimeofimpactwiththetargetsandtheimpactposition.Basedonthisinformation,optimisedlaunchsolutionscanbeachieved.‘TaskforceADC’istheregularADC’ssuperiorfunction.Itestimateswhatengagementstheothertaskforceunitsarelikelytoperform,giventheweaponryofthoseunits.Thismaydirectlyaffecttheprioritiesinthethreatlist.Saab�Systems,�Sweden

SCORPION�PDPU� ground

TheDRSPlatformDigitizationProcessorUnit(PDPU)canbevehiclemountedandisdesignedtooperateinandsurvivetheharshestofenvironments,offeringtheusermaximumflexibilityandversatility.ThePDPUallowsaccuratepositionalandheadingdatatobefusedwithweaponsystemsensorinformationandpassedelectronicallyoveranembeddedMilCANbus.DRS�Tactical�Systems�Inc,�USA

SCORPION�RBM�RUGGED�PORTABLE��NOTEBOOK�COMPUTER� ground

InproductionfortheUKBowmanprogramme,Scorpionnotebookcomputersaredesignedandbuilttosurvivethemostruggedconditionsworldwide.TheScorpionusesanentirelyCoTSinternalarchitecture.CombinedwithatrulyexceptionalTFTdaylightreadablescreen,removableharddrive,andhotswappablelithiumionbatteries,theScorpionTMRBMprovidesreliableoperationinthemostextremeenvironment.ItsenvironmentalqualificationsmeetcriticalEMIandMIL-SPEC-810requirements.Processor:Intel®Pentium®III,600Memory.Display:12.1inchSVGA(800x600)daylightreadabledisplay.Memory:128MBDRAM,expandableto512MB.Harddrive:operatorremovableIDE5GBorhigher.operatingsystem:Windows®98/2000/NT/XP.DRS�Tactical�Systems�Inc,�USA

SCORPION�RVT� ground

TheScorpionRuggedVehicleTerminal(RVT)isatouch-screentabletcomputerwithexternalkeyboardcapability.TheRVTdeliversthebestofruggedcomputertechnologytothewarfighterwhereveritisneeded-onthedigitalbattlefield,atseaorontheflightline.TheRVTcanbemountedinsideacombatvehicleandoperateonthemove.TheRVTcanoperatefromvehiclepowerorindependentlyusingitsinternalrechargeablebatteries.DRS�Tactical�Systems�Inc,�USA

SEAC+� air

TheSeaC+SeaSurveillanceCentrerepresentsthenextgenerationcosteffectivetotalsolutionfordetection,identification,monitoringandcontrolofterritorialsea,economiczones(EEZ)andenvironmentallysensitiveareas.Thedeploymentofpowerfulmultisensortracking,filteringandautomationmakesthesystemmorecosteffectiveintermsofnumberofoperatorspermonitoredarea.Highperformance–thousandsofsimultaneoustrackscanbehandledpernode–yetaffordableandstillexpandable.Flexiblesensor/transponderconfiguration–rangingfromAIS+RadartoTV/IR/Laserpositioningandvisualandsoundsignatures.Correlationissupportedbetweendifferentsensorandtranspondertypes,aswellassensorcontrol.Standardizedandopeninterfacesareprovidedinordertoassuresimpleinformationexchangewithexternalsuppliers/receiversegcoastguard,military,customs,harboradministrationandpolice.Provensecurityarchitectureallowsinformationexchangebetweensystemswithdifferentinformationsecuritylevels.Intelligencereportsandexchangefrom/tomobiledevices,egdigitalimagesandGPSdata,aresupported.AdvanceddistributedcommonsituationpicturesupportingtheopenGISConsortiumWMSandWFSstandardsincludingnauticaldigitalchartformatsaswellasstandardvectorandrasterformats.Thesystemisbasedonaflexibleand

scalablearchitecture.Alocalsurveillancecentrenormally

comprisesseveraloperatorconsoles,alocaldatabase

containingpersistenttargetinformation,aserverandoneor

severalcommunicationandsensorgateways.Asurveillance

centrecanbeanodeinanetworkofseveralsurveillance

centressharingacommonsituationpicture.Information

exchangeisalsoaccomplishedviamediators/gateways

supportingother(eglegacy)protocols.


SEDGM� sea

Systèmesd’ExploitationdesDonnéesdeGuerredesMines

(SEDGM)isanashoresystemfeaturingbothroutesurveydata

managementandMissionTaskingSupportSystem(MTSS).The

routesurveydatamanagementfunctionsimplementedinthe

systemprovideaccurateknowledgeofenvironmentalconditions

inminewarfareareas.Themissiontaskingsupportsystemtakes

advantageofthesedatatooptimisetheusageofminecounter

measuresunitsandtoincreasetheiroperationalperformance

bydeliveringthemaverycomprehensivemissionfile.

EADS,�France

SENIN� sea

TheFrenchNavyhaschosenEADSandSoDENAforthe

developmentandinstallationonitsentirefleetoftheelectronic

cartographysystemECDIS(ElectronicChartDisplayand

InformationSystem).SENINisacertifiedECDISsystem

approvedbyBureauVERITASthatusestheGECDISsoftware

packagefromSoDENAimplementedoncivilianships

andcoastguards.

EADS,�France

SIR� joint

AC3ISystemforbattalioncommanders,SIR(Regimental

InformationSystem)istheFrenchArmy’stacticalcommandand

controlsystem,fortheconductofjointair/landoperations.At

theheartofbattlefielddigitisation,itprovidesfullyintegrated

exerciseofcommandatgroup,battalion,squadronand

companylevels.SIRhasbeendevelopedbyEADSinclose

cooperationwiththeFrenchMoD,withtheclearandspecific

requirementofacceleratingthecommandandcontrolprocess

andfullycoordinatingbranch-specificunitsandweapons

systems,togetherwithhighmobilityandsurvivability

capabilities.UsedbytheFrenchArmysince2001,SIRisnowin

fullproduction,withmorethan200commandvehiclesdeployed

inthefirsttwodigitisedcombinedbrigadesbytheendof2004,

andatargetof750commandvehiclestobeachievedby2010.

TrainingintheoperationaluseofSIR,basedontheESTHER

simulationsystemfromEADS,isnowpartofcoursestakenby

youngofficersinArmySchools,asitwillbeoneofthemain

toolsoftheirtrade.

EADS,�France

TACMASTER� ground

Ahigh-performancegraphicsterminalsupportinganumberof

tacticalapplicationssuchasbattlefieldmanagementsystems,

reconnaissance-vehicles,defensiveaidssystemsetc.Compact

andequippedwithvariousdigitalinterfaces,itiseasily

integratedinanykindofarmouredvehicle.Mountedon

AMX1oRC,VBL,LECLERCMBTandVCIo,selectedforthe

FrenchBMSprogramme.

EADS�Defence�and�Communications�Systems,�

TACTER-31M� ground

TheTACTER-31MisthemostadvancedinTadiran

Communications’TACTERlineofpowerful,portableand

extremelyruggedmilitarycomputers.TACTERcomputersare

extensivelyusedbytheUSmilitaryaswellasbyothermodern

armedforcesacrosstheglobe,andhaveprovedthemselvesin

combat,underthemostdemandingoperationalconditions.The

TACTER-31Mfeaturesthemostpowerfulprocessorinitsclass-

theIntelPentiumM1.8GHz.UsingC4Isoftware,theTACTER-31M

providesadvancedsituationawarenesstomaneuveringforces,

maximizingcoordinationbetweenforcesatthedifferent

commandlevels.Withthelatestcommunicationprotocols-

amongthemTCP/IPandMIL-STD-188-220-theTACTER-31M’s

platformsupportssimultaneousconnectivitytotwo

independenttacticalradionets,aswellasLANsandother

networks.Itsupportstargetacquisitionanddisseminationfor

forwardobservers.WithanembeddedGPSreceiver,itprovides

vitalnavigationandmappingcapabilities.Itcanalsoactasa

datacontrollerandterminal,aremoteradiocontroller,afield

computingdevice,amilitarymedicaldevice,andaweapons

controldevice.TheTACTER-31Mcomesintwoconfigurationa:a

6.4indisplayversiondesignedtobeusedasahand-held

computerbydismountedsoldiersormountedincommand

vehicles;anda10.4indisplayversion-designedforcommand

vehiclesanddeployedcommandcenters.


TANK�COMMAND�AND�CONTROL��SYSTEM�(TCCS)� ground

ThemainelementsoftheTCCSarethetacticalterminal,the

commandcomputer,themissiondataterminalandthedriver’s

indicationunit.Thedirectlinktoradiocommunication

equipmentwarrantshigh-speedandfaultlesstransmissionof

tacticalsituations,commands,messagesandalarms.The

displayofdigitizedterrainmapsonahigh-definitioncolour

displayallowsmilitarypersonneltoassessthesituation

continuouslyandalsofacilitatescontrolofthemapand

orientationintheterrain.Informationconcerningtarget

recognitionandtacticalsituation(friendandfoe)iseasily

correlated.Allequipmentandlinkscanbeintegratedinexisting

vehiclesatcomparativelylittlecost.Mainfeatures:graphical

situationdisplay,orientationassistanceonthebattlefield,

reportsandalarmnotificationandbuilt-intestequipment.






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THEATER�BATTLE�MANAGEMENT�CORE��SYSTEMS�(TBCMS)� air

TheaterBattleManagementCoreSystems(TBMCS)isthe

primarysystemforplanning,managingandexecutingtheair

battle.TheengineoftheAiroperationsCenter(AoC),TBMCS

linksforthefirsttimethecommandandcontrolsystemsforthe

USAirForceandUSNavy,andintegrateswithgroundsystems

forUSArmyandUSMarineCorpssystems,enabling

coordinated,synchronizedairbattlemanagement.TBMCSgrew

outoflessonslearnedfromoperationDesertStorm,when

muchoftheplanningandexecutionmanagementwasdoneby

hand–requiringtremendousmanpowerandtime.Themain

battlemanagementsystemduringDesertStorm–knownas

CAFMS,theComputerAssistedForceManagementSystem–

automatedonlyasmallportionoftheC2cycleandfellshortof

themilitary’sneedsinseveralareas.TBMCSgrewoutofaneed

forapowerful,reliable,network-centricsystemtointegratethe

functionsoftheAoCintoafastandflexiblearchitecture.

ComparedtosystemsavailableduringDesertStorm,TBMCS

deliversvastlysuperiorcapabilitiesinseveralmission-critical

areas,including:connectivity,jointinteroperability,speed,

flexibilityandreliability.

Lockheed�Martin�Integrated�Systems�and�Solutions,�USA

VEHICLE�BATTLEFIELD�MANAGEMENT��SYSTEM�(VBMS)� ground

TheVBMSisacommandandcontrolsystemespecially

developedwithaclearandintuitiveMMItosimplifyboth

operatortraininganduse.VBMScomprisesanaccurate

situationpictureincorporatingblueforcetracking,enemy

contactmessagefunctionalityandnetworkmanagement.VBMS

isintegratedonruggedizedhardwaredevelopedforharsh

environmentalrequirements.Inthestandardconfigurationeach

vehicleisequippedwithbothcommander’sanddriver’s

computers.Thecommander’scomputerinterfacesacombatnet

radioforcommunicationandaGPSforpositiondata.The

positionisperiodicallytransmittedtofriendlyunitsontheradio

networkandisusedforupdatingtheunitlocationsusing

symbolsonthedigitalmap.VBMSkeepstrackofposition

updatesfromallunitsonthenetworkandifapositionreportis

notreceivedwithintheexpectedtimethisinformationisclearly

displayedbothonthemapandonthenetchartdiagram.The

operatorinthevehiclecansendcontactmessageswhena

hostilevehicleissighted.Theenemysymbolwillbedisplayedon

thesituationpictureinbothsendingandreceivingsystems.The

operatorinthevehiclecanalsosendfreetextmessagesfor

distributionwithintheradionetwork.Thenetchartdisplaysthe

networkstatusofunitswithinradiocoverageandthosewhoare

unreachable.TheoverlaytoolinVBMSprovidessupportfor

graphicalplanning.overlayscanbedistributedfromthe

commanderoftheunittoeachvehicleinthenetworkas

ordersand/ordrivinginstructions.Withinavehicletheoverlay

canbedistributedfromthecommanderscomputertothe

driversandawaypointrouteontheoverlaywillgivedriving

assistancetothedriver.


VEHICLE�INTEGRATED�COMMAND�AND��CONTROL�SYSTEM�(VCCS)� ground

TheVCCSisacomputerisedcommandandcontrolsystemthat

assistscommanderstomakefaster,betterandmoreinformed

decisionsbasedonallrelevantdatafromacombatradio

network,firecontrolsystemandwhereavailable,integrated

warningsensors.TheVCCSprovidesasingledisplayunitboth

fortacticalinformationandimagesfromavailablesensors

presentedasoverlaysonabackgrounddigitalmap.Thisenables

themostdangerousenemycombatvehicleorunitstobe

quicklyidentified,andeffectiveactiontobetakenagainstthem.

Itcreatesanintegratedcommandandcontrolenvironment

comprisingmajorvehiclesubsystemssuchas:navigation;fire

controlincludingturretpositionandlaserrangefinder;combat

radio;videofromthermalimagersandTV-cameras;vehicle

supportsystem(bit,fuel,ammoetc.);sensor-and

countermeasuresystem.TheVCCShasasetoffunctionaltools

suchas:navigationdataprocessing;mapandsymboldata

processing(app-6asymbols);overlaydataprocessing;message

dataprocessing;drawingfunctions;targetdataprocessing;MIP

replication.Thisallowstheusertoperformoperationaltasks

suchas:combatsupervision;missionplanning;marchplanning;

fireplanning;orderpreparationanddistribution;reportingand

blueforcetracking.orders,positionsandotherinformationare

transmittedautomatically,orareinvokedbytheusertoother

vehiclesandshownontheirVCCSdisplays.VCCSkeepsallunits

uptodatewiththelatestinformationtosupportdecision-

makingbycommanders.


VIDEO�RECEIVER�AND�MONITOR�FOR�BATTLEFIELD�OPERATIONS�(V-RAMBO)� ground

Wrist-wearablepersonalvideoreceivingsystem,downloading

UAVimagerytocombatpersonnelinrealtime,radically

shorteningthesensor-to-shootercycle.operatesinSorC

bandswithmultipleselectablechannels.Wristdisplayisa3.5

inchcolourLCD.operatesforupto3hourscontinuously.

Flexibleantennaisadaptedfortheoperationalprofileofspecial

forces.Hemisphericoromniantennascoverlongtoshort

ranges.Externalantennaallowsforoperationinsidebuildingsor

vehicles.Batterychargerconnectstovehiclepowersource.

Toughtextilewristband,batterystatusindicatoranddedicated

batterychargerprovided.ProvisionforreceptionofGPSand

telemetrydataandforscrambling/encryption.Simpletooperate.


VIINACCS�–�VEHICLE�INTEGRATED�INFORMATION�NAVIGATION�COMMAND�CONTROL�SYSTEM�groundTheVIINACCSprogrammefortheSwissArmyaimsatequipping

thevariousechelonsofthecontactunits(infantry,mechanised

andlighttroops)andsupportunits(engineering)fromthe

vehiclesuptothebattalioncommandpostswithacomputerised

systemdistributingbattlefieldinformationinrealtime.


WEAPON�INTEGRATED�BATTLE�MANAGEMENT�SYSTEM�(WIN�BMS)� ground

WINBMSisdesignedtohelpanycombatvehicle-mounted

sensorsorweaponsystemstoformcoordinatedbattleteams

thatperformtheirtaskswithoptimumprecision.Supports

battalion-and-belowtacticalunitsindirectfireengagementand

manoeuvre,indirectfiresupport,intelligence,andlogistics.In

additiontoitscombatnetworkingcapabilities,thissystemof

systemsprovidescommandersandcrewmenwithasimplified

operationalinterface,enhancedsituationalawarenessanddata

communicationElbitSystemswaschosenbytheIsraelMoDto

serveasprimecontractorfortheIDF’sprogramofbattle

managementsystemsforbattalioncombatteams.Builtofa

fieldprovenoperationalconceptandcomponentsitiseasyto

learn,use,andmaintain;enhancesC2capabilitiesofbattalion,

companyandplatoonleadersforforminganinter-vehicle

operatingnetworkandimprovescommunicationand

coordinationbetweencommandersandcrewmentoformintra-

vehicleoperatingnetworks.Itreducesobserver-shooterloop,

enhancestacticalperceptionandnavigation,andreducesthe

riskoffriendly-firefatalities.

Elbit,�Israel

WEB�ENABLED�ExECUTION�MANAGEMENT�CAPABILITY� joint

WebEnabledExecutionManagementCapability(WEEMC)is

designedtoallownumerouscommanderstocollaborativelyplan

andexecutetime-sensitivestrikemissions,aswellassearchand

rescueefforts.ThesystemwilllinkUSArmy,USNavy,USAir

Force,USMarineCorps,andSpecialoperationssystemsintoa

unifiedapplication,givingwarfightersinstant,integratedaccess

fromanycommandandcontrollocation,includingnavyships,

AiroperationsCenters(AoCs),orforwarddeployedcommand

posts.WEEMC’sweb-basedinfrastructureallowsmoreusersto

accessthesystemfrommorelocations,andalsocutsdown

significantlyontheamountofspecializedhardwareand

softwarerequiredtoruntheapplication.WEEMCisalsobuilton

thelateststandardsfornet-centrictechnologies,andisfully

compliantwiththefutureGlobalInformationGridandNet-

CentricEnterpriseServicesarchitectures.Thesystem’sopen

architectureenablesmachine-to-machineinterfaceswith

numerousothercurrentandfuturebattlemanagement

applications.WEEMCwillbefieldedwiththeGlobalCommand

andControlSystem–JointandtheCommandandControl

PersonalComputer.

Lockheed�Martin�Integrated�Systems�and�Solutions,�USA

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