Data Link Solutions

U.S. Navy awards Data Link Solutions USD 1 billion contract for TMIDS JTRS modernisation

Space/C4ISR / By Defence Industry Europe

Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between BAE Systems and Collins Aerospace, has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to USD 1 billion by the U.S. Navy.

The U.S. Navy has awarded Data Link Solutions, a joint venture between BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins, Inc., a contract to provide small form factor (SFF) Link 16 radios, which will be fulfilled using BAE Systems’ FireNet™ Link 16 tactical systems. FireNet is a scalable, secure, and open system architecture communications solution with a unified tactical network to enable Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) operations.

Data Link Solutions selected to provide FireNet tactical systems for U.S. Navy

Air / By Defence Industry Europe

The FireNet system is Crypto Modernization 1 compliant and offers the highest transmit power available in a SFF radio for current and future fleets.