U.S. Navy Selects Data Link Solutions for MIDS On-Ship Modernization Cabinet Production
19 Maggio 2020 - 03:00PM
Business Wire
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $3.2 million production contract to
Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between BAE Systems and
Collins Aerospace, for new Multifunctional Information Distribution
System (MIDS) cabinet terminals. The MIDS On-Ship Modernization
System (MOS MOD) receives and transmits text and imagery to and
from military air, ground, and maritime forces to generate mission
scenarios in real-time. It is interoperable with all Link 16
systems, allowing secure data exchange between U.S. and NATO allied
nations while enhancing capability with an interchangeable receiver
and transmitter and high power amplifier transmission, dual-antenna
reception and dual-channel ‘J-voice.’
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The MIDS On-Ship Modernization System
receives and transmits text and imagery to and from military air,
ground, and maritime forces to generate mission scenarios in
real-time. (Photo: BAE Systems)
“This smaller, lighter system will give the U.S. Navy all the
functionality of previous Link 16 radio models but with improved
access to line replaceable units, which enhances maintenance
operations,” said Alan Dewar, director for Data Link Solutions.
“The system is more than 60 percent lighter than the current
configuration and has a reduced cabinet height of 48 inches.”
MOS MOD is field interchangeable between MIDS Low Volume
Terminal 4 and MIDS Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS), and
enables frequency remapping, crypto modernization, enhanced
throughput, Concurrent Multi-Netting (CMN) or Concurrent Contention
Receive (CCR), as well as three additional waveforms. It is the
only shipboard system that provides 1,000-watt output power
capability with the MIDS JTRS receiver and transmitter.
These cabinets represent the first full-rate production award as
the product migrates from qualification and low rate initial
production into fleet fielding. Production will take place at BAE
Systems in Wayne, New Jersey and Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. Delivery is scheduled to begin in September 2020.
About Data Link Solutions
DLS was established in 1996 by two of the world leaders in
military communications, Collins Aerospace and BAE Systems, to
pursue next-generation Link 16 and advanced data link applications.
DLS is a leading supplier of Link 16 terminals and software, as
well as logistics and support services for air, land, and sea-based
platforms. The company has a heritage of more than 30 years of Link
16 design and production experience, with more than 10,000 Link 16
systems delivered worldwide to more than 45 nations.
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