Network Enabled Capability
Data Link Solutions for Air, Land and Sea
Providing enhanced situational awareness and critical tactical data exchange capabilities to naval, land and airborne users.
- Tactical data links
- ISTAR data links
- Submarine Communications
- Open architecture ethos embedded as standard
Data Link Solutions for Land, Air and Sea
By networking sensors, platforms and intelligence feeds, operational decision-makers can co-ordinate and synchronise operations to deliver selected precision effects. Ultra Electronics is at the forefront of data link technology and secure information exchange. We have delivered connectivity solutions to customers operating across the ground, air and maritime domains, and have been accredited by the national technical authorities of the UK, USA, Canada and Australia.
The Multi Link Processor is the latest compact tactical data link solution for airborne platforms. It contains an embedded a NATO-certified Link 11 Cryptographic device. It forms the basis of the US Navy's KG-40A Replenishment programme, making Ultra the only non-US company to be trusted to provide such a secure communication system.
In the skies, our cryptographic expertise has allowed us to offer innovative solutions to meet a range of needs for secure communications systems. This ranges from providing secure voice and data solutions on fast jets to complete airborne tactical data link solutions.
This secure communications capability has enabled us to successfully deliver connectivity solutions to a number of high profile ISTAR programmes.
Ultra are on board the UK Sentinel R.1 (Airborne Stand Off Radar - ASTOR) programme, and have delivered Link 11 solutions to the UK Merlin helicopter and Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft. For the UK's Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle (UAV) programme Ultra have teamed with Cubic to offer a dual link architecture. This will provide for network-enabled command and control via the High Integrity Data Link (HIDL), as well as wideband imagery download via its Tactical Common Data Link (T-CDL).
The most recent programme is the embodiment of an imagery data link into a laser targeting pod. This enables the connectivity between the aircraft and the ground to maximise the timely exploitation of the imagery data the aircraft is generating.