Data Link Solutions Receives Additional Order for Low Volume Terminals.Business Editors CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2002 BAE SYSTEMS/Rockwell Collins Data Link Solutions, L.L.C. (Data Link Solutions) has been awarded a $37.8 million delivery order by the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR SPAWAR Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command (US Navy) SPAWAR Space Warfare ), San Diego, Calif. Under this delivery order, Data Link Solutions (DLS DLS abbr. Doctor of Library Science ) will deliver 133 Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminals (MIDS MIDS Multifunctional Information Distribution System MIDS Matrix Information and Directory Services (USA) MIDS Multifunction Information Distribution System MIDS Municipal Infrastructure Data Standard LVT 1) plus spare terminals and shop replaceable units for use on various U.S. military airborne platforms and to meet foreign military sales That portion of United States security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended. This assistance differs from the Military Assistance Program and the International Military Education and Training Program requirements. This award represents the third production lot of MIDS terminals awarded to DLS. Delivery of the Lot 3 terminals is scheduled to begin in May 2003 and be completed in April 2004. The first DLS production lot of 45 LVT 1 terminals was completed ahead of schedule. Delivery of Production Lot 2 for 134 LVT 1 terminals will begin later this month. The MIDS LVT provides secure, high-capacity, jam resistant, digital data and voice communications capability for U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Army platforms. The MIDS LVT represents the latest generation of Link-16 equipment incorporating secure data and voice into a single, small, affordable and highly reliable unit. Link 16 provides real-time, jam resistant secure transfer of combat data, voice and relative navigation information between widely dispersed battle elements. Participants gain situational awareness by exchanging digital data over a common communication link that is continuously and automatically updated in real time, reducing the chance of fratricide frat·ri·cide n. 1. The killing of one's brother or sister. 2. One who has killed one's brother or sister. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin , duplicate assignments or missed targets. Each participant in the communication link is able to electronically see the battle space, including assigned targets or threats. Data Link Solutions was established by Rockwell Collins (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :COL) and BAE SYSTEMS in 1996 to pursue next-generation Link 16 markets. With a heritage through Rockwell Collins and BAE SYSTEMS of more than 20 years of design and production experience of more than 2000 systems, Data Link Solutions is a leading supplier of the Link 16 terminals and systems integration, software, logistics and support services for air, land and sea-based platforms. Its product offerings include the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System The Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) is an L band TDMA network radio system used by the United States armed forces and their allies to support data communications needs, principally in the air and missile defense community. (JTIDS JTIDS Joint Tactical Information Distribution System ) Class 2 family, the Multi-functional Information Distribution System (MIDS) LVT-1 Low Volume terminal and MIDS LVT-3 Fighter Data Link (FDL) and the URC-138 Link 16 terminal. |
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