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(April 5, 2004) - Data Link Solutions has been awarded a $7.6
million delivery order to provide 32 Multifunctional Information
Distribution System (MIDS) Low
Volume Terminals to the U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems
Command (SPAWAR) in San Diego, California.
The MIDS terminals provide secure, high capacity, jam resistant voice
and data communications capabilities for U.S. and allied forces.
These terminals will be the first installed on several U.S. aircraft,
including the U.S. Navy’s P-3 and the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 and B-1
platforms. In addition, for the first time in the U.S., Data Link
Solutions will be delivering ground terminals for the Common Aviation
Command and Control System referred to as the Raider Program being
conducted by the U.S. Navy at their China Lake facility. Further,
Data Link Solutions is delivering terminals for the U.S. Air Force
F-16 to assist in faster implementation of Link-16.
The award selection criteria were based on meeting the delivery
requirements at the lowest price. This competitive order for an
additional 32 terminals was awarded to DLS as part of an Indefinite
Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract awarded in January 2000 and
brings the total number of terminals ordered to more than 600. In
addition, DLS has delivered over 400 MIDS terminals to various
domestic and international customers.
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, 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 MIDS terminals were the first MIDS production
terminals to be certified for use and the first to be deployed in
operational service on missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. More than 14
nations have installed/selected Data Link Solutions Link 16 terminals
on 19 platforms.
About Data Link Solutions:
Data Link Solutions was established as a joint venture company in 1996
by BAE SYSTEMS and Rockwell Collins (NYSE:COL) to pursue the next
generation Link 16 applications. With a heritage of more than 20 years
of design and production experience of over 2,000 systems, Data Link
Solutions today is a leading supplier of Link 16 terminals and
systems integration, software, logistics and support services for air,
land and sea-based platforms. Its product offerings, all Link 16
terminals, include the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
(JTIDS) Class 2 family, the Multifunctional Information Distribution
System (MIDS) LVT-1 Low Volume Terminal, MIDS Fighter Data Link (FDL)
and the URC-138 U.K. Sea Harrier/Sea King terminal.
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