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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (September 20, 2004) - Data Link Solutions (DLS), a BAE SYSTEMS/Rockwell Collins company, recently presented the first MIDS-On-Ship (MOS) Production System to the  Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) at a delivery ceremony in  Wayne, N.J.  DLS is under contract to SPAWAR to deliver 58 MOS systems at a value of $80 million.

The MOS is the first 1 kilowatt MIDS terminal to be integrated on a command and control platform. It will provide real-time secure, high capacity, jam resistant digital Link 16 data and voice communications capabilities for U.S. Navy ships, increasing situational awareness for these forces. The system will be employed by U.S. Navy and coalition navies.

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. Each participant in the communication link is able to electronically see the battle space, including assigned targets or threats.

Data Link Solutions (DLS) was established 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 Link 16 design and production experience of over 2,000 systems, DLS today is a leading supplier of Link 16 terminals and software, as well as logistics/support services for air, land and sea-based platforms. Currently DLS has provided MIDS terminals for over 25 different platforms in 20 different countries with product offerings that include the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) Class 2 family, the Multi-functional Information Distribution System (MIDS) LVT-1 Low Volume terminal and LVT-3 Fighter Data Link (FDL), the URC-138 Link 16 terminal, and various country-unique data links.

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