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| 2/28/07 | Data Link Solutions to deliver Link 16 terminals for Finnish Air Force |
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CEDAR
RAPIDS, Iowa
(February 28, 2007) The Finnish Air
Force has selected Data Link Solutions (DLS) to supply Link 16
Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Low Volume
Terminals (LVT) for its fleet of F-18 aircraft. The award was a
directed-source Foreign Military Sales procurement through the U.S.
Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) MIDS
International Program Office. The MIDS-LVT provides a secure, high-capacity, jam-resistant digital data and voice communications capability. The $1 million award is the Finnish Air Force’s F-18 “lead the fleet” order for MIDS airborne terminals. To date, DLS has been selected to provide Link 16 capability for the F-18 fleets of Finland, Switzerland, Australia, Canada and Norway. The award augments the SPAWAR Lot 7 award of $40.2 million for MIDS terminals for use by U.S. and coalition forces. MIDS provides real-time data communications, situational awareness and navigation, and in some cases digital voice, all in a jam-resistant, crypto-secured package. Today, various types of MIDS terminals are providing interoperable communications aboard U.S. and coalition tactical fighter aircraft, command and control aircraft, ships, and ground sites. Work will be performed in Wayne, N.J., and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. |
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