Kratos Partners with Harris Corporation to Bring Advanced Hand Held Radios to the Warfighter
15 October 2018 - 11:00PM
Licensing Agreement Incorporates
Kratos-Developed CDL Waveforms into Harris Tactical Radios for
Enhanced ISR Capabilities
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a
leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that
its Kratos RT Logic subsidiary has licensed its Common Data Link
(CDL) waveforms to Harris Corporation for use in Harris’ nanoSVDL
radios. The radio is part of Harris’ five-year, $130 million,
single-award IDIQ from the U.S. Air Force to develop and deliver
Hand Held Video Data Link (HH-VDL) radios supporting video data
links (VDL) and real-time intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance (ISR) communications in congested and contested
tactical environments.
Fully integrated into the programmable radios,
Kratos’ next generation tactical communication waveforms receive
and process real-time ISR information and full-motion video sent
from airborne platforms— such as UAVs— as well as other sources to
warfighters on the ground. The waveforms enhance interoperability,
enabling the mobile network to connect ground, airborne and naval
forces via multiple tactical host platforms. Security features for
data protection and jamming resistance are inherent to the
software-defined waveforms which include Bandwidth Efficient Common
Data Link (BE CDL), Standard CDL, Vortex Native Waveform (VNW),
Tactical Data Link (TDL), 466-Extended Range (ER) and other
tactical waveforms.
“Kratos was selected as our partner because they
proved operational use of the BE-CDL waveform as part of the USMC
Secure Common Data Link (CDL) Intelligence, Surveillance, and
Reconnaissance (ISR) radio and they have been providing
verification of waveforms for all CDL radios through their CDL test
set for several years,” stated Harris’ Ryan McCarty, Vice President
of DoD Sales. He continued, “We are pleased to partner with Kratos
on several DoD Force Modernization efforts to provide high
performance handheld radios for the ground warfighter. Within 12-18
months, users will begin fielding the Harris/Kratos solutions,
including both a Next Generation Handheld Mission Module and a
standalone Video Data Link radio.”
“Harris Communication Systems and Kratos are
natural partners for providing superior tactical communications
solutions,” said Jerry Meleski, Kratos’ Vice-President of Tactical
Networks and Communications. “The ever-changing tactical threat
landscape demands agile and affordable tactical communications
technology to gain the upper hand. Harris’ proven handheld radios
combined with our modernized tactical waveforms deliver
unprecedented advantages to our warfighters.”
About Kratos Defense & Security
SolutionsKratos Defense & Security Solutions,
Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) develops and fields transformative,
affordable technology, platforms and systems for United States
National Security related customers, allies and commercial
enterprises. Kratos is changing the way breakthrough
technology for these industries are rapidly brought to market
through proven commercial and venture capital backed approaches,
including proactive research and streamlined development
processes. Kratos specializes in unmanned systems,
satellite communications, cyber security/warfare, microwave
electronics, missile defense, hypersonic systems, training and
combat systems. For more information go to
www.KratosDefense.com.
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