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Data Link Solutions (DLS) awarded MIDS-LVT contract
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (June 12, 2008) - Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture of Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, has been selected to provide two types of
Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) to U.S. and coalition forces. A contract,
valued at $18.7 million, was awarded by the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR).
Under the contract, DLS will provide the MIDS LVT-2/11 and MIDS LVT-1 terminals. The MIDS LVT-2/11 is specifically designed
for U.S. Army Patriot Information Coordination Central (ICC) and Battery Command Posts, Forward Area Air Defense Command and
Control Units (FAAD C2) and surface launched missiles, along with U.S. Air Force Air Operations Centers and Joint Interface
Control Officer Support Systems. Future upgrades for the LVT-2/11 terminal include enhanced throughput, frequency remapping
and crypto modernization.
"With the addition of the LVT-2/11, DLS becomes the first company in the world to offer a complete Link 16 systems portfolio,"
said DLS Director Bob Gabel. "As the premier manufacturer, integrator and service support provider of all MIDS-LVT variants,
DLS is committed to providing the warfighter assured, protected access to the time-critical information they need to efficiently
complete their missions anywhere in the world."
The MIDS LVT-1 terminals will be used on U.S. platforms and, through Foreign Military Sales (FMS), in Belgium, Hungary, Japan
and Poland. MIDS LVT-1 terminals provide a secure, high-capacity, jam-resistant digital data and voice communications capability.
This award is part of a long-term program designed to meet the requirements of U.S. and allied forces for seamless communications
among airborne, shipboard and ground forces, as well as command and control elements. Work will be performed in Wayne, N.J.,
and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and is expected to be completed by December 2009. The MIDS program is managed by the U.S. Navy MIDS
International Program Office (IPO) in San Diego, Calif.
MIDS-LVT was developed by a multinational consortium to provide Link 16 capability at a lower weight, volume and cost. Link
16 provides real-time data communications, situational awareness and navigation, and in some cases, digital voice, all in
a jam-resistant, crypto-secured package.
About Data Link Solutions
Data Link Solutions was established in 1996 by two of the world leaders in military communications, BAE Systems and Rockwell
Collins, to pursue next generation Link 16 applications. DLS is a leading supplier of Link 16 terminals and software, as well
as logistics and support services for air, land and sea-based platforms with a heritage of more than 20 years of Link 16 design
and production experience with more than 3,000 Link 16 systems delivered. DLS has provided MIDS terminals for more than 40
different platforms in 25 different countries with product offerings that include the Joint Tactical Information Distribution
System Class 2 family, the Multi-functional Information Distribution System (MIDS) LVT Low Volume Terminal and LVT-3 Fighter
Data Link, the URC-138 Link 16 terminal and various country-unique data links.
Media Contact:
Dave Gosch
319.295.2908
djgosch@rockwellcollins.com
Media Contact:
Keith Lewis
973.633.4385
keith.p.lewis@baesystems.com
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