Rockwell Collins Selected For Weapons Networking Program

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

TTNT is a high-speed, very low latency, dynamic ad hoc network designed to assist the U.S. military in creating a rapid retargeting capability. WDLN is an in-flight communication interface for precision-guided weapons such as these JDAM equipped bombs pictured here.

Cedar Rapids IA (SPX) Jul 28, 2005
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have awarded the first phase of the QUINT Networking Technology (QNT) program to a team led by Rockwell Collins.

During Phase 1 of QNT, worth $3.5 million, Rockwell Collins, along with its teammates Thales, Boeing, and Launch Pad Labs, will conduct initial architecture studies. Phases 2 and 3 are contract options valued at $26 million and could be awarded in December 2005 and September 2007, respectively.

The QNT program will develop robust, affordable miniature networked data link technologies suitable for use on weapons and by tactical unmanned air vehicles and dismounted soldiers.

These data links will enable precision strike and efficient targeting against time-critical and mobile targets. These data links will also allow secure weapons handoff from the launch platform to any of several air or ground control platforms in the combat area.

"This award furthers our miniaturized weapons data links products and positions Rockwell Collins for future network-enabled weapons integrations," said Bruce King, vice president and general manager of Communications Systems at Rockwell Collins.

Rockwell Collins is currently developing two programs that are QNT enablers - the Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) program with DARPA/AFRL and the Weapons Data Link Network (WDLN) program with Boeing.

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

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