Army chooses MANET radios and antennas from Silvus and Northrop for Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS)
LOS ANGELES – U.S. Army fire-control experts needed mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) radios and antennas for an integrated battle command system. They found their solution from Silvus Technologies Inc. in Los Angeles.
The Army Integrated Fires Mission Command (IFMC) at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., through a directed procurement to Northrop Grumman Corp., has awarded Silvus a $35 million contract for the Silvus mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) Antenna Integrated Radio System (AIRS).
The Silvus AIRS is a rapidly deployable antenna and radio capable of 360-degree coverage that creates a battlefield communications mesh network for the Army's Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS).
Developed in partnership between Silvus and the Northrop Grumman Mission Systems segment in Huntsville, Ala., the Silvus AIRS is a modified version of the recently announced Silvus TRINITY integrated antenna and radio system.
It features a tri-lobe high-gain transceiver antenna array and integrated Silvus StreamCaster MANET radios capable of extended link range. Its built-in dual frequency bands enable deployment in the command shelter and at remote communications relay stations.
Silvus AIRS was selected because of its ability to rapidly create a strong and secure communications network in dynamically changing operational environments, company officials say.
"The Silvus AIRS enables the fusing of multi-service sensors to multi-service weapons, demonstrating the Army's contribution to Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) capabilities and enabling distributed operations," says retired Army Col. Mike Kell, Silvus Director of Army Strategic Accounts.
For more information contact Silvus Technologies online at https://silvustechnologies.com, or the Army Integrated Fires Mission Command at www.army.mil/peoms#org-organizations.
