According to company officials, Raytheon has successfully demonstrated an ad-hoc mobile network capable of providing a seamless, tactical wireless network that delivers simultaneous voice, data and video among soldiers, vehicles and unmanned systems.
“We are providing today’s future force with solutions it can use for tomorrow’s challenges,” Jerry Powlen, vice president, Network Centric Systems’ Integrated Communications Systems, said in statement. “These exercises highlighted our ability to deliver command and control capabilities and situational awareness for the dismounted soldier.”
Raytheon deployed a combination of its Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS) and its high-capacity, beyond line-of-site troposcatter system to deliver the tactical wireless network. The troposcatter system enabled high-capacity communication directly to the dismounted soldier in extended ranges without the need for satellites. While the EPLRS network provided end-to-end connectivity for soldiers to evaluate networked solutions from unmanned aerial vehicles and other sensors, according to a company statement.
The mobile ad-hoc network was demonstrated during the U.S. Army’s Expeditionary Warrior Experiments for the U.S. Army’s Experimental Force.
