The Harris corporation demonstrated streaming video from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) along with meta data, to a real-time dismounted soldier and a simulated Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter Mission Commander’s station this week in Australia.
A variety of Harris solutions, including the Adjunct Network Processor, SeaLancet tactical radio, Falcon III tactical radio, and FliteScene software digital map (pdf) enabled high-bandwidth ad hoc networking among the Chinook, the UAV, and multiple dismounted soldiers’ kits.
The SeaLancet radio served as the airborne network backbone, providing streaming video and digital data among air platforms.
The Harris ANP – a real-time processor that provides network connectivity for aircraft – hosted the Boeing-developed System of Systems Common Operating Environment (SOSCOE) and mission management applications.
Harris participated in a similar successful technology demonstration with Boeing last year during the C4ISR On-the-Move exercise at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Harris has been working with Boeing to provide hardware for the CH-47 Chinook Tactical Network System. Australia is one of several nations where the Chinook is used by the military.
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