ICS showcases alternative BLoS communications
NATO experiment under UK Serapis framework tests command-and-control robustness.
C2 in a denied SATCOM environment was successfully demonstrated by Northrop Grumman UK during a recent NATO interoperability exercise, the company announced on 15 February.
Teamed with Dstl and Thales UK in the Coalition Warrior Interoperability eXercise (CWIX) to create a simulated network environment, Northrop Grumman installed its Interoperable C4I Services product to deliver track management capabilities in a simulated alternative BLoS communications network.
The fully distributed CWIX connected participants in the UK and the US across the classified Combined Federated Battle Laboratories Network to test tactics and technology in a range of scenarios and SATCOM-denied environments.
‘The successful experiment, delivered under the Serapis framework, included a military track management capability applicable to both the maritime and land domains,’ said Ben Palmer, group director at Northrop Grumman.
Serapis is a Dstl framework that focuses on development of new capabilities in C4ISR, space systems, synthetic environments, and simulation technology.
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