Wideband STT receives NSA certification

The Wideband KOR-24A Small Tactical Terminal (STT) has been cleared for delivery to US and international military customers following NSA certification. The system is already being integrated into multiple platforms, with nearly 100 terminals on order.

Co-developed by ViaSat and Harris Corporation, the two-channel KOR-24A is being delivered with a Link 16 channel together with the ability to simultaneously use the wideband UHF Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) or Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform (ANW2).

The STT is designed to merge air and ground situational awareness at the tactical edge.  Packaged in a small, lightweight, ruggedised form factor, the STT brings mobile network connectivity to tactical warfighters and disadvantaged platforms such as ground vehicles, small boats, ships, helicopters, and UAVs.

Along with the new software-defined, wideband waveforms, the new STT includes narrowband VHF/UHF SINCGARS, HAVE QUICK, VULOS, and HPW, as well as Link 16. The enhanced STT is also backward compatible with approximately 150 previous-version STTs already in operation on a number of US government and international airborne, surface, and ground-based platforms.
 
Ken Peterman, executive vice president, government systems, ViaSat, said: ‘This added capability brings the modern wideband UHF waveforms to a new set of users who want modern networking in addition to NATO and US coalition standard Link 16 communications. The acceptance of the enhanced STT by the community has exceeded our expectations and confirms the need for this product.’

Ed Zoiss, vice president and general manager, defense programs, Harris Government Communications Systems, added: ‘Making the latest Falcon III technology and waveforms available to a broader class of space/weight constrained airborne, ship, and ground applications in the two-channel STT can meet the growing need for air-sea-ground information sharing.’