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Data Link Solutions to deliver Link 16 terminals for Finnish Air Force
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (February 28, 2007) - The Finnish Air Force has selected Data Link Solutions (DLS) to supply Link 16 Multifunctional Information Distribution System
(MIDS) Low Volume Terminals (LVT) for its fleet of F-18 aircraft. The award was a directed-source Foreign Military Sales procurement
through the U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) MIDS International Program Office.
The MIDS-LVT provides a secure, high-capacity, jam-resistant digital data and voice communications capability.
The $1 million award is the Finnish Air Force's F-18 "lead the fleet" order for MIDS airborne terminals. To date, DLS has
been selected to provide Link 16 capability for the F-18 fleets of Finland, Switzerland, Australia, Canada and Norway. The
award augments the SPAWAR Lot 7 award of $40.2 million for MIDS terminals for use by U.S. and coalition forces.
MIDS provides real-time data communications, situational awareness and navigation, and in some cases digital voice, all in
a jam-resistant, crypto-secured package. Today, various types of MIDS terminals are providing interoperable communications
aboard U.S. and coalition tactical fighter aircraft, command and control aircraft, ships, and ground sites.
Work will be performed in Wayne, N.J., and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
About Data Link Solutions
Data Link Solutions was established in 1996 by BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins to pursue next-generation Link 16 applications.
It has a heritage of more than 20 years of Link 16 design and production experience, having produced more than 3,500 Link
16 systems and providing global logistics and support services. DLS has provided MIDS terminals for all operational domains
(airborne, shipboard, ground / transportable) in 24 different countries. Product offerings include the Joint Tactical Information
Distribution System Class II family, the MIDS LVT-1 and LVT-3 Fighter Data Link, the URC-138 Link 16 terminal, and country-unique
data links for non-Link 16 countries. Additional information is available at www.datalinksolutions.net.
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