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Implementing Tactical Military Communications with ADLINK CompactPCI Solutions
ADLINK provides one of the most extensive CompactPCI solution portfolios to enable a wide range of aerospace and defense applications
  • The important role of GTACS in the battle field and the strict requirements for its subsystems
  • The challenges faced by a U.S. defense customer in developing its GTACS systems
  • How ADLINK rugged, complete CompactPCI solutions helped the customer overcome these challenges and achieve its goal

Implementing Tactical Military Communications with ADLINK CompactPCI Solutions


Deployed on the ground in both fixed-site stations and tactical-mobile units, ground theater air control systems (GTACS) play a critical role on the battlefield. While a GTACS enables radio operators to seamlessly relay orders and other information to fighter pilots, it also imposes a set of stringent requirements on its subsystems including high performance, outstanding reliability and exceptional durability. This solution brief introduces how ADLINK’s complete 3U CompactPCI components helped a United States-based agency find an ideal solution for a GTACS able to excel in a fixed base station or a mobile unit traversing some of the toughest terrain on earth.

In this solution brief, you will learn:

  • The important role of GTACS in the battle field and the strict requirements for its subsystems
  • The challenges faced by a U.S. defense customer in developing its GTACS systems
  • How ADLINK rugged, complete CompactPCI solutions helped the customer overcome these challenges and achieve its goal

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