Fused Integrated Naval Network (FINN)

GALT completed a successful government customer developmental test of the FINN airborne communications gateway system while providing support to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-22 at MCAS Yuma, Arizona. FINN encompasses a MCWL-led effort to provide the Naval Force (US Navy and US Marine Corps) with the ability to share Situational Awareness (SA) between platforms with emphasis on Tactical Data Links.

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During the successful ground and flight tests, the GALT team demonstrated the airborne FINN communications gateway capabilities between multiple ground-based C2 nodes. Over the course of two weeks the FINN demonstrated multi-waveform cross banding monitoring, management and control of the payload, track management, and edge networking communication to and from remote/disadvantaged users. Additionally, the FINN supported multiple WTI events with a Single Channel Radio to VoIP gateway, and communication cross-banding, providing unprecedented tactical picture and SA to disadvantaged users.

 

The development test is the latest in a series of successful flights, using Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) approved pod shells, advancing the development and maturation of the FINN capability.

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For more information, please reach out to David Heist.