Rockwell Collins wins $18 million Air Force contract

Rockwell Collins has been awarded an $18 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to complete development and qualification of the Tactical Targeting Network Technology waveform.

The waveform will provide a higher throughput and low latency networking capacity to satisfy new and evolving mission requirements, according to Bob Haag, vice president and general manager of Communication and Navigation Products for Rockwell Collins.

"TTNT will provide the Department of Defense with a unique networking capability that the warfighter (personnel) does not have today," Haag said in prepared remarks.

The waveform has been used in demonstrations on more than a dozen airborne platforms, including the F-16, F-22 and B-52.

The contract modification extends the current contract value and scope for completion of the TTNT waveform development effort. The waveform will be made available for the Joint Tactical Networking Center's Information Repository.