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Signal, Sep 2007
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Small airborne platforms such as the Killer Bee unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be able to communicate data better with ground-based systems. A recent test of a mini-common datalink (CDL) system has demonstrated the ability to provide bi-directional communications at a range of 20 miles.
The mini-CDL prototype, which weighs less than 1.5 pounds, was installed aboard a Killer Bee and a King Air platform. In separate tests, the aircraft were able to transmit high-bandwidth streaming video from onboard video cameras to a groundstation. The onboard terminal achieved data rates of 10.7 megabits per second. The mini-CDL is designed to reach 45 megabits per second, and it complies with existing U.S. Defense Department waveform specifications.
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The mini-CDL is built by Rockwell Collins (www.rockwellcollins.com) and Cubic Defense Applications (www.cubic.com). Company officials express that the mini-CDL should enable similar interoperable connectivity for small UAVs to that of large UAVs and manned aircraft in a standard Defense Department communications environment.
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