Rockwell Collins Delivers TacNet

Rockwell Collins said it delivered the first TacNet data link to Raytheon for the U.S. Navy Strike Common Weapon Data Link Program.

The Strike Common Weapon Data Link upgrades the Raytheon AGM-154 Joint Stand Off Weapon (JSOW) and Boeing AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile with a data link capability for in-flight target updates.

Raytheon in October 2006 awarded Rockwell Collins an $18 million contract to develop a small form factor data link for the JSOW.

TacNet is a two-way, multi-waveform terminal. It features embedded National Security Agency Type-1 security and anti-jam capabilities, is compliant with the Software Communications Architecture, and is reprogrammable, Rockwell Collins said.