• Miniature Common Data Link Transitioned

    The Miniature Common Data Link (Mini-CDL) is a small, lightweight, low power, low cost CDL system for use on small RPAs (Remotely Piloted Vehicles) for dissemination of ISR data.Mini CDL provides range of data rates up to 45 Mbps in an approximately 2.5 pound, 25 in3 package. Key technology enablers

  • User Needs Drive Air Space Cyber-User Defined Operational Picture

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Air Space Cyber-User Defined Operational Picture (ASC-UDOP) program has embarked on a joint effort with MITRE and ESC to provide visualization solution to produce a Map the Mission capability for the Air Force's 624th Cyber Operations Center, San Antonio, Texas.

  • Data Exchange Becomes "Go-To" Software for Theater Information

    Combined Information Data Network Exchange (CIDNE) is CENTCOM's answer to managing the complexities of theater-wide operational reporting, quality assurance and quality control. With millions of records vetted and finalized for operational and intelligence reporting, CIDNE is the originating source

  • Military Customers Make Good Use of BATNET Capabilities

    The Battlefield Airman Targeting Network (BATNET) provides Special Operations Forces (SOF) with small, handheld, multi-data rate/multi-waveform, Internet Protocol (IP) capable radio network capability with UAVs, weapons, and the tactical air network. Flight and ground tests of the prototype radios

  • Efficient XML Program Moves to Commercial, Defense Markets

    A Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) effort by the Air Force Research Laboratory with AgileDelta has resulted in the development of a breakthrough data optimization technology, called Efficient XML™. The technology optimizes the bandwidth and resource utilization of Net-Centric data standards

  • AFRL’s Fast, Secure Forensic Suite Moves to Commercial Market

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's OnLine Digital Forensic Suite (DFS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) effort resulted in the commercialization of ATC-NY's OnLineDFS™ using ATC-NY's Mobile Forensic Platforms (MFP) SBIR technology. OnLineDFS aids investigators and administrators with the

  • Software "Sees" Situation's Vulnerabilities, Consequences of Cyber Attack

    The Air Force Research Laboratory developed a Network Intrusion, Risk and Vulnerability Analysis (NIRVANA) software tool under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project to provide a comprehensive cyber security analysis capability. The tool uses data from multiple intrusion detection

  • Tactical Targeting Network Technology Builds on Unit Strength

    The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) are rapidly fielding sophisticated airborne wireless networking solutions, known as Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) & tactical QUINT Networking Technology (QNT), as part of the ISR-Net