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C-LINKC-Link and C-Flex for Naval HelicoptersIn today’s battlefield, communicationand information sharing is critical tomission success. Terma has a longhistory of supplying mission criticaland reliable data link solutions.C-Link and C-Flex systems for navalhelicopters in operational use will provideexpanded field of view and a NetworkCentric Warfare (NCW) capability to navalforces. It proves Terma’s ability tocontinuously expand the current defenseproduct range to include airborne C4ISRsolutions (AIR-Flex).C-Link provides Tactical Data Link byuse of the platforms own radio (HF, VHF,UHF or optionally SATCOM) andexpands the user’s operating pictureand offers enhanced interoperability incombined and joint operations.Through the link system, the operatorcan share a local picture from ownsensors and track identification withother units.Terma offers Link-11, Link-16 and futureLink-22 solutions as well as aproprietary non NATO link system whichcan be customized to meet customerrequirements.Terma can offer an affordable linksolution to maritime, land-basedand airborne platforms.C-RAIDExpanding the Field of View at SeaWith C-Raid for Rigid-HulledInflatable Boats (RHIB) and InshorePatrol Vessels (IPV), nodes in thenetwork are able to look beyond thehorizon.Search and Rescue, Coastal Patrolling,Direct Action, Special Reconnaissance,Maritime Insertion and Extractionand Boarding Operations. Along withasymmetric threats and access-denialmissions, these are some of the challengesmaritime forces deal with on a daily basis.Expanding the recognized maritimepicture, precision, and situationalawareness are crucial when it comesto executing this type of operationssuccessfully.C-Raid is a scalable command andcontrol system designed to makethe process of carrying out theseoperations faster and more precise.The system presents a joint overviewof all units in a particular area, andit provides the operator with detailedinformation on the position, speed,and course of any given unit.The C-Raid system consists of aC-Raid console which is installed onthe RHIB, FAC or IPV and linked to aC-Raid workstation on a mothership.Via the link system, the mothershipand smaller units are able to exchangeand incorporate a vast amount ofinformation such as threat evaluation,route management, intel overlays,free text messages and video images.Through C-Raid, the operator is able tolook beyond his actual field of view. Thefeatures in C-Raid assists the decisionmaking process and allows the operatorto reach people in need faster, preplan adefense against an approaching threat,and maximize efforts to confront thoseengaged in criminalactivity such as illegalfishing, smuggling, andterrorism.C-RAID10 TERMA UPDATE . SEPTEMBER <strong>2009</strong>
C-GUARDC-Guard in use by Royal Australian Navyand U.S. NavyTerma’s Soft Kill Weapon System(SKWS) can be found in some of theworld’s largest navies.Patrolling the waters in the world’smost dangerous conflict zones is a taskthat requires an efficient and carefullydesigned self-protection system.In conflict zones, a naval vessel isconstantly exposed,and it needs to beable to takeU.S. Navy's new LittoralCombat Ship, USS Freedomimmediate action, should it be exposedto an attack.C-Guard is the self-protection systemthat makes this possible – also knownas Terma’s field proven Soft KillWeapon System (SKWS).About C-GuardThe secret to the C-Guard success hasbeen a combination of fixed andreliable hardware controlled by hightechsoftware, allowing customerprogrammed algorithms.Installation and maintenance costs arelow adding to an overall affordable andcompetitive life cycle cost.Future “standard” 130 mm decoys haveoptions for variable range andvelocity, giving same coverageand protection compared totrainable launchers.C-Guard can be offered in threedifferent configurations depending onthe ships design, type and size.Australia and USARecently, Indonesia and Morocco havedecided to purchase the Termatechnology, and this has resulted in thesigning of C-Guard contracts with thenavies in both countries.The Royal Australian Navy alsodecided on C-Guard as their futureself-protection capability, which is whythe system is presently installed onboth Australian Adelaide Class Frigates(FFGs) and Hobart Class Air WarfareDestroyers (AWDs).C-Guard has been contracted for theU.S. Navy’s new Littoral Combat Ship,USS Freedom (LCS1) – the prototype ofa naval vessel designed to operate inthe littoral and able to counterasymmetric threats designed and builtby a Lockheed Martin led industry team.USS Freedom was delivered to the U.S.Navy in only six years from initialconcept, half the time of traditionalshipbuilding programs. In May, itsuccessfully conducted its second andfinal round of U.S. Navy acceptancetrials off the Virginia coast. The trials –which were a coordinated effortbetween the Navy and the LockheedMartin team – included operationaltesting of the vessel’s propulsion,communications, navigation and missionsystems, as well as all related supportsystems. Freedom recently completedsuccessful structural test firings; the57-mm gun was fired 70 times; RollingAirframe Missile (RAM) fired tworounds; Terma Soft Kill Weapons System(decoys) and 50-cal machine guns.TERMA UPDATE . SEPTEMBER <strong>2009</strong> 11
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