PdM NS - Product Manager Network Systems

MIDS

Mission

Multifunction Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminal 2 (MIDS LVT2) provides the Department of Defense its primary tactical data link. It also will provide multiservice / NATO interoperability, situation awareness and support air and missile defense engagement operations at division through corps.

Description

MIDS provides (as a major component of the Army data distribution system) high capacity, secure, jam-resistant digital data communication. It provides Multiservice NATO interoperability and situational awareness. The primary use of the Army's MIDS LVT(2) terminal is to provide an interoperable joint and allied Link-16 tactical digital data link with air, ground, surface and subsurface platforms.

Capabilities

  • Near Real Time Distribution of Air & Missile Tracks
  • Secure/Jam Resistant Communications
  • Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
  • Frequency Hopping & Forward Error Detection