
Lockheed Martin [LMT] selected L-3 [LLL] to provide its MICRO Secure Digital Data Link (MICRO SDDL) as the secure command & control and ISR communications backbone for the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) digital Desert Hawk III DDL small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) platform, L-3 said on Monday. L-3 SCM said the MICRO SDDL transceivers enable peak utilization of frequency spectrum through a single RF channel supporting an IP-based bidirectional TDMA secure communications link. The transceiver provides a durable uplink/downlink for…