Israel-based defence technology company Elbit Systems has expanded its E-LynX family of Software Defined Radios (SDR) family with the launch of E-LynX UxS.
The new communications technology is designed to connect crewed and uncrewed aerial and ground platforms within a single, secure network.
Discover B2B Marketing That Performs
Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms.
According to Elbit Systems, the E-LynX UxS addresses the requirement for persistent, high-bandwidth and resilient connectivity among uncrewed assets.
The unit can transfer telemetry, command-and-control data, and payload data such as video and sensor feeds, the company stated.
The radio supports multi-domain operations, allowing for integration across air, land, and sea platforms, including those with strict payload limitations due to its compact form and low Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) requirements.
Elbit Systems stated that the E-LynX UxS provides “a unified Software Defined Radio ecosystem” when paired with the E-LynX SR (Soldier Radio).
This ecosystem integrates autonomous platforms as part of the manoeuvring force, enabling MUM-T on the battlefield and providing a decisive advantage for modern combat networks, it said.
Elbit Systems’ E-LynX UxS is built upon the company’s Mobile Ad-Hoc Networking (MANET) technology, which enables each platform to act as both a network participant and a relay node for another E-LynX radios.
“This creates resilient connectivity even in challenging or contested environments, significantly extending operational range and coverage through aerial and terrestrial relay nodes. The unit enables direct soldier control of unmanned systems while extending network connectivity,” the company said.
The new capability serves as a unified communications backbone for MUM-T operations, enabling commanders and soldiers to share information in real time and maintain operational control over uncrewed systems.
Elbit Systems is exhibiting the new technology at the ongoing ILA exhibition in Berlin.
Earlier this week, Elbit Systems said its subsidiary Elbit Systems Sweden has completed a two-week, 120-node live demonstration series, among the largest of its kind in Europe, showing integrated digitised land-force networking in realistic field conditions.
The trials used Elbit Systems’ end-to-end digitalisation suite across a 120-node tactical network, combining the E-LynX family, the Torch-X battle management system and the TIGER-X command-and-control architecture, which the company said are field-proven and deployed in modernisation programmes in Europe and elsewhere.
