SATCOMS
Since the system was launched
in 2013, Spectra Group (UK) Ltd
has sold around
2,000 units of its SlingShot
radio range-extension system
to special forces and armies
around the world. The company
has just extended its sales
partnership with Airbus to offer
SlingShot as part of the Airbus
communications portfolio. In
the meantime, Spectra has
been refining and improving the
system.
SlingShot was developed
to provide forces with an
on-the-move beyond-line-of-
sight (BLOS) communications
capability. The system
allows existing tactical
radios to be connected into
commercial L-band satellite
communications networks,
increasing their reach to a
global scale.
SA Artillery