Government and military aircraft are often on the periphery of their communications network. Whether they are patrolling a country's coastline, or flying a mobile Command and Control center in theater, these aircraft require bandwidth to transmit video from reconnaissance devices and relay data and calls to war fighters and commanders. This is why the military aviation industry has always been first to adopt advances in satellite communications technology.
Communication systems onboard ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) aircraft and C2 (Command and Control) transports have advanced from post flight communication using land lines, to air-to-ground radio relays, to today's combined military and commercial satellite networks. Satellite communication technology overcame the line of sight (BLS) limits of ground-to-air systems, allowing commanders to extend their combat net to anywhere in the world. One of the earliest developers of airborne, commercial satellite communication antennas and transceivers, EMS Aviation, has been leading the charge in the research, development and manufacturing of this technology. The company's systems have been providing resilient, combat proven, high-speed data links to aircraft ever since their value was proven to commanders during the first gulf war.
EMS Aviation eNfusion Broadband systems are flying on over 2000 aircraft today, including those of dozens of government and military groups (from army C2 blackhawks, to transport C-130s, to airforce UAVs, to Customs enforcement patrol aircraft). The company's technology is also found in the systems of several avionics companies such as Honeywell and Thales. EMS Aviation holds the leading market share of Inmarsat-based (L-band) Swift64 terminals and is an industry leader in providing aeronautical broadband connectivity. The company’s COTS systems increase bandwidth for ISR video and data transmissions over NIPRNet, SIPRNet, JWICS and other IP based, SOA networks—from virtually anywhere in the world.
