Royal Australian Air Force and Rockwell Collins Demonstrate Wideband High Frequency Capability
Royal Australian Air Force and Rockwell Collins Demonstrate Wideband High Frequency Capability 04 Maret 2017 Transmission of wideband high frequency (WBHF) communications from ground to air. First WBHF data transfer to RAAF C-17A. Viable solution for RAAF’s Plan Jericho. Add-on option for legacy high frequency systems (Image : Rockwell Collins) GEELONG, Australia - For the first time, Rockwell Collins and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) demonstrated the successful transmission of wideband high frequency (WBHF) communications from a ground station to a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, during Avalon 2017. Under Plan Jericho, Rockwell Collins collaborated with the RAAF’s 36 Squadron and the Plan Jericho team to initiate and complete the complex data transfer. As part of the demonstration, the ground station team located in Geelong, Australia, transmitted data to a static C-17A aircraft. During the test, the ground station and aircraft exchanged sever...