Thuraya Telecommunications Company, based in the United Arab Emirates, has launched a new tactical radio extender over satellite solution (T-TAC) in collaboration with Cobham Satcom. T-TAC is designed for government and enterprise markets and is a beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) communications solution. It enables operators on land, sea and air to communicate seamlessly, making it easier for personnel to communicate in remote or isolated locations where the use of line-of-sight systems is difficult due to long distances or obstacles between on-site teams and their headquarters.
The lightweight solution is built with low power consumption hardware and is suitable for comms-on-the-move or comms-on-the-halt. It securely connects existing tactical VHF/UHF radios with a converter that links to Thuraya’s satellite via single hop for minimal delay, enabling reliable BLOS communications while avoiding the need to set up terrestrial infrastructure.
The system comes in four different packages: T-TAC ManPack, T-TAC Aeronautical, T-TAC Marine and T-TAC Vehicular, each adapted for different use-case scenarios. The product provides interoperable communication capabilities between different systems, allowing military and emergency operations around the world to work together seamlessly, while any encryption on the radios is maintained.
