Rockwell Collins awarded DISA contract to support VIPs

Rockwell Collins has been awarded a data link contract by the Defense Information System Agency and the Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO).

Under the five-year Data Link Service Provider (DSP) 4 contract, Rockwell Collins will provide "aircraft data link, voice and value-added communication services to the United States government and military, to include United States Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) transport and Very Important Person Special Air Mission (VIPSAM) aircraft, according to a company news release.

"As the communications service provider for the DSP 4 contract, Rockwell Collins' ARINCDirect will deliver continuous and uninterrupted worldwide operational C2 and ATC related services such as Controller–Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) for AMC and VIPSAM aircraft," said David Poltorak, vice president of business and government aviation services for Rockwell Collins.

The ARINCDirect services for AMC aircraft include Inmarsat and Iridium satellite communications, very high frequency data link, high frequency data link and will provide for information exchanges between AMC C2 systems and aircraft.

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