Miniature Airborne Communications Relay (MACR)

The Navy is often required to provide tactical communications links for beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) or extended range operations. A typical scenario is a special operations force deployed on land with a coordinating command on a ship perhaps hu A solution to these problems - restricted range, high cost, less than full deployment, poor AJ and LPI performance - lies in the use of widely disseminated and low cost ECCM-capable combat net radios, along with a low-cost UAV repeater to achieve long-ran Nova Engineering is uniquely positioned to develop this capability based on significant design contributions to General Dynamics' SINCGARS and numerous hardware developments specifically targeting low power, lightweight UAV applications.