KU-893A Aircraft Secure Data Terminal
The KU-893A secure data terminal (Aviation) is designed for remote mounting in aircraft avionics bays or other restricted spaces in equipment shelters or armoured fighting vehicles. While suitable for use on any audio circuit the KU-893A is optimised for use on VHF/UHF/SATCOM. In addition to our standard HF radio modem this unit also provides both a black serial connection to 115Kb. Also available are an internal multi-protocol PSTN modem and a secure voice adapter.
Modification to existing radio equipment is not required to accommodate the KU-893A because it can be directly connected to the audio input of a transceiver or, as a crew connection to the aircrafts audio patch system.
The use of advanced forward error correction techniques under microprocessor control allows the KU-893A to send and receive secure data transmissions even under the most difficult HF conditions (including frequency hopping).
To reduce cost and to provide a high quality man machine interface (MMI) the KU-893A uses a personal computer as the user interface. Communication to and from the KU-893A is via RS-232. A fibre optic connection option is available for this link. The control software uses the standard mouse/windows intuitive interface and can be mastered by those with only a medium level of computer skills.
The KU-893A is a versatile, rugged and reliable secure tactical data system. Its ability to send & receive secure e-mail, GPS linked moving map display, frequency prediction system and situational awareness capability make it an ideal platform from which to build an automated tactical data network.
Connections to all I/O lines, balanced and unbalanced audio at aircraft levels make for ease of system integration.
Main features
- GPS linked moving map display
- ESRI ARCINFO© ARCVIEW© compatible
- Multi layer map, including photography, contours etc
- Scanned/vector map capability
- Symbol layer creation mode
- Encrypted symbol layer transmission & display
- Encrypted GPS interrogation and display
- Store and display multiple GPS tracks
- Zoom to current GPS position
- Zoom to senders GPS position
- Full zoom control including world grid
- Drag & drop message transmission
- Drag & drop multiple addressee message transmission
- Display station radio ranges by radio type
- By callsign display messages to/from and last contact time
- Measure distance and bearing between map points
- Path profile and HF prediction capability for skywave & groundwave
- Send @ receive e-mail messages (supports POP3/SMTP, Lotus Notes, Vines, MAPI, MHS)
- Message size now greater than 2000 characters
- All files can be sent (Word, maps, BMP, Tiff, JPEG, Zip etc)
- Files generated by external devices can be encrypted and sent
- Message download/upload times improved by 66%
- Software runs reliably on Pentium computers of any speed
- Designed for Windows NT/ME2000
- User interface has context sensitive help and is designed to have a Windows(r) 95 look and feel
- Transmission fully compatible with the KU-891, 892, 893, 894, 9000 for messages under 2000 characters
- Software designed and written in Australia
Technical Specifications
General
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Dimensions
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220mm x 145mm x 55mm |
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Weight
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1.22 Kg
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Temp.
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-20° to +70°C |
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Altitude
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10000m unpressurised |
| EMC |
Designed to MIL STD 810D
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| Mechanical |
Designed to DEF STD 07-55
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| Power |
10.5V-32V DC |
| Maintenance |
Built in test equipment (B.I.T.E.) |
Technical
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Modem rate
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HF- 300 and 600 1200 baud
VHF/UHF - 2400 and 4800 baud (option)
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| Red serial |
4.8Kb - to external PC
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| Black serial |
115Kb (maximum)
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Audio bandwidth
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300Hz to 2700Hz
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Error correction
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Forward error correction suitable for frequency agile use
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| Memory |
Programme: 64K
Data: 128K
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Message length
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Generic 2000 characters
Software enhanced - unlimited
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| Alarms |
Operator error (all displayed on PC), BITE fail
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| User cues |
Receiving message, Unread message stored, Sending message, Encryption required, Printing message |
| Selective call |
3 digit alpha numeric including group and all call |
| Options |
Internal key generation, OTAR, Internal PSTN modem, Internal High speed HF/VHF/UHF modem, Internal secure voice equipment (SVE) |
Aircraft Secure Data Terminal | HF VHF UHF Satcom
