The ORION Gen 6 Family from Ultra I&C are Tactical Radio Systems for land, aerial, and naval applications. These multi-channel, multi-waveform radios provide an interoperable family of systems to bridge the upper and lower tactical tiers and reduce the overall cost of ownership. This tactical radio family consists of Orion X650, ORION X630, and Orion X610 variants. They are designed for improved command post mobility and survivability and support all topologies (PTP, PMP, Mesh). These radios incorporate features to ensure resiliency in contested and congested environments, including Adaptive Power Control, Automatic Frequency Control, and UltraHop™ Adaptive Frequency Hopping. They are ready to incorporate newer AI/ML technologies to offer even better levels of resiliency.
The ORION Gen 6 tactical radios provide aerial-extension connectivity when natural or manmade obstacles prevent the reliable use of Line-of-Sight (LOS) communications. By mounting the radio on a Vertical Height Antenna (VHA) drone, the system provides a reliable and secure broadband connectivity overlay over wide operational areas for consumers of the data fabric. The ORION X650 is a two-channel MIMO tactical radio with native anti-jam and LPD capabilities and is designed to meet military standards including the MIL-STD-810H. The ORION X630 is a very small form-factor two-channel tactical radio that is ideal for Vertical Height Antennas (VHA), drones, or other applications where low SWAP is a key requirement. It benefits from the same resiliency features of the X650 and is AI/ML ready.
The ORION Gen 6 radios are interoperable with previous generation Ultra I&C’s tactical radios, providing easy integration with currently fielded U.S. Army TRILOS and U.S. Marine Corps LRS systems. These radios combine resilient (anti-jamming), mobile, and aerial extensions to TRILOS with multi-MANET interoperability at the edge and are ideal to enable the CJADC2 and Project Convergence vision for a unified network.
