104 Show report | DSEI 2023 as well as a minimised axial ratio for mitigating multi-path errors. Several filtering groups power the M10HCT-TNC’s filtering capabilities and RF anti-jamming mitigation capabilities. The system receives navigation signals over the 1164-1300 MHz and 1539- 1610 MHz bands, and is rated to Mil-Std810G for shock and vibration tolerance. Omnetics exhibited its new Kilo 360 Warrior series of connectors designed to meet the new Nett Warrior connectivity standard. Although the Nett Warrior programme has stalled for the time being, Omnetics’ r&d is complete and the company is now supplying the new connectors for any users with authorisation (at the time of writing, the US Army’s authorisation was pending). “The connectors have the EMI rating and specific plating conforming to the Nett Warrior standard. It will withstand 500 hours of salt spray, and we’ve tested its survivability by mating and de-mating it 2000 times without issue,” said Scott Unzen. As well as being fully inter-mateable with any other connectors from approved vendors designing systems to the Nett Warrior standard, it is also compatible with NATO Stanag 4695 systems. The Kilo 360s are designed with 5 A receptacles (with at least six per connector housing), making them suitable for highcurrent soldier-worn battery chargers, radios and equipment such as GCSs. They are typically manufactured with a shell made from aluminium alloy with ZNU (black zinc over electroless nickel), while its contacts are produced in gold-plated copper alloy. They also come with a rigid dielectric insulator and fluorosilicone O-rings for sealing. Radionor Communications launched its RedBox solution at the show, which has been created to enable GNSSdenied navigation and to integrate as an accessory to its Radionor product family. “The RedBox enables relative positioning through our phased array antenna technology, enabling a means of navigation independent of GNSS signals, and one resistant to jamming given that our data links are difficult to jam,” explained Raymond Soderholm. Positioning through the RedBox works in a similar principle to GNSS, in that the device extracts angular and distance information using the signals coming from the phased array antennas within comms range but using the relatively higher power and narrower beams (compared with satellite signals) of Radionor’s data links. This means that with the Radionor equipment it is possible to operate without GNSS. The RedBox is scalable, with location update rates exceeding 1000 per second. The largest version weighs 300 g, and is aimed at bigger UAVs typically integrating Radionor’s CRE2-179-UAV radio antenna, while the smallest one is for very small UAVs, and weighs around 130 g. In its 300 g configuration, the RedBox consumes 8 W over a 9-36 V connection, and measures 122 x 83 x 58 mm (104 x 65 x 30 mm if its dampers are not counted). It features two 10/100Base-T December/January 2024 | Uncrewed Systems Technology Radionor’s RedBox Omnetics’ Kilo 360 Warrior connectors
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