ODIN - a battlefield airborne communications node

“What are they up to?” That’s been the key question for as long as men have been at war. What is the enemy up to? But also, what are our friends doing? Where are they? How many are they? What is their status?

For all leaders, controlling and sharing information is key to understanding the situation on the battlefield and gaining the upper hand over the adversary.

Gathering and sharing this information is therefore essential.

With the emergence of digital technologies, more and more platforms and troops are equipped with sensors: satellites, radar aircraft, combat aircraft, UAVs, helicopters, surveillance and intelligence aircraft, air defense systems, armored vehicles, Special Forces, dismounted infantry, ships, submarines, etc. All are equipped with optronics systems, radars, signals intelligence systems and acoustic sensors.

The amount of information gathered is considerable.

For it to become useful intelligence, it has to reach whoever needs it. From headquarters, who conceive and direct the overall maneuver. To group leaders, who lead their men to attack the next hill. It must enhance their knowledge of the environment, their awareness of their situational awareness, preventing them from entering cognitive tunnels. It must give everyone, at their own level, the overview they need to understand and make the right decisions. It must provide the knowledge needed to outperform the opponent.

With ODIN, Turgis Gaillard provides the technological key to making this goal a reality on the battlefield, right now.

ODIN is an airborne battlefield communications node.

ODIN connects all the resources used by all forces, at all tactical levels.

ODIN is connected to Link 16, the NATO air force network; to Links 11 and 22, the naval networks; and to SICS, the French and Belgian army network.

ODIN deploys a battlefield LTE/4G network to create a secure digital infrastructure where nothing else exists.

Distance is no obstacle to ODIN, thanks to its satellite transmission capabilities.

Connected to all networks, ODIN is the key to pursuing multi-domain combat today: a single maneuver across all domains, using all available resources.

A maneuver so rapid and integrated that it ensures total domination, both material and cognitive, over the adversary.

But ODIN is also an infrastructure for building collaborative combat in practice.

Forces fight in hostile areas with no communications networks — digital deserts. To share information and integrate themselves into the overall maneuver, they need to be connected to a theater cellular network.

ODIN is just that. Airborne relay antennas, set up in a matter of hours, anywhere in the world. They follow the maneuver from a safe distance. No longer bound by the physical limits of the horizon. A cloud of encrypted information, made up of all allied resources, forming a single, fully integrated weapon.

ODIN is a simple, cost-effective, rapidly deployable system. It is offered for lease. It can be deployed anywhere in the world, in support of maneuvers, without having to worry about maintenance, crew training or integrating new communications standards. So it’s always up to date with the latest technology.