Ground military communications
Optical communications: reliability and security for deployed ground forces
Challenges of tactical communications in military ground operations
Ground military operations are conducted in highly constrained environments: sparsely structured zones such as deserts, forests, or mountains, dense or hostile urban areas, and contested regions under heavy electromagnetic surveillance. In all these scenarios, the ability to maintain secure tactical communications is a critical factor for maneuver effectiveness, inter-unit coordination, and information superiority.
Connectivity must enable the instantaneous transfer of critical data, ISR imagery, mission orders, geolocation, and teleoperations, between command posts, mobile units, and forward sensors. These exchanges must remain operational in real time, even in theaters of operation that are saturated, jammed, or at high risk of interception
Communications are one of the most exposed vectors: every radio signal can be intercepted and geolocated. The electromagnetic and cyber environment has become a full-fledged battlespace. It is therefore essential that transmission systems offer maximum discretion.
TILBA®-LOS: a Cailabs solution
TILBA®-LOS is a free-space optical data link system developed by Cailabs, specifically designed for military operational needs. It establishes a highly secure point-to-point connection between two entities with line of sight, without emitting any radio signals or relying on the RF spectrum.
Applications of TILBA®-LOS in ground operations
- Stealth command post: RF antenna remoting for electromagnetic invisibility
- Inter-Site coordination: direct link between two command posts
- RF backup in saturated urban environments: continuity of command via optical link
- Covert reconnaissance: silent observation without RF emissions
- Optical forward link at theater entry: secure connection between logistics hub and command post
