Lockheed Martin, an aerospace, defense, information security, and Technology Corporation completed a secure and rapid transfer of UH-60M Black Hawk health and usage data in collaboration with AT&T. The data transfer was carried out through an AT&T 5G private cellular network and Lockheed Martin’s 5G.MIL multi-site pilot network. Lockheed Martin announced that the demonstration was conducted on Aug. 4 at Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky headquarters in Stratford, Connecticut, U.S.
The test successfully demonstrated that wireless 5G technologies on the flight line can support accelerated maintenance operations and improve aircraft readiness to support the service members. It also proved highly secure interoperability between the AT&T millimeter wave 5G private cellular network and the 5G.MIL pilot network.
“These 5G capabilities deployed at scale are expected to enable high-speed, secure-data transfer on virtually any flight line, providing another example of how we’re advancing our 21st Century Security vision by improving customer readiness and operations,” said Dan Rice, vice president of 5G.MIL Programs, Lockheed Martin. “In collaboration with commercial 5G leaders, an interoperable 5G.MIL multi-site, multi-vendor network is another step closer to reality,” he further added.