Boeing has completed the final design review for a U.S. Air Force system, called Talon HATE, to improve communication and information sharing among various platforms. Talon HATE combines information from fighter networks, national sources and joint command and control assets. Transmitting over data-links, the information can then be used by joint aircraft, ships and ground stations, improving communication and information sharing across the battlespace.

The Talon HATE system is designed to initially be carried in a pod attached to Boeing’s F-15C fighter aircraft as shown in this artist’s concept. It combines information from fighter networks, national sources and joint command and control assets. Boeing is on schedule to deliver several Talon HATE systems to operational squadrons in 2015.