01
AESA pathway
Electronically steered beam control supports qualified multi-link communication concepts without a mechanically pointed dish.
Aerial system / D3
Relay
An airborne connectivity node concept integrating electronically steered communications with trust-qualified QDMA pathways.
Concept definition · engineering validation required
D3 Relay links aerial, ground, edge, satellite and command environments.
Mission role
Connectivity becomes part of mission formulation.
02
QDMA hop
The relay can be formulated as a deterministic trust-qualified hop within the wider communications topology.
03
Link resilience
SOFOS monitors availability, capacity, confidence, latency and mission consequence before reconfiguration.
Spectrum, antenna, RF power, link budget, interoperability and certification requirements remain programme- and jurisdiction-specific.
Operating pathway
Qualified signal continuity.
01DISCOVERAvailable trusted links
02FORMBeam and corridor profile
03QUALIFYAuthority and link state
04RELAYMission-scoped traffic
05ASSUREReceipts and continuity