Aerial Tier Network Extension++
Assured connectivity across sea, land, air and space.
Redundant, resilient and regenerative communications that keep teams connected.
Connect, Translate, and Talk across legacy & next-gen radios and waveforms, Tactical Data Links, SATCOM and 5G/LTE networks.
Aerial Tier Network Extension ++ (ATNE++) is an airborne communications mesh-enabled, multi-waveform self-healing network. It provides voice and data bridging and extension across legacy and modern radio networks and tactical data links.
We ensure that teams can communicate and coordinate without disruption in the most complex multi-domain operational environments.
ATNE++ has been validated and is operational with the U.S. Army and Navy, delivering reliable connectivity across real-world missions and large-scale exercises.
Setting a Higher Standard for Communication Interoperability
Setting a Higher Standard for Communication Interoperability
ATNE++ goes beyond a simple Communications Network Relay.
ATNE++ adds inter-vendor radio waveform bridging, Tactical Data Link translation, inter-network connectivity and LOS/BLOS extension through an airborne layer. This meets the immediate needs of missions unfolding in fast-changing, often unpredictable environments, whether in a contested battlefield, a GPS-denied disaster zone or an area with damaged or non-existent infrastructure.
ATNE++ links communication networks that would otherwise remain isolated, creating a unified Common Operating Picture so that units, agencies and allied forces can act quickly and stay aligned as conditions change.
ATNE++ strengthens the communication foundations required for emerging joint concepts such as NextGenC2 and CJADC2 by enabling continuous information flow across domains and diverse systems over long distances.
The ATNE++ Advantage
ATNE++ enables steady and reliable voice & data networks, tactical data links (TDL), and waveform bridging. The network adapts in real time when communications are disrupted, ensuring uninterrupted communications that teams can rely on.
What ATNE++ Delivers
Radio-to-Radio Connectivity
Translates incompatible radio protocols and waveforms for end-to-end voice and data across legacy and modern systems.
Mission Data Exchange Across Systems
Translates TDL messages across different data link formats to unify the COP, enabling data interchange through separate systems (ships, aircraft, and ground units).
Self-Healing Mesh Networking
Keeps communication available by automatically rerouting around outages or interference, maintaining stable links as conditions change.
Cross Network Interoperability
Links entire networks that would otherwise remain isolated, so that agency partners and allied forces can stay connected even when operating on different communication systems.
Technical Snapshot
RF Support
30MHz to 7GHz
Interfaces
Analog Voice, Ethernet, Serial, USB, TDL
Security
NSA Type 1, 2 and 3 encryption capable
Architecture
Modular, platform-agnostic, and plug-and-play
Radio Options
Silvus, L3Harris, TrellisWare, Persistent Systems, Starshield, 5G-4G/LTE, Other
Environment
Anti-Access/Area Denial including contested, GPS-denied, and EW-threatened
Expand Your Mission Stack
ATNE++ integrates seamlessly with the broader Kraus Hamdani technology ecosystem to deliver a complete airborne communications system with coordinated mission execution.
MD-ACT
Multi-Domain Autonomous Collaborative Teaming
MMD-ACT adds autonomous mission-aware coordination on top of the connectivity delivered by ATNE++. It uses the information moving through ATNE++ to understand the state of the mission, solve coordination challenges, and keep actions aligned across sea, land and air. This reduces the burden on operators and enables faster, more unified responses as conditions change.
K1000ULE
Long-Endurance, Long-Range Unmanned Aerial Platform
The K1000ULE provides a persistent airborne presence that strengthens the connectivity delivered by ATNE++.
K1000ULE’s long endurance and high altitude operation create a stable relay layer that keeps voice and data flowing even when ground networks are degraded or unavailable. By maintaining a continuous position above the mission area, the K1000ULE helps ensure uninterrupted communication across dispersed teams and enables ATNE++ to perform reliably in fast-changing or infrastructure-limited environments.
Multi-Domain Autonomous Collaborative Teaming
MD-ACT adds autonomous mission-aware coordination on top of the connectivity delivered by ATNE++. It uses the information moving through ATNE++ to understand the state of the mission, solve coordination challenges and keep actions aligned across sea, land and air.
This reduces the burden on operators and enables faster, more unified responses as conditions change.
Long-Endurance, Long-Range Unmanned Aerial Platform
The K1000ULE provides persistent airborne presence that strengthens the connectivity delivered by ATNE++.
K1000ULE’s long endurance and high altitude operation create a stable relay layer that keeps voice and data flowing even when ground networks are degraded or unavailable. By holding a continuous position above the mission area, the K1000ULE helps maintain uninterrupted communication across dispersed teams and ensures ATNE++ can perform reliably in fast changing or infrastructure limited environments.
Testimonials
What Our Clients Are Saying
“The Army's network team... has been experimenting with the aerial tier network extension in the Pacific... Officials said they've had success bridging the network over mountain ranges and through dense foliage.
Defense Scoop Article
“I have never had communications like this since in command. I can talk to everyone.
Battalion Commander
U.S. Army 1st Multi Domain Task Force
“Aerial Tiered Network Extension (ATNE) is a requirement NOW, and the K1000ULE has been a phenomenal asset for that payload.
Brigadier General Cain Baker, Director
Future Vertical Lift, U.S. Army
