Data Link Solutions LLC

Data Link Solutions LLC, a joint venture between BAE Systems and Collins Aerospace operating as a subsidiary of RTX Corporation, manufactures and integrates tactical data link terminals and secure communications equipment for the Department of Defense as a large-business prime contractor competing exclusively in full-and-open federal procurements with no socioeconomic set-asides. The company, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with secondary operations in Wayne, New Jersey, specializes in design, manufacturing, repair, and systems engineering for the Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) and Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) platforms, which provide secure, jam-resistant digital data and voice communications across air, land, and sea military operations.

Data Link Solutions' federal footprint centers almost entirely on tactical data link hardware and sustainment. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 83% of awards: the Naval Supply Systems Command (551 awards, $309.4 million combined potential value), Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (344 awards, $9.77 billion combined potential value), Air Force Sustainment Center (182 awards, $301 million combined potential value), Air Force (92 awards, $2.2 million), and Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Robins AFB (79 awards, $8.9 million). The potential-value ranking diverges sharply—NAVWAR's $9.77 billion dominates 93% of combined potential value across the portfolio, anchored by its $998.8 million multiple-award IDIQ awarded June 2024 for MIDS JTRS terminal production, spare parts, and systems engineering and integration support through June 2029. Representative prime work includes a $78.5 million delivery order from NAVWAR (November 2025) for 313 MIDS JTRS AV5 terminals with warranties completing November 2028, a $361.4 million emergent-buy spare parts production order from NAVWAR (September 2025) completing November 2027, a $23.8 million F-22 spare parts production order from NAVWAR (October 2025) completing October 2027, a $31.9 million single-award IDC with Air Education and Training Command (May 2025) for MIDS AN/USQ-140(V) repair services through May 2028, and a $14.0 million single-award IDC with Naval Supply Systems Command (September 2024) for repair and spare parts support through September 2027.

The company holds four primary indefinite-delivery vehicles anchoring its prime work. The largest is the $998.8 million NAVWAR MIDS JTRS production and systems engineering contract (June 2024 through June 2029), under which six delivery orders totaling approximately $900 million have been issued as of December 2025. The $31.9 million Air Education and Training Command MIDS AN/USQ-140(V) repair IDC (May 2025 through May 2028) has funded six delivery orders totaling $3.55 million. The $14.0 million Naval Supply Systems Command repair and spare parts contract (September 2024 through September 2027) anchors numerous smaller task orders for receiver-transmitters, power supplies, electronic components, and repair services. A $307.7 million Naval Information Warfare Systems Command multiple-award IDIQ for MIDS-LVT production, spares, retrofits, and engineering (April 2026 through April 2031) represents newer vehicle positioning. Data Link Solutions additionally leverages a Basic Ordering Agreement with Naval Supply Systems Command (December 2022 through December 2027) for MIDS and JTRS repair and spare parts, with cumulative delivery order value exceeding $8.5 million across 72 task orders. The company also sits on the SPAWAR MIDS Low Volume Terminals Production 2015-2020 multiple-award IDIQ, under which 68 delivery orders carry $341.4 million in combined potential value.

Activity has remained steady but with declining annual volume—59 awards in 2023, declining to 45 in 2024, recovering to 48 in 2025, then dropping to 29 in 2026. Fifty-six awards (combined potential value $919.7 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, surfacing significant recompete exposure. The vendor's work is 99% prime awards, 1% sub awards; recent subcontract work includes Boeing KC-46 software sustainment and engineering (July 2024, December 2023), L3Harris BIG SAFARI wireless communications (February 2024), and MIT Lincoln Laboratory research (July 2024 through Valkyrie Enterprises).

Data Link Solutions competes on full-and-open federal contracts across product categories centered on radio and wireless communications equipment manufacturing (391 awards), bare printed circuit board manufacturing (326 awards), search and detection/navigation systems (259 awards), and communications equipment manufacturing and repair (212 awards by PSC). The company's supply chain includes notable subcontractors Creation Technologies, Benchmark Electronics, and North Star Scientific Corp for specialized electronic components and assemblies. Parent company Collins Aerospace (Rockwell Collins) provides operational structure and additional resources within RTX Corporation's defense technology portfolio.