The intelligence you demand at the speed they need

Air-IQ enables ISR operators to transmit high volumes of data from numerous aircraft sensors. By dynamically shifting from low to high throughput, Air-IQ supports the bandwidth-hungry and time-critical applications that make the difference between success and failure.

The service cleverly balances reliability with versatility, optimizing operational and commercial efficiencies by enabling users to meet the demands of the mission, wherever in the world that might be.

Providing flexible intelligence for faster, smarter ISR

Designed to be the ultimate ISR toolbox, Air-IQ SLAs also flex around your needs. We can integrate connectivity either by expanding existing services and contracts, or by developing a new, ISR-centric service based on your exact requirements.

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“We wanted to take the complexity out of ISR connectivity so users can focus on what really matters – enhancing situational awareness and gaining advantage on the battlefield. Air-IQ offers a robust, reliable, and flexible connectivity service that’s designed to adapt to the needs of the mission and deliver the speed and performance required for real-time mission communications.” 

Todd McDonell, President, International Government, Viasat

Connectivity that changes on demand

From take-off to landing, Air-IQ enables seamless switching between different types of technology, delivering the most suitable, on-demand return throughput capability.

The ISR platform has a global baseline capability upon initial take-off, with enhanced capability when it moves closer to the region of operation, with TDMA technology delivering a committed data rate. You can ramp up that capability via dedicated lease-based SCPC technology to facilitate highly sophisticated ISR on-spot activities.

And when the mission is completed, Air-IQ rolls back to either regional or global packages for the remainder of the non-critical journey.

Air-IQ's tailored ISR capability across mission cycle.

Giving your operators maxiumum resilience

Thanks to multi-layer connectivity, Air-IQ gives government ISR operators a high level of resilience. Our services provide guaranteed SLAs with unlimited data and connectivity certainty:

  • L-MAX: a high-bandwidth managed private leasing solution utilising L-Band for regional operations for even the smallest platforms. 
  • Air-IQ regional GX service and G2X: allows return links up to 5Mbps on a regional basis. It enables the terminal to seamlessly roam between a higher on mission throughput mission and then back to global connectivity service when off-mission. 
  • Air-IQ private managed lease: provides return link bandwidth up to 10Mbps and beyond, using either on-net or off-net capacity to deliver an extra layer of connectivity and performance, with G2X Air as a tiered fall back. 

Meeting all your priorities

Mission comprehensively accomplished

Air-IQ ticks all the boxes with a comprehensive solution that includes airtime service, aircraft fit out, ground infrastructure and control platform:

The solution architecture between ISR platforms/operators and our Viasat satellite network.

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