MELBOURNE — November 12, 2026 -- L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has completed U.S. Navy operational testing of its FleetLink communications system aboard an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The company developed the system under the Navy's Scalable, Modular, Radio Cluster contract in 2023, so testing concluded roughly three years later by our calculation.
L3Harris describes FleetLink as a high-speed, modular system that combines its radios and waveforms to replace legacy communication systems and to integrate data from multiple sources. The company says the system carries the latest NSA-certified cryptographic capability.
FleetLink comes in three configurations, including a submarine variant
The system is offered as a four-channel high-frequency variant, a four-channel multi-band variant and a submarine multi-band variant. Two of the three are four-channel designs. The third is built for submarines, which extends the product line beyond surface ships.
Faisal Munir, President of Mission Critical Communications at L3Harris, said interoperability is a foundational requirement for the Navy's increasingly complex operations. He said the system gives commanders surface and undersea communications. That is a company claim, and the release gives no test data to support it.
For Navy users, the stated purpose is to replace legacy communication systems on surface and undersea platforms. L3Harris did not disclose which configuration was tested, the test results, the contract value or how many systems the Navy plans to buy.