The Over-the-horizon Airborne Sensor Information System (OASIS) is an

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over the horizon sensor targeting and

surveillance Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, many activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, influencing, managing, or directing. This can include observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment, such as ...

system originally produced by

Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume. The company's focus is on developing analog ...

and now by

Raytheon Raytheon is a business unit of RTX Corporation and is a major U.S. defense contractor and industrial corporation with manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics. Founded in 1922, it merged in 2020 with Unite ...

. It is coupled with

link 16 Link 16 is a military tactical data link network used by NATO members and other nations, as allowed by the MIDS International Program Office (IPO). Its specification is part of the family of Tactical Data Links. Link 16 enables military aircra ...

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infrared Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves. The infrared spectral band begins with the waves that are just longer than those ...

radar Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance ('' ranging''), direction ( azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It is a radiodetermination method used to detect and track ...

GPS The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based hyperbolic navigation system owned by the United States Space Force and operated by Mission Delta 31. It is one of the global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that provide geol ...

, Tactical Data Information Exchange System TADIX-B and Officer in Tactical Command Information Exchange System ( OTCIXS) information to provide a coherent tactical picture for the user. OASIS III is a hybrid of OASIS and processes and correlates all data provided via Multi-Mission Advanced Tactical Terminal (MATT) and Mini-

Demand Assigned Multiple Access Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) is a technology used to assign a channel to clients that do not need to use it constantly. DAMA systems assign communication channels based on news issued from user terminals to a network security system. W ...

(DAMA). The OASIS III tactical data processor provides an ( OTCIXS) message link, coupled with

-aided targeting using the AN/APS-137B(V)5 Radar.

External links

Tactical Data Information Exchange Subsystem

Raytheon

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