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Airborne Ground Surveillance and Reconnaissance (AGSR)*
Real-time AGSR downlinks are becoming increasingly popular with security organisations around the world. Capable of delivering high-quality EO/IR images over long distances (depending on terrain), decision-makers on the ground can now see what the gimbal operator sees. Gigawave specialists have first-hand experience of designing AGSR downlinks for use in theatres where 100% operational availability is essential. The Company also has extensive experience of installing, operating, and maintaining AGSR systems in theatre.

Police Command & Control
Air Support Units (ASUs) are playing an increasingly important role in modern policing. Long gone are the days when officers had to make important decisions based on a verbal description of what was happening on the ground. Now, high-quality images are beamed directly from Police Helicopters to 'Command And Control' centres, enabling senior officers to see for themselves what is happening and make the appropriate decisions. Added to this, Police Officers on the ground, equipped with small hand-held receivers (c/w integral LCD display) are now able to see the same real-time images.

Monitoring Porus Borders
Both the Russuian Federation and the Peoples Republic of China have over 20,000 kilometers of land borders with neighbouring countries. Afghanistan shares its land borders with seven countries, much of it inhospitable terrain. In terms of coastline, Canada has just over 200,000 kilometers to patrol, almost ten times that of Australia. Small twin-engined aircraft offer a cost-effective way of patroling borders and coastlines, whilst digital data links provide near real time images for decision-makers on the ground.

UAV/UGV Missions
UAVs are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are the platform of choice in theatres where conventional AGSR aircraft and their crews are at risk. In addition, UGVs are being used to investigate suspicious devices that are a threat to troops on the ground. Equipped with small lightweight transmitters, UAVs provide decision-makers on the ground with high-quality real-time EO/IR images. In addition to conventional UAVs, a new generation of Micro Air Vehicles (MAV) small enough to be 'man-portable', will transform aerial reconnaissance. Meanwhile, Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV), are doing a similar job on the ground.

Special Operations
Special forces have played an important role throughout the history of warfare whenever the aim has been to achieve disruption by "hit and run" and sabotage, rather than more traditional conventional army combat using large formations of troops and motorized armor groups. Other significant roles lay in reconnaissance, providing essential intelligence from close to or among the enemy, and increasingly in combating terrorists, their infrastructure and activities.

Marine Reconnaissance
With piracy and smuggling on the increase, security organisations, drug enforcement agencies, fishery protection, coastguard, and customs officials are making use of long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft to patrol oceans and their territorial waters. Using digital microwave downlinks, it is now possible for real-time EO/IR images to be analysed by teams of security specialists on dry land. In addition to the microwave downlink, Gigawave engineers have developed control systems, which show the GPS derived location of the aircraft on a separate display.