L3Harris FleetLink Passes US Navy Operational Testing on Arleigh Burke Destroyer

13 November 2026
Edited By: Haley McQueen

L3Harris Technologies has completed US Navy operational testing of its FleetLink communications system aboard an Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer.

The recent testing demonstrated how FleetLink enhances secure information exchange and advances the Navy’s vision for resilient, reliable communication across platforms through its latest NSA-certified cryptographic capability. (Image credit: L3Harris)

FleetLink is a high-speed, modular communications solution that brings together L3Harris radios and waveforms to replace legacy communication systems and integrates data rapidly from multiple sources. FleetLink enhances secure information exchange and advances the Navy’s vision for resilient, reliable communication across platforms through its latest National Security Agency (NSA)-certified cryptographic capability.

“Interoperability is a foundational requirement for the Navy’s increasingly complex operations,” said Faisal Munir, President, Mission Critical Communications, Communications & Spectrum Dominance, L3Harris. “FleetLink demonstrates exactly how the equipment will perform under real-world conditions to ensure combat readiness and provide commanders with seamless surface and undersea communications.”

L3Harris developed the FleetLink system under the Navy’s Scalable, Modular, Radio Cluster contract in 2023. The system includes three configurations: four-channel high-frequency, four-channel multi-band, and submarine multi-band variants.