Fischer Connectors, the Swiss-based global leader in high-performance connectivity solutions, announces the launch of the Fischer KEYSTONE™ 6 wearable power and data hub for dismounted soldiers. The new tactical connectivity solution comprises a 6-port tactical hub, Fischer KEYSTONE™ 6, a power management app plug-in for the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK), and customized cable assemblies with connectors designed to meet Nett Warrior and NATO STANAG 4695 standards.

Fischer KEYSTONE™ is an easily deployable MIL-spec solution to the tactical connectivity challenge presented by digital modernization programs, i.e., more data, higher speeds, greater power, and less weight in harsh environments. It also enables soldiers to connect and power their digital gear easily and reliably, and to efficiently manage the flows of data (USB 2.0 and SMBus) and power (100 W – 5 A max) through a single source controlled from an easy-to-use app on their EUD. It provides military OEM integrators with a competitive solution comparable to the US Army’s Next Generation Hub (NGH).  

Fischer KEYSTONE™ is Swiss-engineered for MIL-spec digital connectivity with Fischer Connectors’ world-renowned technologies in ruggedness, sealing, miniaturization, and data transmission. The main technical specifications include:

●      Featured for tactical digital connectivity:

○      Manages power (100 W – 5 A max) and data (USB 2.0 and SMBus)

○      Meets MIL-STD 810 and 461

○      Secure firmware

○      ATAK plug-in

○      USB-C bidirectional power delivery

●      Chosen for soldier modernization requirements:

○      Connects to Nett Warrior / NATO STANAG 4695 standard components

○      Simple operation with no training required

○      No maintenance or repair parts

○      Competitive multiport tactical hub

○      Manages all digital equipment for soldiers

Against this backdrop, Olivier Thormann, Fischer KEYSTONE™ Product Manager, explains, “Fischer KEYSTONE™ is a complete connectivity solution that meets the performance requirements of soldier modernization and digital transformation programs such as U.S. Army 2030.”

Stating that the soldier is the center of the digital transformation in the armed forces, Jonathan Brossard, CEO, Conextivity Group—parent of Fischer Connectors—comments, “Our experts have tackled the soldier connectivity challenge with a Swiss-engineered hub which meets tough military standards. Soldiers already know how to use it—they wear it, connect it, and go.”

For more information: www.fischerconnectors.com, www.wearin.tech