NIWC Atlantic seeks to prototype and demonstrate a flight-certified, aero-optically resilient dual-turret optical communications and optical time-transfer system for ground, littoral, and multi-altitude airborne operations. The effort addresses risks from high-threat Electronic Warfare and GPS/RF-denied environments to Department of Navy, Marine Corps, and joint aerial/maritime fleet operations. Modern concepts such as Distributed Maritime Operations and JADC2 require ultra-high-bandwidth communications and high-precision timing synchronization without reliance on vulnerable RF spectra or satellite navigation. Precision optical clock synchronization and free-space optical communications offer improved timing holdover and low-probability-of-intercept/detection links, but flight integration faces severe aero-optical, mechanical, SWaP, drag, and pointing/acquisition/tracking challenges.