The Chitauri Neural Link is a device used by the Chitauri troops that invaded Earth during the Battle of New York.
History
The Chitauri Neural Link connected every member of the Chitauri Command Center, and had also a double function as a life support system. When Iron Man intercepts a nuclear missile launched to New York City under orders of the World Security Council and destroys the Command Ship, all Chitauri forces on Earth get instantaneously disabled, ending the invasion.[1]
The closing of the portal to the Chitauri Space prevented the connection of the troops to another ship..[1]
In the aftermath of the Battle of New York, international criminal Vanchat acquired one of these Chitauri Links, and stored it in a flat in Paris.[2]
S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Grant Ward was tasked with the retrieval of the Neural Link and handed it over to Deputy Director Maria Hill.[2]