The successful streaming of a video 100km between two tactical antennas was announced by General Dynamics Mission Systems on 10 May.
The test, which took place during the Marine Corps-sponsored Ship-to-Shore Manoeuvre, Exploration and Experimentation (S2ME2) Task Force Demonstration at Camp Pendleton, was completed between antenna stationed in San Clemente, southern California and Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego.
Dubbed the 'Long Short', the internally funded research and development project intended to demonstrate the viability of a 4G tactical network capable of providing broadband communications over the ocean in a satellite denied or degraded environment.
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The airborne three-domain, the two ground-based and the ¼ ATR OpenVPX-based cross-domain systems were engineered to provide real-time security across multi-domain operations.
DARPA’s Mission-Integrated Network Control (MINC) programme was set up to develop an autonomous tactical network and enable critical data flow in contested environments.
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Defence-secure mixed reality headsets can save hours, or even weeks, of travel time to fix defunct equipment or get subject experts effectively “on-site” where they are needed.
The Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) and Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electromagnetic Warfare (DRAKE) counter-UAS (CUAS) systems are mounted and dismounted RF jammers.
Adarga’s Vantage information analysis tool is in service with the UK MoD and individual UK forces. It builds on the company’s Knowledge Platform which processes, organises and analyses open source material, as well as information held by the user’s military, security and intelligence services.
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