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The Army’s faster way to field tactical network gear gets its first big test
Mark Pomerleau
April 12 at 3:33 PM
 

FORT POLK, La. — Paratroopers testing the Army’s latest communications equipment jumped into a sprawling field surrounded by dense woods and moved north upon landing in an effort to secure the area.

Significant equipment improvements allowed the 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division to communicate clearly across greater distances than in the past — up to about 28 miles, said Lt. Col. Andy Harris, commander of the brigade’s 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

Mapping on hardened cell phones, another new capability, showed teammates’ locations in near real time across the training environment’s miles of fields and forests. The devices gave team leaders new options to text if needed or follow the mission route on their screens instead of using paper maps alone.

https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/it-networks/2021/04/12/the-armys-faster-way-to-field-tactical-network-gear-gets-its-first-big-test/