The Navy Is Dropping Bean-Bag Messages onto Ships Like It Did to Evade WWII Enemies
15 Aug 2019
Military.com | By Gina Harkins
With China and Russia threatening to remove competitive advantages the U.S. military is used to having on the battlefield, the Navy is resurrecting tricks sailors used almost 80 years ago to outsmart their enemies.
MH-60HS Sea Hawk pilots recently delivered a message to an officer aboard the amphibious assault ship Boxer using a unique communication method: a bean bag dropped out of a helicopter.
It's a tactic pilots used during World War II so their communications with a ship wouldn't be intercepted. Now, with the threat of attacks on cyber networks and satellite communication systems, the Navy is turning to the 80-year-old method to evade eavesdropping.
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