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Army

Open Systems Helping Army Get ‘Quick Wins’ For Network Modernization Capabilities

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018

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Open Systems Helping Army Get ‘Quick Wins’ For Network Modernization Capabilities

Modernizing Battlefield Communications panel at Defense Daily's Modular Open Systems Summit

The Army’s shift to a ‘secure, but unclassified’ approach and an embrace of open systems is allowing for greater access to commercial capabilities needed for its tactical network modernization effort.Officials from the Army’s Network Cross Function Team (CFT) on Wednesday told attendees at an industry event that a move away from stringent requirements to more open, standards-based approach is fueling ‘quick wins’ for new commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) capabilities needed to modernize its network.“Whether it’s tactical radios, information sharing within a soldier…

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