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Army Fielding First Networked Capability Set

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012

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The first fielding of Capability Set (CS) 13 has begun new equipment training with two brigade combat teams (BCT) of the 10th Mountain Div. at Fort Drum, N.Y., and Fort Polk, La., through the Army’s System of Systems Integration Directorate. CS 13 is the first fully-integrated package of radios, satellite systems, software applications, smartphone like devices and other network components that provide an integrated connectivity from the static tactical operations center to the commander on-the-move to the dismounted soldier. It…

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