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Army Prepares For Limited User Test For General Dynamics’ WIN-T Increment 2

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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt This week General Dynamics [GD] begins a dry run ahead of a Limited User Test (LUT) for its Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 on-the-move broadband networking capability. "Starting on Jan. 5 we delivered equipment most up to Ft. Lewis, [Wash.] the 4th brigade of the 2nd division up there, then the division headquarters elements of the Increment 2 test are out at Ft. Stewart [Ga.]," Bill Weiss, vice president of tactical networks for General Dynamics C4…

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