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Army Results In From CAPSET 21 Operational Assessment, Plans To Lock In CAPSET 23 Needs By Next Spring

Army Results In From CAPSET 21 Operational Assessment, Plans To Lock In CAPSET 23 Needs By Next Spring
Photo Credit: PEO Soldier In line with the Army's focus on the tactical network, PEO Soldier has advanced development on the Nett Warrior system. Most recently, PEO Soldier has included a Samsung Galaxy Note II smart phone as the chest-mounted "end-user device" that serves as the centerpiece of the system. Nett Warrior gives Soldiers from team leader upwards situational awareness on the battlefield.

The Army is currently working through the preliminary design review for its second tactical network modernization capability drop, CAPSET 23, with plans to begin procuring technologies in mid-2022, as the service continues fielding the initial CAPSET 21 systems to over 150 units this year.  Officials leading the Army’s tactical network modernization effort also detailed the results from the recent large-scale CAPSET 21 operational assessment at Fort Polk in Louisiana which found success enabling advanced communications capabilities while highlighting a need…

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