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Boeing Completes First Data Transmission On Australian Project

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Friday, February 5th, 2010

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Boeing [BA] Defence Australia this week announced that Project Vigilare, a Network Centric Command and Control System (NC3S) solution for Australia, recently completed its first data transmission with a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft using Link 16. "This achievement demonstrates the significant interoperability NC3S provides between key assets using tactical data links," Rod Drury, Boeing Defence Australia vice president of Strategy and Business Development, said at the Singapore Airshow. The Link 16…

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