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Bold Quest Plus, Coalition Combat ID ACTD Pushes Tech To Field

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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt The Coalition Combat Identification Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (CCI ACTD) (Bold Quest Plus) is assessing technology to make warfighters safer on the battlefield and to aid service leaders and allies as they make future investments, according to a defense official. "Typically we've seen 90-120 days for coalition analysts (to assess data on technologies)...to reach conclusions they can turn over to decision makers," John Miller, U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) operations manager, said in a recent teleconference. The…

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