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DOT&E Report: WIN-T Increment 2 Ready For Combat

Tuesday, December 19th, 2017

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DOT&E Report: WIN-T Increment 2 Ready For Combat

CH-47 Chinook transports a HUMVEE during a sling load operation as part of the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 17.2 at Fort Bliss, Tx on July 24, 2017.

Procurement of the Army's mobile network was halted when tests showed it was vulnerable to a near-peer adversary, but recent tests show the slimmed-down version of the maligned Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) is ready for combat, according to a classified report on the system's most recent evaluation.Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) conducted follow-on operational tests of WIN-T Increment 2 during the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 17.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, from July 14 to July 30. The test was…

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