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Exelis Integrates Satellie Network C3I Connectivity Into Stryker

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, March 20th, 2014

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Exelis Integrates Satellie Network C3I Connectivity Into Stryker

Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle Photo: General Dynamics Land Systems

Exelis [XLS] March 20 said it has integrated its Global Network On the Move Active Distribution (GNOMAD™) system into the Army Stryker vehicle. The satellite communications (SATCOM) on-the-move (OTM) system provides a robust command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I ) capability that currently supports U.S. deployed forces on other platforms, the company said in a statement. Stryker vehicles are produced by General Dynamics [GD]. The first Stryker installation occurred during the Army Expeditionary Warfighting Experiment (AEWE) recently concluded at Fort…

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