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Army

GD Successfully Completes First Demo of Secure Coms Via MUOS Waveform

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, February 17th, 2012

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General Dynamics' [GD] C4 Systems unit yesterday said it recently completed the first demonstration of secure voice and data communications via the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite-communications waveform using its Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) two-channel networking radio (AN/PRC-155). The demonstration used an AN/PRC-155 manpack radio--running the MUOS waveform software--to transmit encrypted voice through a MUOS-satellite simulator to the MUOS ground station equipment that will soon be deployed in Sicily. MUOS is a…

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