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General Dynamics’ WIN-T Expands Role With Army National Guard

Gally Articola

Wednesday, June 26th, 2013

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General Dynamics [GD] said its C4 Systems-built Warfighter Information Network--Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 1 has a significantly expanded role with Army National Guard units. Originally developed for combat operations, WIN-T Increment 1 is now a critical communications hub that re-establishes secure, high-speed, high-bandwidth network communications following domestic natural disasters and civil emergencies. The National Guard first used the system in this capacity following Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. When power was lost and cellular and mobile communications were unavailable, the WIN-T Increment…

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