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ITT Unveils New Communications Technology At AUSA

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

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ITT [ITT] unveiled a new secure smartphone and a system to enhance battlefield situational awareness through a handheld radio set at the Association of the United States Army exposition this week in Washington. Using the commercially available Android as its base model, ITT added secure processor technology and encryption software to create GhostRider. GhostRider would provide Army soldiers with secure cell phones that can be operated like a common one on the commercial market, and is less bulky than other…

Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

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Congress

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