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Taiclet Further Outlines Lockheed Martin’s Vision For 5G In The Battlespace

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 20th, 2020

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Taiclet Further Outlines Lockheed Martin’s Vision For 5G In The Battlespace

Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO James Taiclet. Photo: Lockheed Martin

Recent successful demonstrations of data sharing between different types of weapon systems and a contract win to develop a new space-based tactical communications system that will eventually help tie together troops and weapons systems in the sea, air and land domains show how fifth generation wireless technology is coming to the battlespace for network-centric warfare, Lockheed Martin [LMT] President and CEO James Taiclet said on Tuesday. In July, shortly after taking the helm at Lockheed Martin, Taiclet broadly discussed his…

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