Tthe Army plans to offer connectivity to airborne troops for the first time, beginning in May, according to a report in Defense News.
The new capability comes in part from the Army's increasing use of commercial satellite terminals and other commercial technologies in expeditionary command posts.
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"You had maybe one perhaps two people able to do email on the jet, and now what they're going to get is the full mission command suite of applications," said Lt. Col. Joel Babbitt, product manager for Warfighter Information Network Increment 1 (WIN-T Inc. 1).
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"Just like people get uncomfortable when their phone dies for a day, and they feel blinded, it's the same thing with our soldiers nowadays. Constant connectivity is the key to situational awareness, their ability to flexibly and dynamically change the plan," Babbitt said.
