The U.S. Army is testing a new web-enabled command post system built to consolidate existing mission systems and programs into a single user interface to speed up information sharing between service members and commanders, C4ISRnet reported Monday.
Report: Army Deploys Lighter Version of Tactical Network
The U.S. Army has begun to deploy a lighter variant of its tactical network called the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical as part of a plan to field the on-the-move communications platform to priority light infantry units over the next years, Defense News reported Wednesday. Paul Mehney, an Army spokesman, told Defense News that …
Read More »Army CERDEC Officials Highlight Efforts to Reduce Command Post Setup Time
Lisa Heidelberg, chief of the mission command capabilities division at the U.S. Army‘s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, has discussed her team’s initiatives to accelerate preparation of infrastructure for an operation. The Army said Wednesday Heidelberg told reporters during a July 28 media event her group aims to develop expeditionary command post tents and eliminate the …
Read More »Army Tests Upgraded NetOps Toolset for WIN-T Network Security
The U.S. Army has demonstrated an updated tactical network operations toolset as part of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 3 limited user test during the Network Integration Evaluation 16.2 event at Fort Bliss, Texas. The service branch said Thursday results of the evaluation will support the integration of software upgrades into the at-the-halt and on-the-move features of …
Read More »Army Commences Network Integration Evaluation to Test Updated Tactical Comms Equipment
An estimated 2,000 U.S. Army soldiers will test updates to the service branch’s tactical communications equipment at the two-week Network Integration Evaluation 16.2 event that kicked off Monday. The soldiers from the 1st Armored Division of the Army’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team will conduct combined arms maneuver missions at Fort Bliss to build on previous NIE efforts to …
Read More »Army to Evaluate Counter-UAS System Prototype in May; Michael Cochran Comments
The U.S. Army is scheduled to test in May a prototype that works to counter unmanned aerial systems through its Network Integration Evaluation process, Defense News reported Thursday. Jen Judson writes the service branch will conduct the NIE on the C-UAS Mobile Integrated Capability prototype at Fort Bliss in Texas …
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