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December 22, 2014

Companies demo enhanced global communications for military
Mclean, Va. (UPI) Dec 22, 2014
A new global reach push-to-talk voice and data communications capability for the Defense Information Systems Agency has been developed by two U.S. companies. The capability for DISA's Distributed Tactical Communication System, or DTCS, is from Exelis and Iridium and was demonstrated recently in partnership with the agency's Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services program office. Exelis said that in the demonstration their system connected users in regions across the globe - multiple radios d ... read more

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