Distributed Command And Control Network Debuts In Israel

Fighters
A formation of F-35Is flies over Jerusalem. The Israeli air force has integrated BNET tactical radios in the F-35I, allowing the stealthy fighter to communicate with all friendly forces on a wideband data link.
Credit: Israeli Air Force
TEL AVIV — This is the scenario: A soldier identifies a target—say, the third window from the left on the fourth floor of a nondescript structure deep inside a crowded city—but it is beyond the effective range of his rifle. Now the search begins. The soldier needs to find a friendly “shooter”—an...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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