Shortfall sparks USAF search for new UAVs, commo links
The U.S. Air Force has turned to industry and government researchers to quickly solve a critical need for a beyond-line-of-sight communications system in Afghanistan. A ground-based system using Iridium satellite relay stations was created more than a year ago to act as a communications link for air...
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