Air Force-Navy develop joint radio system

Air Force-Navy develop joint radio system

(EXCERPT) 12/3/2003 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- The Air Force and Navy have
agreed to merge their two formerly separate programs for the
acquisition of improved radio systems.

The result will be the development of the Joint Tactical Radio System,
a single family of radios designed to replace incompatible units in
use across the services.

Senior Department of Defense leaders have hailed the initiative as a
victory for jointness and interoperability among the separate armed
services. Increasing jointness across the armed forces is a key tenet
of Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld's transformation goals.

Combining Air Force and Navy efforts in the JTRS realm "will yield
large dividends for the Navy, the Air Force an...

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