C-17s today have some limited data capability for the pilots and air command, including navigation and pilot communications back to air operations center, this brings high-speed data to the paratroopers in the cargo section of the plane. The amount of data required for mission command exceeds what the pilots have available to them.

Joel Babbitt

Categorized in : U.S.

This allows them to do dynamic planning while they are in route to an objective, they get on a plane and fly somewhere between 12 to 20 hours to get to an objective. During that time they have very little data. The transformation we are making is that they will be able to have voice communications along with huge amounts of data.

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