Saturday, March 16, 2013

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. Army Prepares For Next Network Integration Evaluation

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. Army Prepares For Next Network Integration Evaluation

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 16, 2013: With two units now readying for Afghanistan with the Army's new tactical communications network, the service will continue to drive technology forward through its next Network Integration Evaluation this spring.

Soldier training, vehicle integration, system check-outs and other preparations are well underway in advance of Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE, 13.2, which begins in May at Fort Bliss and White Sands Missile Range, N.M. It is the fifth in the series of semi-annual field evaluations designed to keep pace with rapid advances in communications technologies and deliver proven and integrated network capabilities to Soldiers. 

The NIEs are not stand-alone events, but build on previous exercises by improving the Army's integrated network baseline and incorporating Soldier feedback into system functionality and training methods. As the Army continues to field network capability sets with systems and doctrine vetted through the NIE, the events will further evolve to include joint and coalition involvement next year.

(Read complete story on Defense-Technology News - Click on link undermentioned) 

http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.ca/2013/03/dtn-news-defense-news-us-army-prepares.html


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