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Battlefield Tech: U.S. Boosts Military 'Chat' Capability

Via UPI.

U.S. forces in the Middle East will soon be able to communicate in a combat "chat room" environment thanks to a boost in Internet capabilities.

The Interim Capability for Airborne Networking (ICAN) system has been added to the E8-C Joint JSTARS planes used to support communications among U.S. Army and Air Force units stationed in the critical region.

The Northrop Grumman system serves as an IP platform for a variety of secure, real-time communications modes, including e-mail and a collaborative "chat room" environment in which ground commanders and the JSTARS crew.

posted by Fergie @ 8/17/2006 11:22:00 AM