The Marine Corps, with its expeditionary mindset and the challenge of engaging in irregular warfare, increasingly is focusing on operating with small, highly mobile and widely dispersed units tied together with effective communications. But that operational concept is handicapped by the inability to receive and exchange voice and data messages through high-volume satellite networks while on the move. Currently, Marine units on the move typically use UHF tactical communications, which has relatively low data rates and limited range.
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