NATO Sets Mid-2014 Deadline for Securing Future Satcom Capacity

摘要

The NATO alliance, already well behind schedule in securing new satellite communications capacity, has given itself 18 months to determine how it will purchase bandwidth once its current contracting vehicle expires, a senior alliance procurement officer said.The long-delayed satellite communications capacity package, called CP 9A0130, is expected to be completed by mid-2014 and to oudine NATO's future mix of purchases of commercial and dedicated military bandwidth.