New Delhi, July 13 -- On June 6, the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command successfully tested a new tactical data link system which has been designed to boost situational awareness across the airmen. As per information available on the web portal c4isrnet.com, the USAF's Air Mobility Command delivered high bandwidth and accelerated data processing with the data link in a test.
In the exercise, which simulated an airdrop of ground forces into a contested environment near Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, the Air Force changed how and how fast it was sending data to crews aboard through two C-17s.
The two planes have also been outfitted with an upgraded computer with higher processing speeds. Overall, the new tech allowed for higher refr...