Maritime Tactical Networks Command and Control

In April, Jon Dudley from QinetiQ's Maritime Division briefed the chapter on the U.K. Maritime Tactical Networks Command and Control (MTNC2) Capability Technology Demonstrator. This work has been developed under a U.K. Defence Ministry research program. Dudley served as the sea trials officer for the successful trials undertaken by QinetiQ in conjunction with the Royal Navy in 2004 and 2006. MTNC2 allows the Royal Navy to create a tactical wide area network at sea. He explained how the MTNC2 was able to automatically use whatever communications channels were available between the ships to communicate with each other, and how it was able to access the relevant satellite channels wherever they were within the fleet.

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