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Air Force About To Get New Communications Network

September 09 2010

India

The Indian air force expects to activate a new digital information network next week, reports India Blooms.

The Air Force Network (AFNET), a fully security and reliable system, has been designed to replace the service's 1950s-era communication network, which uses tropo-scatter technology.

The AFNET is also part of an overall plan to network all three Indian military services.

The network incorporates modern traffic transportation technology via Internet Protocol (IP)...

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