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Cyber

M2C2: From Concept To Fielding An Urgent Need In Six Months

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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein The Marine Corps and Navy are expected to begin fielding this fall an over the horizon, on-the-move command and control system that can be integrated into a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP). The Mobile Modular Command and Control (M2C2) program, was in response to an urgent warfighter need, Basil Moncrief, technology transition manager for Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) command and control (C2) systems, told Defense Daily in a recent interview. "We've taken an ONR…

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Army

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Army

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Army

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