General Dynamics streamed video over 4G network 81105172
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Defense & Security Industry News - General Dynamics
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General Dynamics successfully streamed video between two tactical antennas using 4G network
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A General Dynamics Mission Systems engineering team successfully streamed video 62 miles between two tactical antennas on April 20 during the Marine Corps-sponsored Ship-to-Shore Maneuver, Exploration and Experimentation (S2ME2) Task Force Demonstration at Camp Pendleton. The engineering team participated in the event through a cooperative research and development agreement with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific.
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 (source: General Dynamics)
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Dubbed the “Long Shot,” the purpose of the internally funded research and development project was to show the viability of a 4G tactical network capable of providing broadband communications over the ocean in a satellite denied or degraded environment.
The successful test was completed between San Clemente, off the coast of southern California, and Red Beach at Camp Pendleton, just north of San Diego. The demonstration involved a streaming video transmission 62 miles from an antenna mounted on a mobile tower on San Clemente Island (representing a an aerostat deployment from a ship at sea or within a sea base) to a tactically deployed antenna at Red Beach. The “Long Shot” capability doubles the distance of existing legacy line of sight communications while simultaneously providing increased bandwidth for streaming video. This allows naval task forces to position sea bases over the horizon, thus limiting line of sight targeting options of potential adversaries during a conflict. Additionally, it supports naval task force communications in a satellite denied or degraded environment. The new capability will use a similar architecture as today’s commercial networks and is an example of leveraging commercial technology to solve a military operational need. The system will be able to bridge to civilian networks as necessary. The S2ME2 Task Force Demonstration provides warfighters the opportunity to assess the operational utility of emerging technical and engineering innovations in amphibious warfare concepts of operations. General Dynamics will demonstrate this capability to the Navy and Marine Corps at additional events in 2017. |
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