The Joint Systems Integration Command (JSIC) has completed a successful first delivery and integration of a mobile broadband satellite system from ViaSat Inc. for command and control on-the-move (C2OTM) applications into an operational environment.

A U.S. Army V Corps UV/UE 05 exercise in Grafenwohr, Germany, provided the environment for the two-week test. The new system uses ViaSat’s Arclight satellite networking technology, which uses a spread spectrum waveform similar to CDMA to enable a small, vehicle-mounted satellite antenna to send and receive IP data on-the-move.

The JSIC team implemented the first truly broadband C2 communications into an Army C2V (Command and Control Vehicle). The first of several platforms to be outfitted with the C2OTM system, the C2V is a tracked, armored vehicle that serves as an automated tactical command post for mobile operations.