Air Force’s ‘Universal Translator’ Has Everybody Talking -- The Danger Room
In late June, the Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $280-million contract to install a range of electronic systems on three Bombardier business jets and two RQ-4 drones. Collectively, the installed systems are known as Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN. (Yes, that’s pronounced “bacon.”) It might look and sound hopelessly obscure, but BACN is a big, big deal: a sort of “universal translator” for the vast array of drones, jets and ground forces deployed by the U.S. and its allies.
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My Comment: The bandwidth, software, and hardware to accomplish this must be incredible. I am impressed if they can pull this off .... I will be even more impressed if they can get it done with the budget that has been given to them.