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Article: Air Force and Navy join in Joint Tactical Radio merger.
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- Defense AT & L
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- January 1, 2004
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE Nov. 21, 2003
The Air Force and Navy service acquisition executives (SAEs) have jointly decided to merge their respective Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS Cluster 3 and Cluster 4) acquisition programs. Both Department of the Air Force and Department of Navy anticipate this merged acquisition will yield development and production efficiencies as well as interoperability advantages for the Department of Defense.
"The merger of the JTRS Cluster 3 and Cluster 4 programs will yield large dividends for the Navy, the Air Force and DoD in general. Joint interoperability is a cornerstone to the way we fight now and in the ...