The Pentagon's acquisition chief has issued instructions for how to proceed with the Joint Tactical Radio System, the Defense Department's first software-programmable radio.
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John Liang is managing editor of InsideDefense and Inside Missile Defense. He has been with the IWP Defense Group since 1997. He holds a master's degree in international policy studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and a bachelor's degree in languages from Georgetown University.
The Pentagon's acquisition chief has issued instructions for how to proceed with the Joint Tactical Radio System, the Defense Department's first software-programmable radio.
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