The Army plans several operational tests for its network backbone in fiscal year 2017, according to the project manager for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical. Col. Greg Coile told Inside the Army in an Oct. 3 interview that Network Integration Evaluation 17.2, slated for the spring, will include an operational test of the Tactical Communications Node Lite, as well as the Tri-Band Line of Sight (TRILOS) radio. Outside the NIE construct, the Army is conducting an operational test of its...
