DOD Staunchly Defends Spectrum Against Loss to Commercial Systems

By Adam J. Hebert / March 30, 2001 at 5:00 AM
The possible loss of access to a key band of the electromagnetic spectrum is "unacceptable" to the Defense Department, which contends in a report released today that removing military systems from the band could require as much as $4.3 billion in unbudgeted dollars through 2017. "The U.S. and its national defense forces would be at a substantial strategic and tactical disadvantage in combat and the outcome of battles and peacekeeping operations could be jeopardized if the DOD were to lose...

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