Air Force finalizing procurement strategy for emergency nuclear communications system

By Sara Sirota / December 9, 2019 at 6:09 PM
The Air Force is finishing up an acquisition plan for a new beyond-line-of-sight receiver that allows aerial and ground-based nuclear platforms to accept "emergency action messages" from the president. The Common Very Low Frequency/Low Frequency Receiver Increment 2 (CVR Inc. 2) program, which started in fiscal year 2017, intends to replace unsustainable strategic communications equipment and develop a uniform waveform for both the Air Force and Navy to use. The service's program executive officer for nuclear command, control and communications...

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