Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall approved the full production and fielding of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System portion of the Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS-JTRS) in a recent acquisition decision memorandum. Kendall signed the ADM on April 4, a major milestone for an important part of a troubled effort beset by delays, according to an April 10 statement from the joint program executive office for JTRS. The program aims to achieve initial operational capability with the radio soon aboard the...
