BAD HARDWARE WEEK

The new radio would be fitted on helicopters, airplanes, ships, submarines and ground stations. The system, which uses secure, Internet-like communication, is intended to allow U.S. forces to communicate by voice and video and exchange data.
Of the major “transformation” programs designed to network different weapons platforms that were started by former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the radio system is the only one that has survived the Obama administration.