Satellite Intel Router To Be Tested in Drug Interdiction Rol...

As part of a US DoD Joint Technology Capability Demonstration (JTCD), military forces will use the Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) payload integrated aboard the commercial Intelsat IS-14 COMSAT to transmit video and other intelligence to the Joint Interagency Task Force-South, a counter-narcotics unit that cooperates with US allies in the Caribbean. The Army Space and Missile Defense Command Future Warfare Center will evaluate the technology's potential military applications. The router would provide any user with an authorized Internet Protocol address and IRIS-compatible modem with access to the videos; moreover, lag time would be reduced by lessening the distance signals must travel.