Russian forces test high speed military Internet in Syria

Russian armed forces in Syria have tested a new generation military high-speed internet and communications system, a representative of the United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC), the developer of this technology, announced on April 7.

“In Syria the work of a new ground communications technology was tested during real combat operations,” the UIMC representative told TASS. “In particular, the P-169 and P-380К tactical complexes were used. There are digital facilities using the latest generation communications technologies.”

The P-169 mobile retransmitter. Source: V. Kuzmin

The UIMC representative explained that these complexes enable subdivisions to operate in a united information field, including the establishment of a military high-speed internet.

"These systems are recognized as reliable and efficient, corresponding to the needs of the modern army," the representative concluded.

First published in Russian in TASS.

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