Battlefield Airborne Communications Node

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_communications_system
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:BACN
gptkbp:awarded_contract	gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkbp:awarded_contract_year	2005
gptkbp:deployment	U.S. Air Force 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron
gptkbp:duration	over 24 hours (RQ-4 Global Hawk) up to 8 hours (E-11A)
gptkbp:enables	command and control communications real-time situational awareness data sharing across platforms interoperability between different military communication systems
gptkbp:first_deployed	2008
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Kandahar_Airfield gptkb:Al_Udeid_Air_Base
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkbp:nickname	Wi-Fi in the sky
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:platform	RQ-4 Global Hawk Bombardier E-11A
gptkbp:purpose	provide persistent gateway for voice and data communications
gptkbp:role	communications relay data translation network extension
gptkbp:supports	gptkb:UHF gptkb:VHF gptkb:Link_16 gptkb:SATCOM IP networks
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:Afghanistan gptkb:Middle_East
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:US_Air_Force_(E-11A)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battlefield Airborne Communications Node