‘The explosion of wireless technologies threatens to push militar...
“The explosion of wireless technologies threatens to push military equipment off prime radio frequencies just as we're spending billions to link our forces on the digital battlefield,” House Govt. Reform Committee Chmn. Burton (R-Ind.) said at hearing Wed. Full…
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committee hearing addressed issues of “encroachment” on military training, such as commercial development, environmental regulations, airspace restrictions and “conflicts over the use of radio frequency spectrum,” Burton said. In future hearings, encroachment issues involving federal agencies that interact with Dept. of Defense, including NTIA, will be addressed, he said. Much of written testimony prepared by brass representing Navy, Marine Corps, Army and Air Force dealt with environmental issues, but several also touched on spectrum issues. NTIA is evaluating 1.7 GHz band now occupied mostly by military for potential for 3rd-generation wireless and other advanced services, while FCC is conducting overview of 2.5 GHz spectrum occupied by MMDS and ITFS licensees. Gen. John Jumper, commander of Air Force’s Air Combat Command, cited effects of “the possible sale of government-owned radio frequency spectrum on air combat training systems.” He testified: “We not only need land and airspace but we rely heavily on critical parts of the electronic spectrum to carry out our missions. We must also ensure we can continue developing new electronic countermeasures and counter-countermeasures systems and capabilities.”