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Old 7th Dec 2012, 07:54
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say... Not a chance, at least not within the next 20 years...

I can't see any way we can cater for, or afford, the bandwidth. All other arguments aside, this will be one of the most difficult things to overcome.

Radar video, ESM/ELINT data, Link 11+16, Acoustic data, EOS video, MAD, 2x HF, 5+x V/UHF, SAR Comms, Satcom etc...

I look forward to being proved wrong!
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