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node will be in the thick of that as well.”
OPERATIONAL ROLE
Expanding on Peregrine’s role, GPCAPT Lind emphasised that networking was critical and stressed that information, not data, was vital to joint commanders making the right decision at the right time.
“Yes, it’s part of a puzzle. The MC-50A can be a conduc- tor depending on what it’s doing at the time. At other times it’s probably more likely to be the drum that beats with a relentless flow of information that goes to all parts of the Joint Force.
“It will always be there and sometimes it will take over and at other times it will lead other parts of the orchestra.
“Certainly we’re moving into a different age where we need to augment as much of our capability as we can with systems on the ground by remotely processing some of that information, but that won’t take away from the ability to do things on board the aircraft.
“You need resilience across your platforms and Peregrine has a nice balance of resilience with some of the operators on board, some working remotely, with the ability of the system to tap into other information that might be resident elsewhere,” GPCAPT Lind explained.
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