New tactical comms system for US ground troops aims to break network silos

General Dynamics revealed a new artificial intelligence-enabled, portable communications system on Thursday called the Vion, a Mission Partner Environment solution. Although its basic purpose is to give ground troops a suitcase-sized platform to exchange messages and files, the company said its real value is how it connects allied systems. In an interview with Military Times, Jason Myers, vice president of defense agencies at General Dynamics Information Technology, explained that Vion can help ground troops quickly establish secure connections with a command center and coalition forces from…