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Navy awards $13M network emulator contract

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A soldier from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 10th Mountain Division uses Capability Set (CS) 13 equipment at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Oct. 10. Capability Set 13 systems provide mobile satellite and robust radio capability for commanders and Soldiers to take the network with them in vehicles and while dismounted as they conduct security assistance and some combat missions. (Army photo/Claire Heininger)

Scalable Network Technologies, Inc. has been awarded a $13.1 million Navy contract to support a network emulator.

Under the five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, Scalable will provide support, maintenance and enhancement of the Joint Network Emulator (JNE) software, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement.

“JNE is a scalable modeling capability that supports the real-time emulation of large communication networks that comprise current and future force communication devices,” the Navy said.

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