But it is being used by the Marine Corps and Special Operations Forces. What capabilities does this commercially available alternative lack that the Marine Corps does not need that the Army needs?
Tom Cotton: “But it is being used by the Marine Corps and Special Operations Forces. What capabilities does this commercially…”
On the recordMarch 18, 2015
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Senator Cotton questions the capabilities of a commercial alternative to the Army's system.
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