Joint Capability for Airborne Networking

Joint Capability for Airborne Networking (JCAN) is an airborne networking capability built by Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company was the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world as of 2010, and the largest builder of naval vessels. Northrop Grumman employs over...

that builds upon the United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

's Interim Capability for Airborne Networking

Interim Capability for Airborne Networking

Interim Capability for Airborne Networking is a capability of the United States Air Force that enables secure airborne communication built by Northrop Grumman. ICAN was the precursor of the Joint Capability for Airborne Networking.-External links:...

and integrates with the United States Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

's Automated Digital Network System. The Interim Capability for Airborne Networking

Interim Capability for Airborne Networking

is the precursor for the JCAN.

External links

Northrop Grumman - Joint Capability for Airborne Networking

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