Interim Capability for Airborne Networking (ICAN) is a capability of the

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...

that enables secure airborne communication built by

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense technology company. With 90,000 employees and an annual revenue in excess of $30 billion, it is one of the world's largest weapons manufacturers and military techn ...

. ICAN was the precursor of the

Joint Capability for Airborne Networking Joint Capability for Airborne Networking (JCAN) is an airborne networking capability built by Northrop Grumman that builds upon the United States Air Force's Interim Capability for Airborne Networking and integrates with the United States Navy's Au ...

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Northrop Grumman - Joint Capability for Airborne Networking
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