The Belgian Defense Ministry is trying to squeeze more performance out of its limited satellite communications capacity but is caught between a declining defense budget and field commanders' demand for satellite links that resemble "what theyrnhave seen in the movies," according to Col. Roland Teheux, director of the ministry's operational support division.rn"Asking for movie-type CIS [communications and information systems] is not realistic," Teheux said. "Our defense budget will not be increased, so our only option for finding additional resources is to get rid of people. Seventy percent of our costs are in personnel."
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