Rockwell Collins has successfully tested its Wideband HF Receiver-Exciter on a C-17 and the cargo plane was able to exchange broadband data between Dover AFB Delaware and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
By Balon Greyjoy (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
During the two-day flight testing, communication links were made, and data passed over a distance of more than 1,500 miles. The transfer included streaming video, real-time chat, file transfers and digital voice audio.