Harris receives AN/PRC-163 radio orders
Harris Corporation has received orders to supply 1,540 AN/PRC-163 two-channel handheld radios and related equipment and services as part of the US Army’s leader radio IDIQ contract.
The AN/PRC-163 provides secure two-channel connectivity in a lightweight, handheld, rugged form factor. The radio can simultaneously transmit voice, data and situational awareness through mobile ad-hoc networking applications, VHF/UHF line-of-sight, and legacy SATCOM while offering a path to future software-only updates for Mobile User Objective System, SATURN and other emerging waveforms.
The AN/PRC-163 allows users to send information up and down the chain of command as well as across the battlefield network backbone.
Dana Mehnert, president, Harris Communication Systems, said: ‘The AN/PRC-163 is the most advanced software-defined handheld radio in the world today and will provide our warfighters and commanders with unprecedented capabilities, including enhanced levels of command and control and situational awareness. These two-channel leader radio orders are an important milestone in the modernisation of the army’s tactical network.’
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