US Army selects Thales for Rifleman Radio FRP
The US Army has selected Thales for a ten-year IDIQ contract, under which the company will compete for orders of the Rifleman Radio Full Rate Production (FRP) programme.
The FRP programme contract has a five-year base period and a five-year option. The programme is part of the army's Handheld, Manpack and Small-form Fit (HMS) programme. The cost projected by the army for radios, accessories, technical support and sustainment through 2025 will not exceed $3.9 billion.
Earlier in the month, the army chose Harris and Thales to proceed with development of the HMS Rifleman Radio. It awarded contracts to each company as part of the FRP phase of the programme under which they will build 50 radio systems for laboratory testing.
The army will compete individual delivery orders after qualification testing, with qualified radios due to be fielded in 2017.
Thales' AN/PRC-154A Rifleman Radio delivers voice and data simultaneously and provides secure, inter-squad networked communications and situational awareness to the soldier.
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