US Army to receive new single-channel combat radios
A US Army soldier with AN/PRC-148C IMBITR. (Photo: US Army)
Thales is supplying the US Army with its AN/PRC-148C tactical radio under the Combat Net Radio programme to replace SINCGARS.
Thales will provide its AN/PRC-148C Improved Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (IMBITR) to the US Army under the Combat Net Radio (CNR) programme.
‘The flexible, software-defined and secure CNR will empower the US Army to seamlessly replace the legacy R/T1523 fleet of radios,’ Thales noted in a 16 May statement. ‘It will continue to be compatible with the existing SINCGARS [Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System] waveform but allow the Army to add new waveforms and enhanced capabilities to address evolving requirements.’
IDIQ contracts totalling up to $6.1 billion for CNR were awarded on 25 March for Thales and L3Harris, with initial orders worth $18.2 million and $20.6 million respectively.
There is a five-year baseline ordering period with options for a further five years. First tests are scheduled for 2024.
The CNR contract follows delivery orders the US Army placed in October 2021 for the Thales two-channel AN/PRC-148D Leader Radio and the new single-channel AN/PRC-170 Javelin Radio.
‘Both radios deliver portable voice and data communication to warfighters under the most extreme battlefield conditions,’ Thales stated.
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