El Ej\u00e9rcito ha otorgado un contrato de producci\u00f3n para una serie de radios t\u00e1cticas fundamentales para permitir a las fuerzas m\u00faltiples opciones de comunicaci\u00f3n en un entorno operativo altamente congestionado y din\u00e1mico. Los pedidos son para las radios Manpack y Leader de 2 canales, seg\u00fan un comunicado del Ej\u00e9rcito, y respaldar\u00edan la estrategia de modernizaci\u00f3n de la red general de comunicaciones (red unificada), al proporcionar opciones de comunicaci\u00f3n y flexibilidad para actualizar las formas de onda a medida que surjan nuevas tecnolog\u00edas.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON \u2014 The Army has awarded a full-rate production contract for a series of tactical radios critical to allowing forces multiple options for communication in a highly congested and dynamic operating environment.<\/p>\n
The orders are for the 2-channel Manpack and Leader radios, according to an Army release, and will support the service\u2019s overarching network modernization strategy \u2014\u00a0the unified network<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 by providing communications options and flexibility to upgrade\u00a0<\/b>waveforms as new technology emerges.<\/p>\n As the Army modernizes its tactical network, service leaders have said the need to be\u00a0resilient and have multiple paths of communication<\/a>\u00a0is critical. They anticipate adversaries will seek to jam or deny communications, meaning forces will need reliable alternatives to communicate and pass data back-and-forth in a dispersed manner on the battlefield.<\/p>\n The Manpack radio award, worth approximately $226.5 million, is for 2,320 radios from L3Harris Technologies and 1,547 radios from Collins Aerospace. The Leader radio award totals $118.7 million and includes 2,498 radios from L3Harris and 1,096 radios from Thales.<\/p>\n The Manpack radios provide beyond line-of-sight capability using the Mobile User Objective System, which allows for global voice calls over the radio through satellite communications. This allows units to be more dispersed and communicate over farther distances \u2014 something leaders say will be key to taking on near-peer adversaries.<\/p>\n The Army has been using a series of experiments over the last few years with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division as part of its modernized tactical network approach, which includes the incremental delivery of capabilities every two years under what it calls capability sets.\u00a0Capability Set \u201821 sets the baseline for the network going forward<\/a>.<\/p>\n The radio purchases allow the Army to field this capability set to multiple infantry brigades with 25th Infantry Division, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Stryker brigade combat team, while also supporting the Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model as well as tactical satellite modernization efforts, the service said.<\/p>\n Both radios have been fielded as part of Capability Set \u201821, and\u00a0four brigades as well as some security force assistance brigades<\/a>\u00a0have received them to date. Additionally, the radios were used by 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division during a training exercise in the Indo-Pacific theater.<\/p>\n \u201cFull-rate production of these radios across the force will provide our warfighters with the most advanced radio network capabilities available for enhanced situational awareness, which is critical for mission success,\u201d said Col. Garth Winterle, project manager for tactical radios with Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical.<\/p>\n