The US Army trusts Thales to replace its radios

On Monday 16 May, the French group Thales announced in a press release that it had won a contract capped at 6 billion dollars to replace the US Army’s tactical radios.

The French company thus extends a “fruitful partnership” with the US Army within the framework of its Combat Net Radio modernisation programme. This IDIQ contract (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) follows two previous orders for AN/PRC-148D and AN/PRC-170 Javelin models.

Over the next five years, Thales will therefore supply radio systems based on the AN/PRC-148 IMBITR, “an essential component that provides robust and secure communication capabilities at the tactical edge of the future battlefield”, Thales notes. A second five-year period, this time optional, is also planned. The French group also specifies that this radio “will continue to be compatible with the existing SINCGARS (Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System) waveform, but will allow the Army to add new waveforms and enhanced capabilities to meet evolving needs”.

“Combat Net Radio continues Thales’s tradition of meeting emerging needs in support of the warfighter”, said Mike Sheehan, CEO of Thales Defence and Security, Inc.

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