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US Army Orders More PRC-162 SDRs from Collins

Sixth Order Under HMS Programme

Collins Aerospace announced on 23 July that it has received an order from the US Army to provide PRC-162 software-defined radios (SDR) for the Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Factor (HMS) programme. This sixth order was issued under a multiple award contract that the army awarded to Rockwell Collins and two other companies in 2016. The contract, which has a $12.7 billion (€11.4 billion) ceiling, has an estimated completion date of March 2026, and moves the army another step closer toward modernising communications on the battlefield.

The PRC-162 is a two-channel ground radio, both man-portable and vehicle-mountable, that will enable the army to tap into next-generation communications capabilities, such as the Department of Defense (DoD) new Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), while maintaining interoperability with legacy waveforms. An open-architecture design also allows for software-upgradeable capabilities in the future.

Success in today’s multi-domain battlespace depends heavily on secure and reliable communications […] We’ve applied decades of proven experience in airborne communications to provide the army with a next-generation ground radio that will give troops a heightened level of situational awareness and a tactical advantage,” observed Collins Aerospace President, Mission Systems, Phil Jasper.

The PRC-162 is a part of Collins Aerospace’s TruNet networked communications family of products, which includes ground and airborne radios, advanced networking waveforms, applications, and support and services that enable ground and airborne elements to exchange critical data, images, voice and video in real time.

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