The CNR enables resilient communications in all environments while enhancing combat weapon systems

Thales has received an order increase for more than 7,000 Combat Net Radios (CNR) by the US Army. The Combat Net Radios (CNR) is a cryptographically modernised radio based on the Improved Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (IMBITIR) technology, that will replace legacy SINCGARS radios in the framework of the U.S. Army’s modernisation.

As a fully software-defined communications solution, the Thales CNR ensures interoperability with the legacy Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) waveform, and enables the army to quickly add improved waveforms to address evolving requirements.

The CNR enables resilient communications in all environments while enhancing combat weapon systems throughout the Army’s portfolio.

“The Combat Net Radio continues Thales’ tradition of being responsive to emerging needs in support of the warfighter with a next-generation radio that uses existing training, installation kits and system integration to ensure mission readiness,” said Mike Sheehan, CEO, Thales Defense and Security, Inc. “The CNR is designed to easily integrate into the Army’s Integrated Tactical Network and operate reliably under the most extreme conditions.”

This is the second order in a dual-vendor, multi-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) € 5.6 billion ($6 billion) contract under the U.S. Army’s Combat Net Radio (CNR) modernization program agreed in May 2022.