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. The orders are for the 2-channel Manpack and Leader radios, according to an Army release, and will support the service's overarching network modernization strategy -the unified network - by providing communication options and flexibility to upgrade waveforms as new technology emerges. As the Army modernizes its tactical network, service leaders have said the need to be resilient and have multiple paths of communication is key. They anticipate adversaries will seek to jam or deny comms.
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