Telecom Lead America: General Dynamics C4 Systems
has deployed JTRS HMS Manpack and Rifleman Radios and the Warfighter
Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) network for the U.S. Army’s NIE 12.2
Exercise.
U.S. Army is conducting operational evaluations of the
communications equipment developed for ground forces.
The company said that WIN-T Increment 2 and the JTRS Manpack and Rifleman radios form the baseline for
the Army’s on-the-move tactical network.
These two networking programs of record are completing
operational testing at the Network Integration Exercise (NIE) 12.2 at White
Sands Missile Range, N.M., through the end of May.
“The HMS Manpack and Rifleman Radios are the only
tactical radios that have been ‘systems under test’ at the NIE 12.2
events. This means that detailed performance data, such as message
completion rate, has been gathered and analyzed by independent observers while
soldiers stress the system,” said Chris Marzilli, president of
General Dynamics C4 Systems.
The JTRS HMS Manpack radio (AN/PRC-155) provides
line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight, high-bandwidth waveforms for
on-the-move voice, sensor, data and position-location capabilities on soldiers
or in vehicles.
The PRC-155 Manpack radio has been a part of all three
NIE exercises and is the only Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) radio undergoing
Multi-service Operational Test and Evaluation at NIE 12.2.
Furthermore, the company said that over 700 JTRS HMS
networking radios are deployed at NIE 12.2.
The Sidewinder accessory/Rifleman Radio combination,
which premiered at the previous NIE 12.1 as a system under evaluation, is also
part of the NIE 12.2.
The HMS program mission is to develop and produce
affordable networking tactical radio systems that meet the requirements of the
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Special Operations Forces
communities.
General Dynamics is also the prime contractor for the
Army’s number one modernization priority, the Warfighter Information
Network-Tactical (WIN-T).
General Dynamics bags $363 million deal for air traffic control
radios
Recently, General Dynamics C4 Systems, a unit of General
Dynamics, bagged a 10-year contract from the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA).
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