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Army Looking For Single-Channel Radios To Support IVAS

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, October 5th, 2020

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Army Looking For Single-Channel Radios To Support IVAS

Soldiers at Fort Pickett in Virginia using the Integrated Visual Augmentation System prototype headset. Photo: U.S. Army.

The Army is looking to procure 100,000 single-channel radios to support its future augmented reality headset program, the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), according to a recent Request for Information notice. The service said it plans to begin purchasing production-ready radios in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, with deliveries to begin as soon as June 2022. “Project Manager for Tactical Radios seeks industry interest regarding availability of Single Channel Data Radios to meet data transport requirements for dismounted…

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