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Army

Army Orders 13,000 More JTRS Rifleman Radios From General Dynamics

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

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General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems yesterday said it received a new order valued at approximately $53.9 million from the Army for an additional 13,000 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) AN/PRC-154 Rifleman radios and accessory kits. This is the second Army order for PRC-154 Rifleman radios, bringing the number of radios ordered by the government to more than 19,000. Both the JTRS HMS PRC-154 Rifleman and two-channel AN/PRC-155 Manpack networking radios are planned for inclusion…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

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