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Army Places Third Order For Thales’ Two-Channel IMBITR Handheld Radios

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021

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Army Places Third Order For Thales’ Two-Channel IMBITR Handheld Radios

Soldier in Army's Security Force Assistance Brigade uses Thales' IMBITR radio. Photo: Thales.

France’s Thales said Tuesday the company has received the third order under the Army’s Leader Radio program for additional deliveries of its two-channel AN/PRC-148D Improved Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (IMBITR). The software-defined IMBITR handheld radio is now going through Operational Test and Evaluation, along with two-channel radios from Collins Aerospace [UTX] and L3Harris [LHX], to demonstrate capability for supporting the Army’s new Integrated Tactical Network (ITN). “Thales is pleased to be a continued key contributor to the Army’s Leader Radio…

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