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Army Selects Harris For The First Mid-Tier Networking Radios

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 26th, 2013

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The Army Sept. 24 awarded Harris [HRS] Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract for the first mid-tier networking vehicular radios (MNVR), over competitors General Dynamics [GD], BAE Systems and Raytheon [RTN]. Photo: Army PM MNVR The radios will provide a link between forces at the company and platoon echelons and their higher headquarters for rapid distribution of data, imagery and other information. This is the first phase of a total of some 2,500 radios for contract awards worth $140 million over two…

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