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Army Selects Persistent Systems’ MPU5 Network Radio For 12-Month Evaluation

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

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Army Selects Persistent Systems’ MPU5 Network Radio For 12-Month Evaluation

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The Army has selected Persistent Systems’ MPU5 networked radio for a year-long evaluation period as the service looks to continue building out its tactical network modernization capability set, the company said Tuesday. Persistent Systems is tasked with demonstrating MPU5’s ability to deliver improved scalability and network transport capabilities with its MPU5 radio as the Army looks to ramp up its new process of rapidly testing new technologies to inform iterative requirements for its tactical network. "As a commercial technology company,…

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