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Harris Delivers Version Of Two-Channel SOCOM Radio To Big Army

Wednesday, April 4th, 2018

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Harris Corp. [HRS] has introduced a new advanced two-channel handheld radio, based on one the company already builds for Special Operations Command, that simultaneously delivers voice and data networking to the Army.The AN/PRC-163 radio is lightweight, rugged and features a flexible software-defined architecture – enabling users to quickly add new waveforms and applications from the battlefield. It is a somewhat watered-down version of SOCOM’s radio, which has a higher data rate and a signal intelligence capability that conventional troops don’t currently…

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