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L3Harris Receives $95 Million From Army To Continue Delivering Software-Defined Manpack Radios

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, April 29th, 2020

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L3Harris Receives $95 Million From Army To Continue Delivering Software-Defined Manpack Radios

L3Harris' AN/PRC-158 Multi-channel Manpack Radio

L3Harris [LHX] said Wednesday it has received $95 million from the Army to continue delivering AN/PRC-158 two-channel, software-defined manpack radios, which will be utilized in the service’s Integrated Tactical Network evaluation in late summer. The latest deal is the company’s third low-rate initial production order for manpack radios under the $12.7 billion multi-award Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit (HMS) program, which also includes Collins Aerospace [RTX] and France’s Thales. “L3Harris is proud to deliver the most critical part of…

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