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Marine Corps Places Order For L3Harris’ New Handheld Video Data Link Tactical Radios

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, August 23rd, 2021

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Marine Corps Places Order For L3Harris’ New Handheld Video Data Link Tactical Radios

L3Harris' AN/PRC-165 Handheld-Video Data Link (HH-VDL) tactical radio. Photo: L3Harris.

L3Harris Technologies [LHX] said Monday the company has received a full-rate production order from the Marine Corps to deliver its new AN/PRC-165 Handheld-Video Data Link (HH-VDL) tactical radios. The Marine Corps will serve as the first U.S. military branch to receive the AN-PRC-165 HH-VDLs, which are part of the company’s Falcon IV line of software-defined radios. “The AN/PRC-165 provides Marines on the ground with full motion [intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance] video and data in a secure, resilient, low-[size, weight and…

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