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Army

Thales Communications Awarded Second Rifleman Radio Contract

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, September 19th, 2012

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Thales Communications Inc. said this week the Army has awarded the second Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for the AN/PRC-154 Rifleman Radios, part of the Joint Tactical Radio System Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form Fit (JTRS HMS) program. General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems is the prime contractor for the JTRS HMS program, and Thales is responsible for producing 50 percent of all LRIP Rifleman Radios. With this latest award for 13,000 radios and associated ancillaries, the Army has procured more…

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