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UK Ministry of Defence Awards L-3 $23 Million Contract For ROVER Transceivers

Thursday, October 27th, 2016

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The United Kingdom (U.K.) Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded L-3 Communications [LLL] a $23 million contracts to provide an unspecified amount of ROVER family of transceivers, the company said Oct. 24.The U.K.’s Joint Common Remote Viewing Terminal (JCRVT) will use the company’s Tactical Network ROVER handheld transceivers and ROVER 6i transceivers to integrate U.K. Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) platforms with strike capabilities and maritime platforms, L-3 said. The contract initial duration is four years with two three-year…

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