The Nett Warrior Radio is capable of providing soldiers with access to the government’s classified networks at the Secret or Sensitive but Unclassified level.
Thales Communications has
announced a new Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for secure radios
to support the US Army’s Nett Warrior Program.
This Nett Warrior Radio is capable of
providing soldiers with access to the government’s classified networks at the
Secret or Sensitive but Unclassified level.
The radio is a lightweight, body worn
unit that transmits voice and data simultaneously utilising the Soldier Radio
Waveform (SRW). It allows self-forming,
ad hoc, voice and data networks and enables any leader at the tactical level to
track individual soldier position location information. The radio was jointly developed by Thales
Communications, Inc. and General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4S) under the
Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form Fit (HMS) program, primed by GDC4S.
The award is for 2,052 Nett Warrior radios
and associated ancillaries. Half of the radios will be produced by GDC4S, and
half will be produced by Thales Communications at its Clarksburg, Md.,
headquarters facilities. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the first quarter
of calendar year 2013.
“The Nett Warrior Radio provides soldiers
with capabilities not previously available in a body worn radio,” Michael
Sheehan, president and CEO of Thales Communications said.
“It gives dismounted soldiers access to
mission-critical, classified information as well as a much-needed situational
awareness capability that can save lives.”
The Nett Warrior Radio is capable of providing soldiers with access to the government’s classified networks at the Secret or Sensitive but Unclassified level.
