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Ultra Electronics - Tactical Communication Systems
is awarded a contract amendment valued at US $50,000,000 for the supply of its AN/GRC-245A HCLOSTM radios, spares, and associated equipment for TRC190 communication shelters for the U.S. Army’s WIN-T Program.
(Montreal, September 17, 2008) Ultra Electronics Tactical Communication Systems Division (Ultra TCS) announces the award of contract modifications valued at more than US$50,000,000 through the Canadian Commercial Corporation, for the supply of its AN/GRC-245 HCLOS™ radio, TRC190 V1 and V3 kits, spares and associated equipment for the U.S. Army’s WIN-T Program under contact no. DAAB07-98-C-F505.
“We are honoured to support the US’s Army drive to modernize its tactical communications systems” states Iwan Jemczyk, president of Ultra Electronics Tactical Communications Systems. “The AN/GRC-245A HCLOS™ radio is currently deployed with the armies of several countries. It is gratifying that HCLOS™ has received such broad market acceptance and we are delighted with the positive experiences reported by the soldiers using this radio.”
The AN/GRC-245A HCLOS™ radio is a state-of-the-art Software Defined Radio (SDR) using the Software Communications Architecture (SCA) open framework. The HCLOS™ radio is currently shipping with 16Mb/s capacity and is software-upgradeable to 34Mb/s full-duplex capacity. Ultra-TCS has already delivered thousands of HCLOS™ radios to North American and International customers, many of which are operating in the most demanding battlefield conditions.
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