The Army abruptly decided last month to shrink the weight requirements and boost the transmission range of up to 60,000 tactical manpack radios it plans to buy, following sharp criticism this summer ...

The Army has initiated full and open competition for the full rate production phase of its Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) radio program, the service said in a Nov. 26 news release. The Army’s ...

The Army will upgrade 100 Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) AN/PRC-155 two-channel Manpack radios so they can communicate with the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite communications ...

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. (Dec. 9, 2015) -- In today's cellular world, communicating coast to coast is a given. But for Soldiers deployed around the world, many in austere locations with no ...

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. LHX has recently been offered an opportunity to compete against Thales Defense and Security for a $6.1-billion hybrid contract. The opportunity has been offered by the Army ...

WASHINGTON — The US Army is looking for connections, but it got little love from the Pentagon's top test and evaluation agency over its radio and networking gear, which faulted their glitches in its ...

As U.S. Army leaders assess the future of tactical communications and networking programs, the service is moving forward with several measures to extend improved capabilities to soldiers at the ...

The Joint Tactical Radio System manpack developed by General Dynamics' C4 Systems turned in an “exceptional” performance in tests just completed at the Army Electronic Proving Ground in Fort Huachuca, ...

The AN/PRC-155 MUOS-Manpack radio has successfully demonstrated voice and data communications with Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites. "The demonstration was part of an Army-conducted ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has been awarded a second low-rate initial production (LRIP) order by the U.S. Army under the HMS (Handheld, Manpack & Small Form-Fit) ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) was one of three awardees of a multi-award IDIQ contract to supply HMS Manpack radios to the U.S. Army. The IDIQ contract consists of a ...