L3Harris Technologies has received a $999-million contract to deliver critical radio solutions for the US and allied forces.
Under this indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity award, the company will provide Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System Terminals, modern, software-defined communication radio devices compatible with ground, air, and maritime vehicles.
The radio applies Link 16 technology, a common tactical data standard found across international militaries, including NATO members, that features a secure and fast exchange of voice, text, and imagery among users.
L3Harris will fulfill work for the contract over five years.
“The current threat environment requires the United States and its coalition partners collaborating together, in real time, to stamp out adversarial aggression near ally and partner sovereign borders,” L3Harris Chairperson and CEO Christopher Kubasik commented on the deal.
“Our resilient technology ensures all users in these coalitions know where friendly forces are and what they are doing to inform a common operating picture and achieve mission success.”
Contracts With US Armed Forces
L3Harris won a separate award valued at $479 million in January to supply tactical radios for the US Special Operations Command.
In May 2023, the firm signed a $160-million contract to provide handheld radio systems for the US Marine Corps.
A year earlier, the US Navy ordered $3.6-billion worth of portable radios from L3Harris, with the devices to be integrated into ground vehicles, manpacks, and military installations.
