US Army looks to update Combat Net Radio Technology

The US Army is conducting market research for its Combat Net Radio technology.

The technology is a radio operating in a network that uses either a single radio frequency or a discrete set of radio frequencies when in a frequency hopping mode. 

Combat Net Radios are primarily used for push-to-talk-operated radio nets for command and control of combat, combat support, and combat service support operations. 

The technology also operates on a half-duplex circuit, which means communication can only go in one direction at a time; the way traditional CB radios work. 

Army officials are interested in commercial off-the-shelf and government off-the-shelf technologies. 

Submitted technologies can be either radio solutions as a whole, updates/ retrofits, or vendor refurbishing to the RT-1523E/F. 

This procurement is meant to replace the functions of radios based on the RT-1523. The entirety of the cost/effort to put the same capability back into the platform where the old radio is removed will be considered as the offered solution.

For more information and to submit a proposal, visit the posting HERE.