U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Raytheon a four-year contract for multiband multimission radio systems, the company announced yesterday. The deal is worth $179 million if all options are exercised. MBMMR, an enhanced version of Raytheon's PSC-5D radio, will replace several single-band radio systems currently used to communicate on different networks. Under the initial $5.75 million contract, Raytheon will provide two systems for mounting on a vehicle and 227 soldier-portable "manpack" systems, according to an April 13 Raytheon statement. The...
