Ground breaking deal sealed as US military choose Icom

Icom UK Ltd, the radio communications specialist, is
delighted to announce that Icom America Inc. has won a
multi-million dollar contract with the U.S. Army for the
provision of their latest UHF transceivers – the IC-F43GS.
This new transceiver will be used by its soldiers for in-the-field soldier communications.

The Icom IC-F43GS radio is being supplied as part of a package, which includes headsets, encryption modules, and other accessories, needed to meet the US Army's requirements.

The radios were tested extensively by the Army’s Battle Lab before a purchase recommendation was made.

The contract is for over 20,000 radios and accessories and is
worth over US$40 million.

The order follows on the heels of two earlier, high profile contracts where 22,000 IC-F3S VHF transceivers were supplied to the Ranger, Airborne, Air Assault, Light Infantry and Mechanised Infantry Units and 13,000 IC-4088 licence free units were supplied as the US Marine's Infantry Squad Radio.

The new order uses Icom’s new, next generation IC-F43G
series portable radios. These radios offer more power for
today’s urban-patrolling soldiers. The extra power helps radio signals bend around buildings, vehicles and other obstacles.

Ian Lockyer, Marketing Manager for Icom UK, said,
'The previous Icom Soldier Intercom was the first use of commercial grade two-way radios at the squad level for the US Army. It proved the viability of radios to replace hand and arm signals for co-ordinating squad actions on an objective. These new models increase transmission security, reduce size and weight, and supply improved battery performance'.

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