MPU5 radio selected for use in Army's Man-Transportable Robotic System Increment II program
NewsNovember 16, 2017
NEW YORK, N.Y. Endeavor Robotics selected Persistent Systems, LLC. to provide the company's MPU5 radio systems to be integrated with Endeavor's mid-sized unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for use in the U.S. Army?s Man-Transportable Robotic System Increment II program.
The program has been officially awarded to Endeavor Robotics by the U.S. Army’s PEO CS&CSS program office. Persistent Systems’ MPU5 will provide secure and long-range data communication for command and control (C2), video, CBRNe [chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense], and other sensor data.
The MPU systems delivers modular frequency architecture that allows the operator change radio-frequency (RF) bands (L-,S-, and C-Band). It also provides users with 100+ Mbps, 3×3 MIMO radio with up to 6 watts of transmit power to provide a long range and secure IP network in both LOS (line-of-sight) and NLOS (non-line-of-sight) environments.
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