U.S. Navy Special Forces experts needed universal vehicle adapter radio battery chargers for their Family of Special Operations Vehicles Ground Mobility Vehicle and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected platforms. They found their solution from Ultralife Corp. in Newark, N.Y.
Officials of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Lakehurst, N.J., announced a $10 million five-year contract to Ultralife on Wednesday for the company’s MRC-UVA-V1 Universal Vehicle Adapter, Hand-held Radio Charger.
The Ultralife MRC-UVA is a radio charging solution for vehicle communications that enables users to employ the same handheld radio while inside the vehicle, or outside on foot.
It is designed for “jerk-and-run” scenarios, and is compatible with many widely fielded handheld radios from Harris, Thales, and others, Ultralife officials say. The MRC-UVA features a universal charging pocket that accepts 16 radios, including variants.
The MRC-UVA weighs 25 pounds, operates in temperatures from -30 to 49 degrees Celsius, and accepts military handheld radios like the Thales AN/PRC-148 MBITR, Thales AN/PRC-148 JEM, AN/PRC-152 and all variants, and the Harris-Exelis Soldier Radio.
https://www.militaryaerospace.com/power/article/14035127/handheld-radio-vehicles-battery-chargers
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