Thales has released a new Vehicle Mounted SquadNet Radio (VMSR) enabling secure voice and data services to be shared seamlessly.
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Press Release, Reading, 12 March 2025: Thales has released a new Vehicle Mounted SquadNet Radio. The vehicle installation enables secure voice and data services to be shared seamlessly between platform and soldier.
The Vehicle Mounted SquadNet Radio offers full interoperability with the soldier radio to provide secure and reliable voice connection. It delivers low latency blue force tracking between vehicles and troops to prevent fratricide and improve coordination. Furthermore, it can exchange data such as target locations and pictures between vehicles and troops, enabling the queuing of vehicle mounted optics and weapons or retransmission to other platforms to better support dismounted operations.
Thales has secured an initial customer for the Vehicle Mounted SquadNet Radio and will commence deliveries in 2026. Prototype units are available.
Streamlined Target Locater: Target location and queuing functionality between dismounted troops and platforms.
Bridging & Reachback: Bridging and reachback of dismounted troops with other communication networks through the vehicle intercom, ensuring soldiers can efficiently coordinate with other units enhancing operational effectiveness and situational awareness.
MANET Functionality: Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET) capability enables seamless automatic relaying between radios across urban, wooded, and mountainous terrain, providing enhanced reliable communication for both mounted and dismounted soldiers.
Class Leading SwaP: The VMSR SWaP feature reduces the operational burden on the battlefield with a compact size, lightweight design and power efficiency, providing a reliable radio for diverse operational needs.
VMSR – Elite Battlefield Communication: SquadNet radios provide secure, high quality voice communications, location reporting and data to support battlefield management applications providing text/chat, picture/file exchange, causality management, target exchange, waypoints and other points of interest. All this in a radio that has class leading SWaP, endurance, range and performance.
Features:-
- Robust antenna connector. Ensuring strong and reliable signal transmission in challenging conditions.
- Dedicated power and GNSS input. Providing optimal energy supply and precise positioning data for enhanced functionality.
- Secure attachment points. Ensuring stable and safe connections for cables and components in various applications and scenarios.
- Additional audio and data connectors. Expanding connectivity options, enabling versatile integration of various data sources for enhanced system performance.
- Vehicle Intercom connection.Facilitating seamless communication among passengers and crew within a vehicle, enhancing collaboration and safety during operations.
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