South Korean company LIG Nex1 announced on February 25 that it has begun deliveries of mass-produced tactical multi-band, multi-function radios (TMMR) to the South Korean military.
South Korean company LIG Nex1 announced on February 25 that it has delivered the first batch of mass-produced TMMRs to the South Korean military. (LIG Nex1)
The company said the initial batch of TMMRs had been handed over two days earlier at an event held at its Gumi manufacturing plant, noting that the move was part of a KRW 10.6 billion (USD 9.56 million) contract awarded in December 2020 by the Defense Appropriations Program Administration (DAPA).
No details were provided on the number of TMMRs ordered, but the company noted in an earlier statement that the delivery of the software-defined radios (SDRs) under the first production contract – awarded under South Korea’s wider Tactical Information Communications Network (TICN ) ) transformation program – expected to be completed in 2021.
TMMR production is expected to continue thereafter under follow-on contracts as part of a KRW 1.2 trillion project approved by South Korea’s Defense Project Promotion Committee on April 27, 2020, aimed at completing mass production of these SDRs by 2025.
The TMMR, which was developed by LIG Nex1 in collaboration with the Agency for Defense Development (ADD), will replace existing communications equipment such as the PRC-999K and PRC-950K used by the South Korean military.
The company said the system is designed to allow simultaneous voice and data communications across multiple channels and bands, including HF, VHF and UHF. It also enables integrated operation of network-oriented command and tactical systems and can be used for joint operations in land, sea and air domains.
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