{"id":34574,"date":"2024-05-02T13:42:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T13:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2024\/05\/02\/ukraines-comms-struggles-spur-european-hunger-for-l3harris-radios\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:14:33","slug":"ukraines-comms-struggles-spur-european-hunger-for-l3harris-radios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/industry\/2024\/05\/02\/ukraines-comms-struggles-spur-european-hunger-for-l3harris-radios\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine comms struggles spur European hunger for L3Harris radios"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The urgent need for secure communications in the Russia-Ukraine war is drumming up new levels of interest in L3Harris Technologies equipment among European militaries, according to the defense contractor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 30,000 of the company\u2019s radios and accessories have been shipped to the front lines, with much of the gear tied to handheld communication and coordination aboard vehicles. The U.S. has highlighted secure data-sharing devices in its pledges to Ukraine<\/a>, at this point totaling approximately $44 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samir Mehta, the president of communications systems at L3Harris, on May 1 told reporters in Washington the company is seeing \u201cunprecedented demand among our NATO partners and allies for secure, resilient, tactical communications.\u201d Close to $1 billion of business is on the books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think one only needs to look at a map to understand exactly what is driving that demand,\u201d said Mehta, who spent the previous week meeting with officials in the Czech Republic and Poland<\/a>, among other locations. \u201cIf you can\u2019t communicate, you can fight but you can\u2019t win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reliable, low-profile means of relaying battlefield information have become a linchpin for fighting in Eastern Europe, where drones saturate the skies and sensors cue onto even the smallest electronic signal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. defense leaders have long warned of the risks of using unencrypted or rudimentary tools<\/a>, citing the ease at which they can be traced, targeted and shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\t