General Dynamics radios pass MUOS test

General Dynamics' four-channel Digital Modular Radios (DMR) have passed a Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite test.

The radios were tested at General Dynamics' MUOS test site in Scottsdale, Arizona, according to a company news release. "Using the MUOS satellite communications and ground station simulators, the DMR radio successfully completed voice calls and data transmission to and from the DMR to an Army AN/PRC-155 two-channel Manpack radio," General Dynamics said.

Related: General Dynamics expands MUOS testing

DMR is the Navy's networking radio, with some 500 in service. "The success of this test is important because it demonstrates the Navy's work, in collaboration with the Army, to deliver on the promise of the MUOS satellite communications to joint forces worldwide," said Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics Mission Systems.

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