WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- Boeing and its partners have confirmed they had submitted their bid for the U.S. AMF JTRS radio system to the Defense Department.
Boeing and a rival team led by Lockheed Martin will now wait to see which one will be selected for the contract, which is potentially worth around $1 billion and will be awarded in the second half of the year.
AMF JTRS (Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System) is being developed as a next-generation communications system that will network different units together with voice, data, video, texting and other capabilities.
"Our design meets the government's requirements for a low-risk, low-cost solution that takes the joint services to the next level in networked communications," Boeing program director Leo Conboy said Friday.
Boeing said its testing had proved the validity of key waveforms and worked on a 200-node network that featured "self-forming and self-healing capabilities." It can also interface with current military radio and data systems as well as civilian agencies.
The Boeing team includes Northrop Grumman, Rockwell Collins, L-3 Communications, BBN Technologies and Milcom Systems. Lockheed is also teamed with Northrop as well as General Dynamics, BAE Systems and Raytheon.
