Thales Communications has recently announced the delivery of its
100,000th AN/PRC-148 Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (Mbitr). In a
ceremony commemorating the event Thales' CEO presented the Mbitr to
a US Special Operations Command representative--USSocom was the original
sponsor of the US Government programme under which the radio was
developed. The Mbitr has become synonymous with Special Operations
communication systems, with an advanced JTRS-enhanced version, the Jem,
currently in service with the US Army and Air Force. The Jem was
developed as an engineering upgrade to the Mbitr and is available for
immediate fielding.