Sincere thanks to Soldier Modernisation and Frontline Research for this opportunity to speak. As I hope the interview explains, the 6161 is a great example of the type of product that allows defence procurement to reach deployed effectiveness faster. There’s an excellent article (link in comments) published around a month ago by Maj. Gen. Matthew Van Wagenen and Col. Arnel David that explains far better than I can and with greater authority some of the issues faced by traditional procurement and large, slow programs in a new era of warfare where we see low-cost, attritable and even experimental tech being deployed at speed, both by partners and adversaries. Some interesting statements are ‘Rapid technological advancements are outpacing the military's long-term development programs, rendering them obsolete as cheaper, more effective alternatives emerge’ and ‘To survive, the West must revolutionize its military procurement and production processes….. These systems must be affordable, easily updated, interoperable, and adaptable to new threats.’ The design of the 6161 follows this idea closely. The radio is physically interoperable and future proof thanks to its built-in 7-pin GSA-compliant Nett Warrior port, over the air interoperable due to integration of partner waveforms, and in a near constant state of software-defined evolution as the transceiver’s waveforms are updated and refined to respond to the adversary’s own rapid technological developments. Aggressively priced, and compatible to any standard hardware in the modern soldier ecosystem allowing procurement to be conducted outside of or concurrent to battery, headset, EUD, hub or antenna requirements, the 6161 frees users from being locked into a single platform for years or even decades and allows for rapid, economical procurement at the pace that is required today.
Throwback to last month's Eurosatory in Paris. Last month, our colleague, Nathan Rijckmans, was interviewed by Soldier Modernisation in conjunction with an editorial feature published in Vol 33 of SoliderMod. Nathan discusses how our latest generation 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝟲𝟭𝟲𝟭 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼 is a scalable modular radio designed to integrate into the array of diverse and evolving power, optical, sensor, navigational and targeting systems carried by the connected solider. The modularity and adaptability of the 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝟲𝟭𝟲𝟭 results in faster procurement and integration into existing soldier ecosystems and also provides a 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 in the evolving and expanding modern battlefield. Thanks to SoldierMod for taking the time to speak to Nathan and also to our partner ORBITICA for hosting us on their stand at Eurosatory - Merci pour ce magnifique spectacle ! https://lnkd.in/euFWNVv9 Watch the video below or read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/ecXctJg2 Discover more about the Sentry 6161 here: https://lnkd.in/e4m6NuEb
Nathan Rijckmans, Business Development Manager, Codan | DTC, Eurosatory 2024
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Business Development Manager at Codan | DTC
3moAdditional thanks to partner manufacturers who’s equipment is visible: AR-enhanced NVGs from Thermoteknix; being able to visualize positions from ATAK on a night vision HUD in real time in 3 dimensions is unbelievable MFC1000 and OTE2000 headset system from FalCom; talkgroups separated by spatial audio zones makes a complicated concept intuitive even in dynamic situations MP8670 battery from Multiplus Ltd; a Nett Warrior and MBITR compatible battery in rifle magazine form factor that offers built-in dual port USB data pass through to connect directly to peripherals S20 TE in a KÄGWERKS Operators Kit, as small and light as it’s possible for a chest-mount EUD to be whilst still being fully mil specced to 810H Far Field Exploits Ltd Sigma body-worn antennas; near-zero physical profile with 360° performance regardless of operator position Model 2 Nett Warrior connected helmet camera from MOHOC, Inc.; a great match of price, performance and streamlined ruggedness; I’ve used these in some nasty conditions and haven’t broken one so far Plus a Starpan II from Glenair bringing it all together underneath as always