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The Integrated, Intra-Squad Radio (IISR) is a secure handheld 2-way radio, produced by Motorola for the US Marine Corps.[1] Its intended purpose is squad-level communications during urban warfare. The USMC ordered 60,000 radios to be used until replaced by the more complex Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) cluster 5 spiral 2 radio in 2013.[2] However, JTRS was cancelled in October 2011.[3] The IISR is similar in form and function to a Motorola XTS 2500i[4] with embedded encryption module, which was essential to provide secure voice communications, especially in war zones.
Sources
- ^ Hello, Moto: $76M for Intra Squad Radios
- ^ Military & Aerospace Electronics - Marine Corps awards contract for 60,000 infantry handheld radios
- ^ McGarry, Brendan; Capaccio, Anthony (October 14, 2011). "Boeing Army Radio Program Canceled by Pentagon as Costs Rise". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ "XTS 2500 2500 Digital Portable Radio" (PDF). Motorola. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
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