Mini radio reprogrammed with software.

• Author: Williams, Robert H.
• Position: Tech Talk - Brief Article

A pocket sized communications device for infantry is now being produced by Raytheon, in McKinney, Tex. About the size of a personal digital assistant, the radio, called MicroLight, is software defined. This high speed, secure digital system is "capable of simultaneously supporting voice, data and Blue Force tracking," said a spokesman.

MicroLight is reprogrammable and is designed to seize on new technology to help soldiers gain access to the Army's tactical internet. "It's a small but powerful network radio that cuts several pounds from a soldier's...