The Polish Army is overhauling its tactical radio inventory with a new domestically designed, developed and produced handheld transceiver.
The Wojska Lądowe (Polish Army) is moving forward with the modernisation of its tactical communications. In late December, defence24.com revealed that WB Group’s Perad-6010 handheld radio has been approved for acquisition by the country’s Armaments Group procurement agency. The reports continued that the Perad-6010 forms part of Tytan infantry soldier system equipping the army. WB Group’s literature says that the Perad-6010 radio is an ultra-high frequency (300 megahertz to three gigahertz) transceiver. The radio produces one kilowatt of output power. Its narrowband waveform handles data at rates of 75 kilobits-per-second. The integral and universal wideband waveforms move data at rates of between one-megabit and four megabits-per-second. Communications security protocols include frequency hopping at rates of up to 700 hops-per-second plus embedded encryption. The Perad-6010 is cleared to handle North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) traffic with a restricted classification.
As well as equipping the Tytan ensemble WB Group told Armada in a written statement that the radio furnishes the company’s Gladius Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The statement added that initial Perad-6010 deliveries will furnish army manoeuvre units including mechanised infantry and armoured formations. Deliveries will also be made to the force’s missile and artillery units. The company expects the radio to be used by dismounted infantry and specialist troops including UAV crews.
Vehicle programmes
According to WB Group the Perad-6010 is the first individual handheld radio to be introduced into Poland’s armed forces, excluding transceivers equipping the country’s special forces. Plans are afoot by the Polish military to order several thousand of the radios. The company expects deliveries to commence in the middle of 2025, adding that some schedules will depend on other programmes. For example, the Polish military is receiving PGZ Borsuk amphibious infantry fighting vehicles. These vehicles will include Perad-6010 radios, as will forthcoming KTO Rosomak wheeled armoured personnel carriers.
The Perad-6010 will become the standard handheld radio in the Polish Army in the coming years. This marks an important modernisation milestone as the force enhances its strength on NATO’s eastern flank.
by Dr. Thomas Withington
