Ukrainian feedback is fueling L3Harris radio updates

• "We, as a company, have continued to put our money where our mouth is when it comes to investing in next-generation" waveforms.
• He declined to say if there's been a recent uptick in requests from Kyiv.

By the numbers: L3Harris shipped to the front lines at least 40,000 radios and accessories as of late April.

• The U.S. has provided some $66.5 billion in security assistance to Kyiv since February 2022. That includes three Patriot air defense batteries, 31 Abrams and 45 T-72B tanks, 10,000-plus Javelin anti-armor weapons and more than 500 million rounds of ammunition and grenades.
• The State Department's tracker does not have a breakdown for radios. Some of the earliest batches of aid included what the Biden administration coined communications gear.

Threat level: Mehta described the Russia-Ukraine dynamic as a "cat-and-mouse game."

• "The second you've stopped, the second you've said, 'I've perfected this, we're done, we're ready to go,' you're probably in trouble."

What we're watching: How and where the U.S. applies secure-comms lessons gleaned from Eastern Europe.

• The Army's Next-Generation Command and Control effort is a likely candidate.

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