US donates radios for Uruguayan APCs
Several countries are Osprea customers, including Estonia. Estonian Defence Forces fleet is pictured here. (Janes/Patrick Allen )
The Uruguayan Army has received 14 L3 Harris Falcon II RF-7800H radio systems from the US Department of State's Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), a US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) spokesperson confirmed to Janes on 7 October.
Osprea Mamba Mk7 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) were also transferred via GPOI and received on 8 July. L3 Harris radios will be installed aboard 14 APCs, according to a 30 September press release. SOUTHCOM told Janes the Mambas include one command-and-control (C2) vehicle, one platform for recovery missions, one ambulance, and 11 troop transports.
With the assistance from L3 Harris technicians, the Uruguayan Army carried out a month-long training course throughout September to train “over 40 soldiers” with the new equipment, the service explained. The course took place at the headquarters of Communications Battalion N2.
For more information, please seeFeature: Modernising manned ISR and patrol aircraft in Latin America .
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