LIG Nex1 delivers initial batch of TMMRs to South Korean military

South Korean company LIG Nex1 announced on 25 February that it has begun deliveries of series-produced Tactical Multi-band, Multi-role Radios (TMMRs) to the South Korean military.

South Korean company LIG Nex1 announced on 25 February that it has delivered the initial batch of series-produced TMMRs to the South Korean military. (LIG Nex1)

The company said that the initial batch of TMMRs was handed over two days earlier in an event held at its Gumi production plant, noting that the move is part of a KRW10.6 billion (USD9.56 million) contract awarded in December 2020 by the country’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).

No details have been provided about the number of TMMRs on order, but the company noted in an earlier statement that delivery of the software-defined radios (SDRs) under the first-production contract – awarded under South Korea’s wider Tactical Information Communications Network (TICN) transformation programme – is expected to be completed in 2021.

TMMR production is expected to continue thereafter under follow-on contracts as part of a KRW1.2 trillion project approved by South Korea’s Defense Project Promotion Committee on 27 April 2020, aimed at completing mass production of these SDRs by 2025.

The TMMR, which was developed by LIG Nex1 in co-operation with the Agency for Defense Development (ADD), will replace existing communication equipment such as PRC-999K and PRC-950K, used by the South Korean military.

The company said the system has been designed to enable simultaneous voice and data communication in multiple channels and bands including HF, VHF, and UHF. It also enables the integrated operation of network-oriented command and tactical systems, and can be used for joint operations across land, sea, and air domains.