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First fielded in 2000, the AN/PRC-148 MBITR software-defined handheld radio has provided unprecedented interoperability with existing military and commercial legacy radio systems for years and, with software upgradeability, ensures future operation with the next generation of communication equipment.

The AN/PRC-148 MBITR replaced 60 pounds of radio equipment with a single handheld radio weighing less than two pounds, changing the way warfighters throughout the world do their jobs. As the smallest, lightest, and most widely-fielded tactical handheld radio covering the 30-512 MHz frequency range, AN/PRC-148 MBITRs serve the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Federal agencies, and allied and coalition forces globally with extensive use in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. 

Thales is also fielding a Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) configuration of the AN/PRC-148-the AN/PRC-148 JTRS Enhanced MBITR, or JEM.

In a ceremony held on July 30, 2007, commemorating this milestone event, Thales Communications CEO Mitch Herbets presented the 100,000th MBITR to Steven Kundrat, Program Executive Officer for Intelligence and Information Systems, Center for Acquisition and Logistics, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). USSOCOM sponsored the U.S. Government program of record under which the MBITR was developed. 

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), who serves on the Armed Services, Science and Technology, and Small Business Committees, gave the keynote speech at the July 30 event, which was held at Thales Communications' headquarters facilities.