Danish voice communications company, Invisio, will be equipping units with the US Army with soldier hearing protection systems.
A spokesman told Shephard on 5 November that the company was providing its X50 Tactical Communications and Protection Systems in-ear headsets that would be fielded over the next 3-6 months.
Invisio announced in October that it was awarded an SEK 40 million ($6.1 million) contract from US Program Executive Office (PEO) – Soldier to provide the X50 to meet a part of its Tactical Communication and Protective System (TCAPS) requirement.
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