Being in the Army Infantry Unit and a commo guy, I’ve seen these things go through everything. They’ve been dropped of buildings, dropped out of vehicles going 50 mph, and other than some scratches, they do pretty well. Army

They have an outstanding product in the MBITR. I have used it in combat and training scenarios and even filled with Iraqi sand and dust it has outperformed its predecessors. Navy

I had a number of MBITRs in my jeep when I was attacked. I had to blow up my vehicle and get out of there. Later we went back in to retrieve what we could. I picked up the MBITR, put in new batteries and it worked. That was good enough for me. If it can survive a 500-pound bomb then I like the radio. Air Force

The radio, especially the 148, is very dependable, very durable and consistent. I’ve never really had a problem with it operating. It does its job. The radio works whether it is raining or no matter what the conditions of the environment, it doesn’t matter. It gets banged up but it still works. Marines

They are doing pretty much everything right. I like the fact that they are able to get everything done and back to us so quickly. Army

They have a high quality product. The casing is good. The antenna is good. It is a small, light, compact radio. It does the job of 3 radios. It has a durable construction. It has rechargeable batteries. There are also 6-volt lithium battery packs you can put non rechargeable batteries in for when the rechargeables die and we have no way to charge them. Army

It’s doing what we need it to do. It’s very easy to program and configure. It’s small and lightweight compared to the other radios we have in the system. Navy

We have had these radios deployed with our security forces and pilots. Neither one of those people are delicate with these things. We have yet to have them fail in the missions or training exercises that they have been used on. I don’t know what they are doing, but they keep working and that is important to me. Air Force

It provides a lot of the same capabilities as the manpack radios but in a smaller package. It’s pretty powerful for its size. Marines

I like the programming features on the 148. Once you have all channels done up and set, it is really easy. Being a comm guy I can plug in to a computer and set a program and copy to all others. With the technical aspects, I wouldn’t expect it to be any better. LED display is really easy. I can’t see anything I would fix on that. Army

The overall durability and quality of the product for what we use it for, we have not found a comparable product. Navy

It’s a solid radio. I can drop it. I have had them burn up in explosions and they still worked. The LCD screen is a good screen. On SINCGARS radios, the screens crack and break. Marines

The products just work for us when we need them to. The MBITR vehicle mount works great. I wish we had more of them. The overall product versus using SINCGARS in your vehicles, you have UHF capability. If you have to bail out it’s easy to pull out the radio. Army

They are very interface friendly. You can figure out how to use it without the manual. It is labeled clearly, has understandable menus. Marines

They incorporate multiple applications and uses in one radio, and we only have to go to that one radio for everything we need. Army

Basically, when we needed something, Thales is right there. The equipment is great. It is compatible with all types of radios and that makes it easier to carry that one small radio than all kinds of different equipment. Army

Our people like them and they work. They are reliable. Navy

People order stuff and then they say it is not what they thought it would be and things do not work out. With Thales, this is not the case. Anonymous