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# UK selects US firm Persistent Systems for Project CAIN battlefield radios
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-03-10-uk-mod-persistent-systems-wave-relay/
- Published: 2026-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-20T06:58:16.000Z
- Description: The UK Ministry of Defence selected US firm Persistent Systems' Wave Relay MANET, MPU5 radios and Cloud Relay software for 16 Air Assault Brigade under Project CAIN, in a multi-million dollar contract with no figure disclosed.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Persistent Systems press release, 10 March 2026](https://persistentsystems.com/uk-ministry-of-defence-selects-persistent-systems-wave-relay-manet-for-project-cain-modernization/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not disclose a contract value or reduce the British Army's reliance on this US supplier, which already equips the Royal Marines.

**How this item counts.** Towards dependence: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight -2 of 36 possible. UK awards contract for US-made Wave Relay radios, deepening non-European parts reliance; single brigade.. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)