John D. Kavazanjian, Ultralife's president and chief executive officer, said, "We have been supplying this important battery under a number of contracts for 10 years and have increased production due to its sustained high demand. This latest order illustrates the strength of the overall demand for military batteries, since the BA-5372 is used in the same radio systems as our BA-5390 battery."
NextGen II is the U.S. Army's five-year battery procurement strategy. Phase II of this program included production contracts awarded to provide three types of primary (non-rechargeable) lithium-manganese dioxide batteries.
The three battery types - BA-5372/U, BA-5367/U and BA-5368/U - comprise the Small Cylindrical Cell Lithium Manganese Dioxide Battery Group.
A major objective of this five-year procurement strategy is to establish and maintain a domestic production base of a sufficient capacity to timely meet peacetime demands and have the ability to surge quickly to meet deployment demands.
The BA-5372/U battery is used for memory backup primarily for the AN/PRC-119 MANPACK Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), and in numerous other applications including encryption and cryptographic devices, and the Patriot Missile System.