Armoloq MBS-1280FDM- available October 2026. Please email or use the contact page if you'd like to be placed on the waiting list. Include your color choice.
We now offer a lower cost, in-house produced, Armoloq Manpack Battery System (MBS) using a high quality FDM manufacturing process. The MBS has been slightly redesigned to take advantage of this process and offers a comparable level of protection when compared to the Kydex model. Several filament types and brands were tested for strength and printing efficiency to get to an end unit we felt the customer can be confident in using.
The lower cost of production and significantly reduced lead time allows us to offer an acceptable alternative for those building a manpack on a budget.
Dimensional aspects of the MBS-1280FDM compartment and mounting lid have been modified and thus are not cross compatible with the MBS-1280 Kydex version.
The MBS offers the field operator the option to have a compact and fully contained battery solution for your VHF/UHF/GMRS radio. The battery cover is designed to allow direct mounting of a UB1280 sized battery to your TPA with the battery compartment providing protection for the battery, as well as a stable platform for orienting the radio in an upright position.
The batteries listed below have been confirmed to fit in the MBS-1280/FDM-
There are other battery manufacturers offering UB1280 sized batteries, but ensure that the battery’s physical size matches the following dimensions-
L- 5.940 (151mm)
D- 2.550 (65mm)
H- 3.780 (96mm)
Total weight, to include 10Ah LiFePO4 battery- 3.5 lbs