Harris Corporation Delivers Navigation Payload for U.S. Air Force’s Seventh GPS III Satellite
June 11 2019 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Highlights:
- Continues delivery momentum with
seventh of 10 advanced GPS III satellite navigation payloads
- Boosts GPS III’s signal power,
accuracy, flexibility and lifespan
- Leverages 40-plus year legacy for more
powerful, fully digital MDU on GPS III follow-on satellites
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has provided Lockheed Martin
(NYSE:LMT) with its seventh of 10 advanced navigation payloads
contracted for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS III satellite program.
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Harris Corporation has delivered the
seventh navigation payload for installation on the Lockheed
Martin-built GPS III satellite. (Photo courtesy: Lockheed
Martin)
The GPS III navigation payload features a Mission Data Unit
(MDU) with a unique 70-percent digital design that links atomic
clocks, radiation-hardened processors and powerful transmitters –
enabling signals up to three times more accurate than any GPS
satellites currently in operation. The payload also boosts signal
power, which increases jamming resistance by eight times and helps
extend the satellite’s lifespan.
In 2017, Harris announced that it completed development of an
even more-capable, fully digital MDU for the Air Force’s GPS III
Follow On (GPS IIIF) program. The new GPS IIIF payload design will
further enhance the satellite’s capabilities and performance.
In September 2018, the U.S. Air Force selected Lockheed Martin
for a fixed-price-type production contract for up to 22 GPS IIIF
satellites. Harris is Lockheed Martin’s navigation signal partner
for GPS IIIF satellites, and in January received a $243 million
award to provide the navigation signals for the first two GPS IIIF
satellites, space vehicles 11 and 12.
Harris’ expertise in creating and sending GPS signals extends
back to the mid-1970s – providing navigation technology for every
U.S. GPS satellite ever launched. While the Air Force originally
developed GPS for warfighters, millions of people around the world
and billions of dollars of commerce now depend on the accurate,
reliable signal created and sent by Harris navigation
technology.
About Harris Corporation
Harris Corporation is a leading technology innovator, solving
customers’ toughest mission-critical challenges by providing
solutions that connect, inform and protect. Harris supports
government and commercial customers in more than 100 countries and
has approximately $6 billion in annual revenue. The company is
organized into three business segments: Communication Systems,
Electronic Systems and Space and Intelligence Systems. Learn more
at harris.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
reflect management's current expectations, assumptions and
estimates of future performance and economic conditions. Such
statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company cautions
investors that any forward-looking statements are subject to risks
and uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends
to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Statements about payload
capabilities and future payload deliveries are forward-looking and
involve risk and uncertainties. Harris disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
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Kristin JonesSpace and Intelligence
Systemskristin.jones@harris.com571-419-4718
Jim BurkeHarris Corporationjim.burke@harris.com321-727-9131
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