Harris Corporation Announces Engineering Service Contract With Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
April 04 2005 - 12:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Harris Corporation Announces Engineering Service Contract With
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 4
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) announced
today that it has signed a contract to support Northrop Grumman
Mission Systems (NGMS) in the development of OS/COMET(R)
applications for the STPSat-1, NEXTSat and ASTRO satellite
missions. NGMS will provide mission operation services for the
three satellites using the OS/COMET product as part of its Space
Test Engineering Contract (STEC) with the U.S. Air Force's
RDT&E Support Center (RSC) at Kirtland Air Force Base, New
Mexico. OS/COMET is an advanced software toolset used for satellite
command and control. The announcement was made during the 21st
National Space Symposium (Harris Booth #3), being held April 4-7 at
The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. "Harris and Northrop
Grumman are working collaboratively to meet the aggressive
schedules required for each satellite mission," said Scott Criley,
OS/COMET business development manager, Harris Technical Services
Corporation (HTSC). "OS/COMET will provide a total command and
control solution capable of flying the world's most advanced
satellite technology for the Air Force." OS/COMET features
commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) capabilities with superior levels
of flexibility, allowing the user to automate a ground system
solution to any desired level throughout the life of the program.
The engineering services provided by HTSC will enable NGMS to
develop standard OS/COMET applications required for each of the
three satellites. The work will be completed over the next 12
months. HTSC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Harris Corporation,
serving the information technology services marketplace. HTSC
provides world-class, cost- effective operation, maintenance,
engineering, and technical support services to the U.S. government,
prime contractors, and other Harris divisions. Harris Corporation
is an international communications technology company focused on
providing assured communications(TM) products, systems and services
for government and commercial customers. The company's four
operating divisions serve markets for government communications,
tactical radio, broadcast, and microwave systems. Harris provides
systems and service to customers in more than 150 countries.
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Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Government Communications
Systems Division, +1-321-727-6514, or , or Tom Hausman, Corporate
Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, or , both of Harris Corporation Web
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