Harris Awarded $35 Million Contract Modification to Modernize FAA's Voice Switching and Control System Communications Displays
May 11 2005 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Harris Awarded $35 Million Contract Modification to Modernize FAA's
Voice Switching and Control System Communications Displays
MELBOURNE, Fla., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today announced that it has been awarded a
$35 million contract modification by the Federal Aviation
Administration to upgrade the voice communications displays used by
the nation's air traffic controllers as part of the existing Voice
Switching and Control System (VSCS) contract that the company was
awarded in 1991. "We are very proud of our longstanding association
with the FAA under the VSCS contract," said Al Dukes, president of
the Civil Programs business unit of Harris Corporation's Government
Communications Systems Division (GCSD). "This upgrade reflects our
ongoing commitment to ensuring that this critical element of the
National Airspace System infrastructure continues to provide the
FAA with the most advanced and cost-effective solution available."
Under the terms of the VSCS Display Module Replacement (VDMR)
contract modification, Harris will replace more than 8,000 cathode
tube-based displays with modern, flat-panel technology. The
upgraded displays will provide enhanced functionality for air
traffic controllers and significantly lower equipment lifecycle
costs for the agency. The Harris-developed VSCS, based on
independent, distributed processors and switches, allows air
traffic controllers to establish air-to-ground and ground-to-ground
communications with pilots as well as other air traffic
controllers. The system offers unprecedented voice quality, dynamic
reconfiguration capabilities to meet changing needs, and an
operational availability of greater than 0.9999999, which equates
to less than three seconds of downtime per year. Harris GCSD, one
of four divisions within Harris Corporation, conducts advanced
research studies, develops prototypes, and produces and supports
state-of-the-art, assured communications(TM) solutions and
information systems that solve the mission-critical challenges of
its military and government customers, while serving as the
technology base for the company's diverse commercial businesses.
Harris Corporation, which also provides tactical radio, microwave,
and broadcast products and systems, serves customers in more than
150 countries. For more information, visit http://www.harris.com/ .
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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 the expected value of
the program to Harris are forward-looking and involve risks and
uncertainties. Other factors that may impact the company's results
and forward-looking statement may be disclosed in the company's
filings with the SEC. 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. DATASOURCE:
Harris 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 site: http://www.harris.com/
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