Harris Corporation Introduces the AN/PRC-152 Handheld Radio - First Radio Implementing SCA Is Certified By the NSA
August 24 2005 - 11:16AM
PR Newswire (US)
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a leading supplier of software-defined
tactical radios for worldwide defense forces, has received
certification from the National Security Agency (NSA) for its new
multiband, multimission Falcon(R) III Handheld tactical radio.
Along with this certification, the radio has received its official
U.S. Government nomenclature: AN/PRC-152. The AN/PRC-152 utilizes
the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Software Communications
Architecture (SCA) and is the first radio utilizing the JTRS SCA
operating environment to receive NSA certification for the
protection of voice and data traffic up through the TOP SECRET
level. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050824/FLW018
) "The AN/PRC-152 is a next-generation, multiband handheld radio
that offers our military users all of the capability they need to
meet urgent operational requirements today while facilitating the
transition to JTRS," said Dana Mehnert, vice president and general
manager of U.S. Government Products, Harris RF Communications
Division. "These new capabilities include programmable
communications security (COMSEC) and the Software Communications
Architecture (SCA) to allow the addition of future JTRS waveforms."
An embedded global positioning system (GPS) is offered as an option
on the radio -- a first for tactical handheld radios. Also, a
vehicular adapter option is offered to allow the AN/PRC-152 to be
installed in the U.S.-standard combat net radio mount and used as a
vehicular radio. The AN/PRC-152 is the first system to be certified
using the Harris Sierra(TM) II software programmable encryption
module. Sierra II -- a very small, reprogrammable cryptographic
device that can be embedded in a variety of voice and data products
-- received NSA certification last year. Sierra II is targeted at
applications requiring small, low-power, low-cost cryptographic
solutions. Harris RF Communications Division is a leading supplier
of secure voice and data communications products, systems and
networks to military, government, and commercial organizations
worldwide. 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. Additional information about Harris Corporation
is available at http://www.harris.com/ .
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Susan Giuseppetti, RF Communications Division, +1-585-241-8187, or
, or Tom Hausman, Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, or ,
both of Harris Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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