Harris Corporation Awarded Contract by The Netherlands Ministry of Defense for Falcon(R) II AN/PRC-117F(C) Multiband Radios
September 13 2005 - 5:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
LONDON, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (DSEi, booth #321) --
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a leading supplier of secure,
tactical radios for defense forces worldwide, today announced that
it has received a third order for its Falcon(R) II multiband
AN/PRC-117F(C) tactical radios from The Netherlands Ministry of
Defense (MoD). The radios will be used by the Royal Netherlands
Army and the Royal Netherlands Air Force for ground-to-air
communications in support of a United Nations mission in
Afghanistan. The value of the three radio contracts now totals $5
million. "The AN/PR-117F radios fulfill a necessary requirement for
tactical satellite communication equipment in the Afghanistan
theatre of operation," said Alle de Jong, Project Manager Air
Support Radio for the Netherlands Defense Materiel Organization.
"They enable our forces to communicate in different roles for
different international missions in a secure manner." "We are
pleased that The Netherlands MoD has selected Harris to meet the
radio communications needs of its Army and Air Force, and believe
that this follow-on order reflects the high degree of confidence
they have in Harris radios from their use in previous missions,"
said Steve Marschilok, vice president and general manager of
international products and services, Harris RF Communications
Division. The forces of NATO and Partnership for Peace countries
such as The Netherlands interact frequently during combined
military exercises and during U.S. and NATO-led peacekeeping
missions. Many of these nations have now standardized on Harris'
Falcon II radios -- a move that has become increasingly important
as countries seek communications interoperability for joint
missions. The Harris Falcon II AN/PRC-117F(C) tactical radio is in
widespread use by U.S. forces and U.S. allies in critical missions
around the world for ground- to-ground, ground-to-air, and
ship-to-shore communications. This multiband, multimission manpack
radio uses advanced Harris software-defined radio (SDR) technology
to provide battle-proven embedded COMSEC, SATCOM, and ECCM
capabilities. It covers the entire 30 to 512 MHz frequency range,
using two antenna ports for optimum range performance. Harris also
recently announced that it has received a contract valued at $7
million for its Bowman high-frequency (HF) tactical radios from the
Royal Netherlands Marine Corps (RNLMC). The Bowman radio, which is
based on the Falcon II radio series, will enable the RNLMC to
replace different communications systems now in use with a single
system designed to provide both voice and battlefield information
functionality. 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/ . DATASOURCE: Harris
Corporation CONTACT: 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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