Harris Corporation Awarded $16 Million Contract by U.S. Army For Large Aperture Multiband Deployable Antennas
September 19 2005 - 9:15AM
PR Newswire (US)
MELBOURNE, Fla., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today announced that it was awarded a $16
million contract by the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics
Command (CECOM), Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey, for the first production
lot of Large Aperture Multiband Deployable Antennas (LAMDAs) for
use by the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps. The potential value of
the contract could reach $100 million over the next four years as
up to 200 antennas are delivered. "Harris is a world leader in
satellite communications antennas and payloads, and we have applied
our extensive experience in this area to the development of the
LAMDA," said Dan Pearson, president of the Department of Defense
business unit of Harris Corporation's Government Communications
Systems Division (GCSD). "This new multiband antenna provides
enhanced operational flexibility, greater mission data rates,
improved link reliability, and significant user satellite lease
cost savings due to the antenna's size and performance
capabilities." The LAMDA is an enhanced version of the field-proven
Harris Lightweight High Gain X-band Antenna (LHGXA), a rugged,
highly mobile tactical antenna deployed and operated by military
personnel worldwide. The LAMDA's primary function is to provide
field units with a highly mobile, user-friendly, large aperture
tri-band (C-, X-, and Ku-band) antenna that will withstand the
rigors of a harsh operating environment. The LAMDA supports
tri-band operations by utilizing interchangeable antenna feeds that
can be rapidly installed by operators in the field. The LAMDA
incorporates a 4.9-meter (16-foot) diameter reflector mounted on an
HMMWV-towable trailer, yet has the equivalent performance
characteristics of a 20-foot reflector due to its shaped,
offset-fed design. Rugged, yet lightweight outer panels allow a
three-person crew to set up or teardown the antenna in less than 45
minutes. The LAMDA operates with DSCS, WGS, NATO, Skynet, XTAR, and
Intelsat satellite constellations. Harris GCSD 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 is an international communications and
information technology company serving government and commercial
markets in more than 150 countries. With headquarters in Melbourne,
Florida, the company has annual sales of over $3 billion and
employs 12,600 men and women, including 5,500 engineers and
scientists. The company's four operating divisions serve markets
for government communications, tactical radio, broadcast, and
microwave systems. Additional information about Harris Corporation
is available at http://www.harris.com/ . Sound interesting? Find
great jobs at Harris: http://www.careers.harris.com/
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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
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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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