Harris Corporation's Low-Cost Weapon Data Link Used in Successful JDAM Moving Target Demonstration
September 20 2005 - 9:15AM
PR Newswire (US)
MELBOURNE, Fla., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A low-cost, UHF
network-capable weapon data link developed by Harris Corporation
(NYSE:HRS) played a key role in the successful demonstration of the
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet's ability to engage moving land targets with
Boeing's Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) during a test
conducted at the Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake,
California. The demonstration, in which an inert weapon was
delivered within two meters of the moving target, required no new
radios or hardware alterations to the aircraft. The position of the
target -- a radio-controlled panel-side truck -- was continuously
tracked by the Super Hornet's on-board sensor and target updates
were provided by the aircraft's communication system to the JDAM
GPS-guided weapon equipped with Harris' new network-capable weapon
data link. The two-way link also demonstrated the ability of the
weapon data link to transmit real-time weapon status back to the
host F/A-18 aircraft during the JDAM's free fall. In developing
this new approach, Harris combined the advanced engineering skills
of its Government Communications Systems Division (GCSD) with the
reliable, secure communications data link afforded by the
combat-proven Harris Falcon(R) II radio from its RF Communications
Division and Improved Data Modem technology from Innovative
Concepts, Inc. to create data linkage that is mounted onboard the
JDAM. "JDAM is a high-profile munition, and its ability to carry
out highly accurate strikes is playing a significant role in how
our armed forces conduct their operations," said Dan Pearson,
president of the Department of Defense business unit of Harris
GCSD. Harris also is providing Anti-Jam Global Positioning System
(AJ GPS) modules to Boeing for the JDAM, which is a low-cost tail
kit that converts existing free-fall bombs into highly accurate,
"smart" weapons. AJ GPS technology enhances the munition's
resistance to both intentional and unintentional RF interference of
the GPS satellite signal. 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/ . DATASOURCE:
Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Government
Communications Systems Division, +1-321-727-6514, , or Brent Dietz,
Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-724-3554, , both of Harris
Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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