Harris Corporation Awarded $18 Million Follow-on Contract by Boeing for Joint Direct Attack Munition Anti-Jam GPS Electronics
November 01 2005 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
MELBOURNE, Fla., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a world leader in weapon systems data links
and anti-jam technologies for precision munitions, today announced
that it has been awarded an $18.2 million follow-on contract by
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, St. Louis, Missouri, to provide
Anti-Jam Global Positioning System (AJ GPS) modules for Boeing's
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM). The initial development
contract was valued at approximately $3.9 million, bringing the
total value of the program for Harris to more than $21 million
since 2003. Full production and future options could increase the
program's value for Harris to more than $50 million by 2008. JDAM
is a low-cost tail kit that converts existing free-fall bombs into
highly accurate "smart" weapons. The tail kit, developed and
produced by Boeing, consists of a new tail section that contains a
GPS-based Inertial Navigation System (INS). Harris is providing its
advanced AJ GPS electronics module for integration into the tail
kit. AJ GPS technology enhances the munition's resistance to both
intentional and unintentional RF interference of the GPS
satellite's signal. "JDAM is a high-profile munition that will play
a significant role in any conflict where precise delivery of
weapons is essential, helping to minimize casualties to
noncombatants and collateral damage to vital infrastructures," said
Dan Pearson, president of the Department of Defense (DoD) Programs
business unit of Harris Corporation's Government Communications
Systems Division (GCSD). "We are very pleased that Boeing continues
to select Harris as a preferred supplier of critical AJ GPS
electronics for its JDAM program." 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 has
12,600 employees, including 5,500 engineers and scientists. The
company's four operating divisions serve markets for government
communications, RF communications, broadcast communications, and
microwave communications. Additional information about Harris
Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/ . Sound
interesting? Find great jobs at Harris:
http://www.careers.harris.com/ Forward-Looking Statement This press
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 Brent
Dietz, Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-724-3554, or , both of Harris
Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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