HRS Harris Corp.

MELBOURNE, Fla., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) announced today that it has successfully completed a flight demonstration showing data link network connectivity with the guidance electronics for the U.S. Air Force's Small Diameter Bomb (SDB). The demonstration was the culmination of a 13-month effort to develop a complete set of weapon data that will be used in future systems to provide command, control and status between a network-based user and a smart weapon such as the SDB. Harris was selected by the Boeing Company in November 2004 to provide equipment and engineering services as part of the SDB Weapon Data Link Network (WDLN) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration contract for the U.S. Air Force. "The SDB is a GPS-guided munition with the ability to carry out precision strikes, a capability that will play a significant role in how our armed forces conduct future operations," said Dan Pearson, president of the Department of Defense business unit of Harris Corporation's Government Communications Systems Division. "Harris' new network-capable weapon data link successfully demonstrated the ability to provide in-flight weapon commands, target updates and re-targeting, providing yet another level of precision-strike capability that will help to minimize noncombatant casualties and collateral damage. The weapon data link also provides an in-flight reverse link that will help to improve the military's bomb-hit assessments. The combined advanced engineering skills of our two Harris government businesses were instrumental in the successful flight demonstration." A Harris-built weapon data link and a Boeing SDB munition were used in demonstrations conducted at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Contributing to the success of the test were reliable, secure communications data links developed for the combat-proven Harris Falcon(R) II family of tactical radios and a Multifunction Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminal provided by ViaSat Corporation. The WDLN provided real-time weapon command, control, and status over both a UHF line of sight and a Link-16 data link. The Harris technology demonstration system included hardware and software to communicate with government-provided ground command stations, as well as a dismounted TACP system, utilizing both UHF and Link-16 networks. The network messages developed for the technology demonstration will be incorporated into the data link requirements of the SDB Increment II award in early 2006. Harris also is providing Anti-Jam Global Positioning System (AJ GPS) modules to Boeing for the Joint Direct Attack Munition, 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 with the GPS satellite signal. Harris Government Communications Systems Division 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 more than 13,000 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. For more information, visit http://www.harris.com/ . Sound interesting? Find great jobs at Harris: http://www.careers.harris.com/ Contact Information: Sleighton Meyer Brent Dietz Harris Corporation Corporate Headquarters Government Communications Systems Division 321-724-3554 321-727-6514 DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Corporate Headquarters, Government Communications Systems Division, +1-321-727-6514, , or Brent Dietz, Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-724-3554, or , both of Harris Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/

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