Harris Corporation Awarded Potential $70 Million Contract to Provide Sierra(TM) II Encryption for U.S. Army's Situational Aware
May 10 2006 - 3:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today announced it has been awarded a
contract by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to provide its
Sierra(TM) II Type 1 encryption solution for the U.S. Army's Force
XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below-Blue Force Tracking
(FBCB2-BFT) Type 1 COMSEC Upgrade Program. The initial value of the
contract to the company is approximately $5 million, with a total
potential value of $70 million over five years. The Harris Sierra
II solution will secure critical data transmissions transmitted via
satellite for use by land forces. Northrop Grumman's Mission
Systems sector is the FBCB2 system integrator and is under contract
to the U.S. Army Communications-Electronic Command at Fort
Monmouth, N.J. Northrop Grumman provides the FBCB2 software that
runs on a variety of mounted and dismounted computing hardware
platforms. FBCB2's satellite communications-based tracking
technique, called Blue Force Tracking, automatically displays the
soldier's position relative to friendly forces, and reports the
positions of enemy troops, threats, and hazards. FBCB2-BFT shares
situational awareness information among combat and support vehicles
on computers mounted in more than 40 different Army vehicle types.
A roof-mounted transponder/receiver is used to transmit data via
satellite to headquarters and to other platforms. "Blue Force
Tracking technology came of age during operations in Iraq, and will
provide superior performance on the battlefield as it expands the
available data to allies and coalition partners," said Dick
Rzepkowski, Harris RF Communications Division vice president,
Government Systems and Programs. "Sierra(TM) II met Northrop
Grumman's need for a timely and cost-effective solution for the
FBCB2 program. This program win underscores the programmable-
design benefits of the Sierra encryption products. The programming
simplicity of Sierra(TM) II helps to ensure a fast development
schedule -- well within program constraints to field this
application." 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 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
-- dedicated to the development of best-in-class assured
communications(TM) products, systems, and services. The company's
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/ . 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 statements 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: Susan Sheppard, RF Communications
Division, +1-585-241-8187, or , or Brent Dietz, Corporate
Headquarters, +1-321-724-3554, or , both of Harris Web site:
http://www.harris.com/
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