Harris Corporation Expands Falcon Watch(TM) Remote Sensor Family
June 20 2006 - 12:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Unattended Ground Sensor Technology and Products Licensed From
Telonics WASHINGTON, AFCEA TechNet booth 819, June 20
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) announced
today that it has expanded its Falcon Watch(TM) Remote Intrusion
Detection and Surveillance System through a licensing agreement
with Telonics, located in Mesa, AZ. The proven Eagle Intrusion
Detection System (EIDS) Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) technology
and other products from Telonics will be incorporated into the
Harris Falcon Watch(TM) Remote Intrusion Detection and Surveillance
System. Falcon Watch(TM) is designed for military, homeland
security, and law enforcement applications in the United States and
internationally. This licensing agreement enables Harris to further
leverage its proven expertise in assured tactical radio
communications and situational awareness to enhance its current
family of highly integrated and effective remote monitoring
solutions. "The Telonics Unattended Ground Sensor products set the
standard for reliable intrusion detection with outstanding mission
life," said George Helm, vice president, Growth Programs, Harris RF
Communications Division. "We believe that by combining the Telonics
products with our situational awareness solutions, we will position
Harris for immediate success in this rapidly growing market
segment. The complete tactical communications product offering that
will result will ensure that the sensor alerts are reliably
delivered anywhere -- from the battlefield to the operations
center, or around the world -- using our Falcon(R) tactical
communications equipment, which is in service in more than 100
countries." The EIDS detection and processing technology will be
incorporated into the Falcon Watch(TM) Falcon(R) II Sensor/Relay
for international use, while the EIDS sensor products will be
integrated into the Falcon Watch(TM) product line for U.S.
government use. These new products, the Miniature Sensor and the
Multiple Sensor, will be offered by Harris as part of the expanded
Falcon Watch(TM) Family of products. The Falcon Watch(TM) Miniature
Sensor is a single detector device that accepts input from one
detector. It is a very small unit that is easily carried and used
for a rapidly established, temporary application. The Falcon
Watch(TM) Multiple Sensor accepts multiple detector inputs
operating independently or in combination. It has expanded battery
capacity and is designed to be fielded for an extended period of
time. In addition to offering the current EIDS-based products,
Harris intends to integrate this sensor technology with its
tactical radio and situational awareness technologies, resulting in
new product solutions. Harris has already introduced the Falcon
Watch(TM) RF-5405 Intelligent Gateway, which adds sensor data
qualification and Iridium satellite communications capability to a
field of EIDS-based sensors. This allows for sensor fields to be
deployed in remote locations such as border areas that do not have
communications infrastructure available. "We are very excited to be
able to bring together these world-class technologies to increase
our customers' situational awareness capabilities with sensor data
fusion -- all built around Harris tactical communications
products," continued Helm. "While individual products that address
remote sensing are available on the market, this licensing
agreement allows Harris to offer complete solutions." The EIDS
technology is based on more than 15 years of design, development,
and successful deployment of unattended ground sensor products and
is currently used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S.
Department of Defense, international government agencies, law
enforcement, and others. 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 has 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/ . 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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