Harris Corporation First to Achieve AEHF Navy Multiband Terminal Communications With Milstar Satellite
August 09 2006 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
MELBOURNE, Fla., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today announced that it is the first company
to successfully acquire and track low and medium data-rate
waveforms on the Milstar 6 satellite using an Advanced Extremely
High Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) prototype
system. An SCA 2.2.1-compliant software programmable modem
developed by Harris was instrumental in the successful
demonstration. Once fielded, NMT will serve as the common element
of naval information networks, providing interconnection of
individual naval assets with other services and, eventually, with
the global information grid. Acquisition and tracking of the
Milstar 6 satellite was performed at the Harris Naval SATCOM
Integration and Test Facility in Palm Bay, Florida, utilizing a
KGV-136 -- the newest generation cryptographic unit. The successful
demonstration was the culmination of two years of Harris-sponsored
waveform design and hardware and software development as part of
the NMT prototype competition sponsored by the Navy Program
Executive Office for C4I and Space. "The ahead-of-schedule
completion of this capability demonstration reinforces our position
as a proven, reliable supplier of Navy communications systems in
the new millennium," said Dan Pearson, group president of Defense
Communications, Harris Government Communications Systems Division.
"This achievement is a major advancement in the development of
modern, next-generation Navy SATCOM terminals that provide
multiband communication capabilities in a single terminal. It
reflects the efforts of Harris, its supporting teammates and
suppliers, as well as the expertise of the Navy technical team and
the National Security Agency." Coupled with an earlier
demonstration of the new, extended data rate (XDR) waveforms, this
latest success confirms that Harris is on plan to provide U.S. Navy
ship, submarine and shore installations with access to the full
communications capacity provided by the AEHF satellite
constellation. This approach offers the Navy better access to
SATCOM assets and increased bandwidth, as well as protection from
jamming and interception of transmissions. The AEHF NMT Phase 1
Program is a 43-month effort to design and develop prototype Q-band
SATCOM submarine and shipboard terminals in support of the U.S.
Navy's FORCEnet concept. Additional phases add high-performance Ka-
and X-band capabilities to the common NMT terminal. The resulting
NMT terminal will replace current single- and dual-band terminals,
yielding significant life-cycle cost reductions and improved
reliability. The Navy's investment in a multicontractor development
and planned down-select procurement of the remaining elements for
the AEHF NMT program fosters industry competition and expands the
qualified vendor base for protected SATCOM. Success in the Q-band
prototype phase, coupled with Harris' legacy as the provider of the
Navy's current generation of multiband, super high frequency
(SHF)-wideband terminals, uniquely qualifies Harris as a leading
NMT supplier. 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 $3.5 billion
and nearly 14,000 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/ 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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