Harris Corporation Achieves Uplink to Milstar Satellite Via Advanced EHF Navy Multiband Communications Terminal
October 16 2006 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
MELBOURNE, Fla., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today announced that it is the first company
to successfully uplink to a Milstar satellite using an Advanced
Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multiband Terminal prototype
system. This milestone follows the company's announcement last
month that it was the first to acquire and track low- and
medium-data-rate waveforms on Milstar 6 using the same prototype
terminal. An SCA 2.2.1-compliant software programmable modem
developed by Harris was instrumental in both successful
demonstrations. Once fielded, the terminal 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. In 2003, Harris won a contract to
develop four prototypes for the next- generation AEHF Navy
Multiband Terminal. The U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems
Command is scheduled to perform a competitive downselect and issue
a contract in June 2007 for the engineering, manufacture and
development (EMD) phase of the program. Should Harris win the EMD
phase competition, the overall value of the program for the Harris
team could exceed $1 billion by 2015. "This uplink demonstration
marks another defining milestone in the development of
next-generation, Navy protected SATCOM terminals that offer
multiband communication capabilities in a single terminal," said
Sheldon Fox, vice president and general manager of the Department
of Defense Programs business unit of Harris Government
Communications Systems Division. "We now have successfully achieved
both uplink and downlink capabilities ahead of schedule -- key
steps in demonstrating that our next-generation AEHF terminal can
communicate successfully with Milstar satellites." Acquisition of
and uplink with the Milstar 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/software development
as part of the prototype competition sponsored by the Navy Program
Executive Office for C4I. Coupled with an earlier demonstration of
the new, extended data rate (XDR) waveforms and the Milstar
downlink capability, this latest demonstration confirms that Harris
is on plan to provide U.S. Navy ship, submarine and shore
installations with full access to the 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 Navy Multiband Terminal 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 will add high- performance Ka- and X-band
capabilities to the common terminal. The resulting system will
replace current single- and dual-band terminals, yielding
significant life-cycle cost reductions and improved reliability.
"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 Navy Multiband Terminal supplier," added Fox.
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 6,000 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/. 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 Brent Dietz,
Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-724-3554, , both of Harris
Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/
http://www.careers.harris.com/
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