Harris Corporation's Widely Fielded Falcon(R) III AN/PRC-152(C) Receives SCA-Certification from the JTRS Joint Program Executive
December 11 2006 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, has announced that the Software
Communications Architecture (SCA) of its Falcon(R) III
AN/PRC-152(C) has been reviewed and tested by the Joint Program
Executive Office of the Joint Tactical Radio System Test and
Evaluation Laboratory (JPEO JTEL) and certified with waivers by Mr.
Dennis Bauman, the Joint Program Executive Officer of the Joint
Tactical Radio System (JPEO JTRS). All JTRS radios must use the SCA
software operating environment as the basis to run the radio's
waveforms. With over 3,000 AN/PRC-152(C) multiband handheld radios
in service today and over 17,000 expected to be in service by
summer 2007, the AN/PRC-152(C) is the first widely fielded tactical
radio to receive SCA certification. "We are very happy to see the
Falcon III radio now SCA- and NSA- certified," said Mr. Bauman. "I
am committed to removing JTRS market entry barriers and creating a
competitive environment within the JTRS family. Products like the
reprogrammable, SCA-compliant Falcon III will permit faster and
cheaper means to upgrade the radio capabilities and implement
crypto modernization. Our goal is to provide our Joint Warfighters
with a family of interoperable, secure, affordable software-defined
radios. I welcome Harris into the JTRS family." "Fielding JTRS
technology this early is a great win for the JTRS program and the
government, and shows the true power of JTRS standards," said Mr.
Dana Mehnert, president, Harris RF Communications Division. "The
AN/PRC-152(C) was internally developed by Harris and implements key
JTRS requirements: the SCA operating environment, and Type 1,
software-programmable encryption. By leaving the doors open to
competition, the government can significantly benefit from
commercial technology and accelerate getting new capabilities to
the warfighter faster." The AN/PRC-152(C) and its associated
vehicular adapter amplifier, the AN/VRC-110, are examples of
commercial technology providing new capabilities to the warfighter.
In service today, the AN/VRC-110 fits into a standard SINCGARS
vehicular communications mount, but unlike the dedicated-use
SINCGARS radio, the multimode AN/VRC-110 supports multiple
waveforms: SINCGARS, Havequick I/II, VHF/UHF AM & FM, and
MIL-STD-188-181B. About Harris Corporation 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 $3.5 billion and nearly 14,000 employees-including
more than 6,000 engineers and scientists-dedicated to the
development of best-in-class, assured communications(TM) products,
systems, software, 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
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forward-looking statements. Statements about the expected value of
the program to Harris are forward-looking and involve risks and
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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
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Harris Corporation CONTACT: Kevin Aman, RF Communications Division,
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