Harris Successfully Completes Another Advanced EHF Navy Multiband Terminal Milestone; Logs onto Milstar Satellite from Simulated
February 01 2007 - 11:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Company Has Now Successfully Demonstrated Reliable Communications
Using All Terminal Types SAN DIEGO and MELBOURNE, Fla., Feb. 1
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an
international communications and information technology company,
has successfully completed another major milestone in a $1 billion
U.S. Navy communications program competition: logging onto a
Milstar satellite using an Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)
Navy Multiband Terminal prototype system onboard a platform that
simulates submarine conditions. The announcement was made during
West 2007 (Harris Booth #1120) being held January 31 - February 2
at the San Diego Convention Center. West 2007 is co-sponsored by
the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)
International and the U.S. Naval Institute. With this milestone,
Harris has successfully demonstrated low data rate (LDR), medium
data rate (MDR) and extended data rate (XDR) logon for the various
ship and shore terminals -- including submarine mast and periscope
versions -- under simulated platform motion consistent with
high-sea states. The successful demonstrations are the culmination
of three years of waveform design and hardware/software development
as part of the AEHF Navy Multiband Terminal program. "We are very
pleased with this successful test as we continue to demonstrate our
AEHF Navy Multiband Terminal's LDR, MDR and XDR communications
capabilities," said Sheldon Fox, vice president and general manager
of Department of Defense Programs, Harris Government Communications
Systems Division. "Harris has successfully demonstrated logon,
uplink and downlink capabilities with the Milstar 6 satellite ahead
of schedule, and the Harris AEHF Navy Multiband Terminal team is
poised for successful completion prior to the upcoming PT1
milestone in March." An SCA 2.2.1-compliant software programmable
modem developed by Harris was instrumental in all successful
demonstrations. Logons to the Milstar satellite were performed at
the Harris Naval SATCOM Integration and Test Facility in Palm Bay,
Florida, utilizing a KGV-136, the newest generation cryptographic
unit. The SATCOM Integration and Test Facility is part of the
company's advanced Net-centric Test Bed. Harris won a contract in
2003 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 development model phase
of the program. The NMT Phase 1 Program is a 43-month effort to
design and develop prototype Q-band SATCOM submarine, shipboard and
shore 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 lifecycle cost reductions and improved reliability.
This approach offers the Navy better access to SATCOM assets and
increased bandwidth, as well as protection from jamming and
interception of transmissions. Once fielded, the AEHF NMT will
serve as the common element for naval information networks,
providing interconnection of individual naval assets with other
services and the Global Information Grid. About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information
technology company serving government and commercial markets in
more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the
company has annual sales of about $4 billion and more than 14,000
employees - including more than 6,000 engineers and scientists.
Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured
communications(TM) products, systems, and services for global
markets, including government communications, RF communications,
broadcast communications, and wireless transmission network
solutions. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at http://www.harris.com/ Sound interesting? Find great
jobs at Harris: http://www.careers.harris.com/ Forward-Looking
Statements 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, or
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