U.S. Army Installs JTRS-Approved Falcon III(R) Radios from Harris Corporation into Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
February 14 2008 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
New Application Significantly Extends Communications Distances
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, is providing its JTRS-approved
Falcon III(R) AN/PRC-152(C) handheld radios to the U.S. Army to
extend the communications capabilities of soldiers serving in
mountainous and urban environments. The Army is installing Falcon
III AN/PRC-152(C) radios in Shadow 200 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as
part of a relay system to significantly extend the distance
communication signals can travel. The radios provide critical
aerial communication links for soldiers on the ground operating in
obstructed line- of-sight environments. The Army selected the
Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C) after extensive performance testing and
field evaluations involving several potential vendors. "This new
application underscores the multimode, multimission capabilities
and very small size of the Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C)," said George
Helm, vice president and general manager, U.S. Government Products,
Harris RF Communications. "Using the communications relay enabled
by this next- generation radio, soldiers are able to communicate
over long distances, even in mountainous or urban terrain. Perhaps
most significantly, the UAV-based AN/PRC-152(C) radios are
providing critical communications links to a majority of the Army's
installed base of legacy radios, including SINCGARS." The
multiband, multimission Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C) is the most widely
deployed JTRS-approved radio, with more than 30,000 deployed around
the world. In addition to SINCGARS capability, the radio provides
ultra-high frequency (UHF) ground-to-ground line-of-sight
communications, close-air support, tactical satellite
communications and programmable encryption. The AN/PRC-152(C) also
serves as the handheld-based transceiver of the Falcon III(R)
AN/VRC-110, a high-performance, multiband vehicular radio platform
that offers an immediately available JTRS-approved alternative to
legacy SINCGARS radios. 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. 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 revenue of almost $5 billion and 16,000 employees --
including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is
dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(TM)
products, systems, and services. Additional information about
Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/.
DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Kevin Aman, RF
Communications, +1-585-241-8186, , or Jim Burke, Corporate
Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, , both of Harris Corporation Web
site: http://www.harris.com/
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