Harris Corporation's Secure Personal Radio Chosen for Norwegian Defense Forces' Personal Field Radio Standardization Program
February 20 2008 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Tactical Radios Provide Individual Soldiers with Secure Digital
Voice and Data Communications ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 20
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an
international communications and information technology company,
has received a contract from the Defence Forces of Norway to
provide several thousand RF-7800S Secure Personal Radios. The
contract was awarded after a competitive evaluation. The Harris
RF-7800S is a lightweight wideband radio that delivers secure
tactical communications to individual soldiers. Norway will deploy
the radios and accessories as part of a soldier modernization
program to provide individual soldiers with digital voice and data
communications. "We were looking for a flexible network-enabled
soldier radio, offering reliable communication under difficult
operational conditions," said Major Rune Nesland-Steinor, project
manager of the Norwegian Personal Field Radio Program. "The radio's
functional performance, coupled with its data throughput, were
important determining factors." The Harris RF-7800S offers unique,
full-duplex, dual-net voice capability, allowing up to three
operators to talk simultaneously with an unlimited number of
listeners. The radio's advanced waveform, coupled with the 350 to
450 MHz frequency band, ensures more than 2 kilometers range over
open terrain and a superior ability to penetrate buildings and
other structures. The radio incorporates a built-in Standard
Positioning Service (SPS) GPS receiver, allowing for real-time
position tracking and messaging services. All transmissions are
secured by standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) or
customer-unique Citadel(R) II digital encryption. With the standard
rechargeable battery, the radio weighs less than 600 grams. "The
Harris RF-7800S will strengthen the link between Norway's deployed
forces and its command and control infrastructure. The radio offers
front-line soldiers a complete suite of tactical communications
capabilities for the first time," said Steve Marschilok, vice
president and general manager, International Government Systems,
Harris Corporation. "Commanders will be able to react quickly to
changing circumstances through real-time information provided by
networked warfighters. We're pleased to be providing this radio to
Norway, which is a technology leader in the NATO community and at
the forefront of adopting network-enabled technologies." The Harris
RF-7800S Secure Personal Radio is part of an expanding line of
digital wideband tactical radios designed to broaden access to
battlefield networking through secure two-way transmission of voice
and IP data. The line includes the Harris RF-7800M Manpack Radio, a
multiband, high-capacity data radio offering on-air rates up to 10
Mbps, as well as the Harris RF-7800W Broadband Ethernet Radio, a
high-capacity line-of-sight radio. The RF-7800W provides
high-bandwidth data transmission between command posts and forward
operating bases at rates in excess of 80 megabits per second in the
4.4 to 5.0 GHz band. Harris RF Communications 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 of RF Communications, +1-585-241-8186, ; or Jim
Burke of Harris Corporation, +1-321-727-9131, Web site:
http://www.harris.com/
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