Harris Corporation's Falcon III Multiband Manpack Radio Receives Key Software Certification From Joint Program Executive Office
August 20 2008 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
First Wideband Networking Radio to be Certified as Fully Compliant
with Version 2.2 of the JTRS Software Communications Architecture
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, has announced that its Falcon
III(R) AN/PRC-117G(V)1(C) multiband manpack has become the first
wideband networking radio to be certified as Software
Communications Architecture (SCA) compliant. The certification,
from the Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO) for the Joint
Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program, ensures that the radio is
easily upgradeable to JTRS wideband and narrowband waveforms.
Harris is the only company to receive JTRS SCA certification for
both manpack and handheld radios. The new certification covers the
operating environment of the AN/PRC-117G, which is designated as
fully compliant with version 2.2 of the SCA of the JTRS. The SCA
provides the overall blueprint for building JTRS software defined
radio systems. The operating environment -- along with the radio's
waveform software applications -- synchronizes hardware, firmware,
and cryptographic components and controls the radio's transmission
of voice and data. Harris received certification for the
AN/PRC-117G following comprehensive tests and a recommendation from
the JTRS Test and Evaluation Laboratory. The AN/PRC-117G is a
wideband manpack companion to the JTRS-approved Falcon III
AN/PRC-152(C) multiband handheld radio, which previously was
certified as fully compliant with the SCA. There are more than
40,000 AN/PRC-152(C) radios deployed around the world. Harris
recently demonstrated the AN/PRC-117G and its wideband networking
capabilities to JPEO JTRS at its headquarters in San Diego. The
radio successfully passed voice, data and video simultaneously in
an ad-hoc network that included fixed, mobile, shipboard and
dismounted soldier locations, secured with the radio's Type-1
certified HAIPE encryption. The radio received Type-1 security
certification from the National Security Agency in December 2007.
Since the beginning of the year, Harris has also conducted field
and training demonstrations of the radio for all branches of the
Department of Defense. "The Falcon III AN/PRC-117G is the first
manpack radio to receive JTRS approval for its software operating
environment. It continues our leadership in developing
next-generation software-defined multiband radios for the
warfighter," said George Helm, vice president and general manager,
U.S. Government Products for Harris RF Communications. "With this
certification, the U.S. military can continue to acquire Falcon III
AN/PRC-117G radios knowing that they meet existing standards and
are positioned to handle future JTRS applications. We look forward
to continuing our partnership with the JPEO to expand the breadth
and availability of JTRS-approved products to the DoD." The Falcon
III AN/PRC-117G allows the mobile warfighter access to secure IP
data at on-air rates up to 5 Megabits per second. The radio
features mobile ad-hoc networking, automated network establishment
and maintenance, and integrated Type-1 security. The
software-defined AN/PRC-117G offers legacy interoperability with
currently fielded radios, incorporating SINCGARS, Havequick II, the
High Performance Waveform (HPW), as well as MIL-STD-181B Tactical
Satellite (TACSAT). Harris RF Communications Division is the
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 more than $5.3 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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