Swedish Armed Forces Select Harris Corporation's Falcon III(R) Secure Personal Radio (SPR) for Soldier Radio Program
July 01 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
RF-7800S Radio Will Become Standard Platform for Secure
Communication of Voice, Data and Situational Awareness for Squads
and Platoons ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, has been awarded a contract to
deliver the RF-7800S Secure Personal Radio for Sweden's Inter/Intra
Group Radio (IGR) program. The contract is a multi-year framework
agreement with an initial quantity of 900 radios to be delivered in
July 2009. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090701/FL40495 ) The RF-7800S
will provide Swedish soldiers with an easy-to-operate solution for
voice and wideband data communications. The radio will initially be
fielded in the Nordic Battle Group to keep squads and platoons
continually connected to critical real-time information during
operations. Compact and weighing less than 600 grams, yet fully
ruggedized to military specifications, the RF-7800S ensures high
portability and reliability in the field. "Our goal is to enhance
the communication capabilities within individual squads, as well as
provide detailed information exchange between squad and platoon
levels, enabling safer and more effective operations," said Maria
Holmberg, Project Manager for IGR at Swedish Defence Materiel
Administration (FMV.) "The Harris RF-7800S delivered the voice and
data capabilities critical to our application, combined with a
superior level of durability and performance." Designed
specifically to address the unique requirements of soldier-level
communications, the Harris RF-7800S offers full-duplex voice
capability, allowing several soldiers to talk simultaneously with
an unlimited number of listeners - resulting in more natural use
among group members. The advanced waveform, coupled with the 350-
to 450-MHz frequency band, provides more than 2 kilometers range
over open terrain, and superior penetration of buildings and dense
foliage. An integrated GPS receiver enables real-time position
tracking of each user and a high-speed USB interface facilitates
direct connection of other C4 devices. All transmissions are
secured by standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) or
Citadel(R) II digital encryption. "The RF-7800S will give Sweden's
Armed Forces a platform to connect the soldier to the
network-centric battle space," said Dana Mehnert, group president,
Harris RF Communications. "This radio will deliver the capabilities
required immediately for operations today, as well as the
flexibility to integrate with ongoing system developments such as
Sweden's MARKUS soldier modernization program." The RF-7800S has
been adopted by more than 20 countries, including the Norwegian
Defense Force's NORMANS program. The radio is currently being
considered as a platform for several additional standardization
programs worldwide. Harris RF Communications is the leading global
supplier of secure radio communications and embedded high-grade
encryption solutions for military, government and commercial
organizations. The company's Falcon family of software-defined
tactical radio systems encompasses manpack, handheld and vehicular
applications. Falcon III is the next-generation of radios
supporting network-centric operations worldwide. Harris RF
Communications is also a leading supplier of assured communications
systems and equipment for public safety, utility and transportation
markets, with products including the most advanced IP voice and
data networks and single- and multiband radios. 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 approximately $5 billion of annual revenue
and 15,000 employees -- including nearly 7,000 engineers and
scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured
communications(R) products, systems, and services. Additional
information about Harris Corporation is available at
http://www.harris.com/.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090701/FL40495
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT:
Kevin Aman, RF Communications, +1-585-241-8186, ; Jim Burke,
Corporate Headquarters, Harris Corporation, +1-321-727-9131, Web
Site: http://www.harris.com/
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