Harris Corporation Technology Supports Streaming Video Over Airborne Tactical Network During Demo for Australian Forces
July 07 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
MELBOURNE, Fla., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced
networking, tactical communications and situational awareness
technologies from Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) were instrumental
in the successful demonstration of streaming video over a simulated
mobile, ad hoc tactical network for representatives of Australia's
Army, Navy and Defence establishment. The laboratory demonstration
of production hardware included the transmission of recorded
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) video and meta data, along with
real-time dismounted soldier digital and voice data, to a simulated
Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter Mission Commander's station. The
Harris Adjunct Network Processor and Boeing-developed middleware
and software applications provided real-time interface between the
CH-47 and dismounted soldier user equipment. The demonstration was
held March 16-18 at Boeing facilities in Brisbane, Australia. A
variety of Harris solutions, including the Adjunct Network
Processor (ANP), SeaLancet(TM) tactical radio, Falcon III(R)
tactical radio, and FliteScene(TM) software digital map enabled
high-bandwidth ad hoc networking among the Chinook, the UAV and
multiple dismounted soldiers' kits. The SeaLancet radio served as
the airborne network backbone, providing streaming video and
digital data among air platforms. The Harris ANP - a real-time
processor that provides network connectivity for aircraft - hosted
the Boeing-developed System of Systems Common Operating Environment
(SOSCOE) and mission management applications. Harris participated
in a similar successful technology demonstration with Boeing last
year during the C4ISR On-the-Move exercise at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Harris has been working with Boeing to provide hardware for the
CH-47 Chinook Tactical Network System. Australia is one of several
nations where the Chinook is used by the military. "This is the
second successful system demonstration of Harris technologies that
provide a robust ad hoc mobile network to better synchronize combat
power within the battlespace," said Wes Covell, president, Harris
Defense Programs. "The ability to create a high-bandwidth network
between the air, ground and sea ensures that situational awareness
can be pushed to the edge of the tactical network." Harris Defense
Programs develops, supplies, and integrates communications and
information processing products, systems, and networks for a
diverse base of aerospace, terrestrial and maritime applications
supporting U.S. Department of Defense missions. Harris is committed
to delivering leading-edge technologies that support the military's
ongoing transformation to network-centric communications. 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/. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT:
Sleighton Meyer, Harris Government Communications Systems, ,
+1-321-727-6514; or Marc Raimondi, Harris Corporation - Washington,
D.C., , +1-202-729-3732; or Jim Burke, Harris Corporation, ,
+1-321-727-9131 Web Site: http://www.harris.com/
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