Harris Corporation Achieves Significant Milestone in Providing JTRS Capabilities to U.S. Forces; Delivers 100,000th AN/PRC-152(
September 14 2009 - 11:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, today is delivering its 100,000th
Falcon III AN/PRC-152( C ), a multiband handheld radio that is
providing improved secure real-time communication between deployed
forces at all levels during combat and crisis. The software-defined
AN/PRC-152( C ) is the most widely deployed JTRS-approved radio.
Currently in use by all branches of the DoD, many allies and U.S.
federal agencies, the radio was funded by Harris Corporation and is
being procured under the JTRS Enterprise Business Model. This
development work has also yielded the only JTRS-approved wideband
networking radio available today, the Falcon III AN/PRC-117(G). The
100,000th radio was presented to the U.S. Army in a ceremony at
Harris RF Communications facilities in Rochester, New York. U.S.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, joined Harris RF management and
employees to celebrate the milestone. "Congress, the DoD, Harris
and the JTRS Joint Program Executive Office share an unwavering
commitment to get urgently needed networked communication solutions
to the field as quickly as possible," said Dana Mehnert, Group
President, Harris RF Communications. "Harris Corporation is
supporting this imperative by delivering the JTRS-approved
AN/PRC-152( C ) and the AN/PRC-117G manpack. These radios are in
full production and are helping our armed services field JTRS
capabilities to address real-world missions today while providing
the upgradeability to adapt to future standards and requirements."
The multiband, multimission Falcon III AN/PRC-152( C ) radio is
available in handheld and vehicular "grab-and-go" configurations
and provides advanced communications interoperability to U.S. and
allied forces, as well as federal agencies. The radio has
significantly advanced the speed and reliability of voice-and-data
communications on the battlefield. Leading with Technology: Falcon
III AN/PRC-152( C ) Handheld Radio The AN/PRC-152( C ) offers users
a wide range of capabilities such as SINCGARS interoperability,
APCO P25, ultra high-frequency (UHF) ground-to-ground line-of-sight
communications, close-air support and programmable encryption. In
addition: -- The AN/PRC-152( C ) also serves as the handheld-based
transceiver of the Falcon III AN/VRC-110, a high-performance,
multiband vehicular system that serves as an improved alternative
to legacy SINCGARS radios. -- The radio is certified as fully
compliant with version 2.2 of the JTRS Software Communications
Architecture and Type-1 compliant by the NSA. A newly added mode
provides users with access to high-frequency bands. -- Harris
provides the DoD with radios through the JTRS program's
Consolidated Interim Single-Channel Handheld Radio (CISCHR)
contract, the prime vehicle for providing JTRS-approved handheld
radios to individual services. 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 the U.S. military's Joint
Tactical Radio System (JTRS) requirements, as well as
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.
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 more than 15,000 employees -- including nearly
7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing
best-in-class assured communications products, systems, and
services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at http://www.harris.com/. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation
CONTACT: Kevin Aman, RF Communications , +1-585-241-8187, , or Jim
Burke, Corporate Headquarters , +1-321-727-9131, Web Site:
http://www.harris.com/
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