Harris Corporation Receives $10.7 Million Production Order for U.S. Navy Satellite Terminals with Broadband Capabilities
March 08 2010 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
MELBOURNE, Fla., March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation has received a follow-on $10.7 million order from the
U.S. Navy for 23 shipboard terminals that will provide personnel
onboard frigates, access to the Internet, video and other
high-speed, broadband services. These capabilities will help
sailors stay better connected to their families and allow them to
easily handle routine activities online. The terminals are part of
the potential $77 million Commercial Broadband Satellite Program
(CBSP) Unit Level Variant (ULV) contract awarded to Harris in 2008.
Awards-to-date under the five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite
Quantity contract total $28.2 million. Through this follow-on
order, Harris is supplying the Navy with 1.3-meter satellite
communications terminals that offer both X- and Ku-band
capabilities and support 10 times the bandwidth now accessible
onboard Navy ships. The new terminals will enable the Navy to
augment military satellite communications by supporting essential
mission requirements and providing high-speed Internet access and
video communications on Unit Level class ships. Successful
operational assessment of the shipboard satellite terminal in
November 2009 moved the CBSP ULV program into this production
phase. The CBSP program began as a Rapid Deployment Capability
acquisition designed to reduce the time required to deliver
critical/emerging warfighting capabilities. "These SATCOM terminals
will significantly enhance the Navy's ability to provide the latest
advances in broadband communications services to shipboard
personnel, and will play a key role in maintaining their high
morale and well-being," said Allen Lindsay, vice president of
Harris Defense Programs. "Provision of high-data-rate satellite
communications equipment is a core competency of Harris. We are
pleased to support the Navy with this innovative technology."
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 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/.
Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains
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expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and
economic conditions. Such statements are made in reliance upon the
safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company
cautions investors that any forward-looking statements are subject
to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and future
trends to differ materially from those matters expressed in or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements about the
expected value of the program to Harris are forward-looking and
involve risks and uncertainties. Other factors that may impact the
company's results and forward-looking statement may be disclosed in
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or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer,
Harris Government Communications Systems,+1-321-727-6514,
sleighton.meyer@harris.com, or Jim Burke of HarrisCorporation,
+1-321-727-9131, jim.burke@harris.com, or Marc Raimondi of
HarrisCorporation - Washington, D.C., +1-202-729-3732,
marc.raimondi@harris.com Web Site: http://www.harris.com/
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