MELBOURNE, Fla., Dec. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Highlights:
- Synthetic Aperture Radar Enables Real-Time Images of Earth's
Surface in Any Weather
- Contract addresses company's strategy of becoming payload
provider for modular satellites
- Company applying satellite payload expertise to address cost
and technological challenges
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications
and information technology company, has been awarded a 30-month,
$42 million contract by Sierra Nevada
Corporation to supply antenna and radar electronics for a satellite
that will provide military commanders in the field with timely,
high-resolution radar imagery of the earth's surface – regardless
of weather conditions or time of day.
Harris will design, build and integrate the synthetic aperture
radar (SAR) satellite payload for Sierra Nevada as part of NASA's
Rapid Response Space Works and Modular Space Vehicles program for
the U.S. Department of Defense's Operationally Responsive Space
(ORS) Office. ORS is a joint NASA/DoD initiative with the
charter to field modular payloads rapidly and inexpensively.
The payload architecture, designed to support a new family of
modular military satellites, offers flexibility to support multiple
missions with minimal changes in the basic design. SAR is the
second payload to be developed by the ORS Office and will produce
high-resolution radar imagery of the earth's surface, even during
darkness or inclement weather.
"Harris has decades of experience producing trusted solutions
for satellite antennas and electronics, and we are applying this
capability to small yet highly advanced payloads," said
Bill Gattle, vice president, Space
Communications Programs. "This contract brings the benefits
of our proven imaging technology to warfighters while also
furthering our goal to become a major presence in the small-payload
community."
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 16,000 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 www.harris.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
reflect management's current 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
the company's filings with the SEC. Harris disclaims any intention
or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
SOURCE Harris Corporation