ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 21, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
- Adapters extend power of Falcon III radios to variety of
vehicles and dismounted personnel
- Harris wideband radios provide
unprecedented situational awareness
- Falcon III radios becoming standard for advanced tactical
communications
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications
and information technology company, has received a $5.5 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps
for additional vehicular amplifier adapters for Falcon
III® AN/PRC-117G wideband manpack tactical radios. The
Marines are acquiring the equipment -- which delivers high-speed
wideband networking on the move -- in connection with tactical
radio modernization.
The AN/PRC-117G radio provides warfighters with unprecedented
situational awareness of the battlefield by enabling applications
such as streaming video, simultaneous voice and data feeds,
collaborative chat, and connectivity to secure networks. The
wideband networking capabilities of the AN/PRC-117G deliver
critical real-time information through a man-portable radio that is
smaller, lighter and more capable than legacy radios.
The AN/PRC-117G is the first JTRS Software Communications
Architecture (SCA)-certified and NSA Type-1 certified wideband
manpack radio system. Harris AN/PRC-117G radios are mounted
into the AN/VRC-114 50-watt vehicular amplifier adapters to provide
greater power output and connectivity to other networked systems.
The vehicular amplifier adapters recently received the
AN/VRC-114 nomenclature from the U.S. Department of Defense.
"This order enables the Marines to extend the power of the
AN/PRC-117G to a wide variety of vehicles as well as dismounted
personnel," said Brendan O'Connell, president, Department of
Defense business, Harris RF Communications. "The AN/PRC-117G
is the first certified wideband tactical radio, allowing users
access to new combat applications and high-bandwidth networking
capabilities that will result in better operational planning and
execution. As a software-defined radio, the AN/PRC-117G
offers the flexibility to rapidly deliver on evolving requirements
and emerging mission needs."
The AN/PRC-117G manpack radio was developed following the U.S.
Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program's Enterprise Business
Model (EBM). The EBM encourages companies to develop
next-generation solutions in tactical communications using their
own investment capital. In doing so, the EBM encourages
competition, increases innovation, reduces costs and speeds
development of important capabilities.
The Falcon III AN/PRC-117G and the entire Falcon III® family of
radios are becoming the standard for advanced tactical
communications throughout the world, having been widely adopted by
the U.S. Department of Defense, federal agencies and key allies
such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.
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 — with products ranging
from the most advanced IP voice and data networks to portable and
mobile 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 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
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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. 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