MELBOURNE, Fla. and
ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
- Harris is providing DoD with
additional multiband vehicular radios for Mine Resistant Ambush
Protected vehicles.
- AN/VRC-110 radio systems provide users with reliable and secure
line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight communications.
- Harris radio systems are
widely installed in DoD's fleet of MRAP vehicles.
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications
and information technology company, has received an $11.7 million order to supply Falcon III®
multiband handheld radio systems in vehicular configurations to the
U.S. Department of Defense for use in Mine Resistant Ambush
Protected (MRAP) vehicles. The radios will be installed in U.S.
Army MRAP vehicles currently in use in Afghanistan.
Harris is supplying MRAP
vehicles with Falcon III AN/VRC-110 vehicular radio systems.
The AN/VRC-110 is an amplifier adapter that includes two
AN/PRC-152(C) radios, which serve as handheld transceivers.
The AN/PRC-152(C) is the most widely fielded NSA Type-1
certified, JTRS SCA-certified handheld radio, with more than
130,000 units deployed worldwide.
"The combat proven AN/VRC-110 vehicular radio system provides
the U.S. DoD with reliable, multi-mission, multiband communications
and is part of a broad portfolio of Falcon III family of radios,"
said Brendan O'Connell, president, U.S. Department of Defense
business, Harris RF Communications.
The Army is acquiring the AN/PRC-152(C) radios and AN/VRC-110
systems via the Consolidated Single-Channel Handheld Radio (CSCHR)
contract through the Joint Program Executive Office for the Joint
Tactical Radio System (JTRS). The AN/PRC-152(C) was developed
using the JTRS Enterprise Business Model (EBM). The EBM
encourages companies to develop next-generation solutions in
tactical communications using their own investment capital to
integrate JTRS waveform software. In doing so, the EBM
stimulates competition, increases innovation, and reduces costs
through software re-use.
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 $6 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.
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. 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