In the news release, Harris Corporation Delivering Combat-Proven
Wideband Networking to Largest-Ever U.S. Army Network Integration
Evaluation, issued 15-July-2011 by
Harris Corporation over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company
that the first sentence of the eighth paragraph should begin
"Widely deployed with more than 10,000 radios shipped...” rather
than "Widely deployed with more than 10,000 radios on order…” as
originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release
follows:
Harris Corporation Delivering Combat-Proven Wideband Networking to
Largest-Ever U.S. Army Network Integration Evaluation
WHITE SANDS, N.M. and ROCHESTER,
N.Y., July 15, 2011
/PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
- Exercise involves operational implementation of wideband
multi-node Harris Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G tactical radio network to
pass voice and high-bandwidth data in Army's first-ever NIE.
- Army evaluating AN/PRC-117G system as part of new approach to
fielding integrated communications network.
- Highlights success of JTRS Enterprise Business Model in
producing commercially developed tactical radio systems.
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications
and information technology company, is delivering combat-proven
wideband networking capability through its Falcon III AN/PRC-117G
tactical radio system as part of the U.S. Army Network Integration
Evaluation (NIE) at Fort Bliss, Texas and White Sands Missile Range,
New Mexico.
The NIE is the first in a series of semi-annual evaluations
designed to integrate and mature the Army's tactical network.
The evaluation involves a series of tests and evaluations
among five programs of record and 30 emerging or developmental
technologies. Involving all 3,800 soldiers of the 2nd
Brigade, 1st Armored Division, the NIE uniquely combines test and
evaluation in a single venue, with the goal of speeding the
deployment of an integrated battlefield network.
One of the main purposes of the NIE is to evaluate existing
network capabilities, including the Harris AN/PRC-117G multiband
manpack tactical radio system. For the NIE, Harris deployed a
20- and 30- Node wideband AN/PRC-117G network, powered by its
Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform, or ANW2. The radio
network connects a range of military vehicles to company command
post platforms and is providing access to applications such as
TIGR, FTP and combat chat and is also being used widely in first
support missions. The Army's objective is to assess and
collect data on the AN/PRC-117G's wideband networking
performance.
"The NIE is a unique event designed to push systems to the
limit," said Maj. Gen. Dennis Moran
(Ret.), vice president, Government Business Development, Harris RF
Communications. "Over the course of the exercise, the
AN/PRC-117G has successfully delivered outstanding mobile ad-hoc
networking capability to a range of vehicular-based forces.
"We've also received great user feedback and valuable insights
into our radio and waveform, and will be quickly incorporating this
into future releases. Harris strongly supports the NIE process.
We look forward to continued collaboration with the Army on
behalf of soldiers, including the upcoming certification and
release of the DoD's new Soldier Radio Waveform in our AN/PRC-117G
radios."
Also under evaluation at the NIE is the RF-7800W High-Capacity
Line-of-Sight radio (HCLOS), which delivers quick-to-deploy,
point-to-point or point-to-multipoint wireless Internet Protocol
(IP) infrastructure. The Army is using the RF-7800W during
the evaluation to provide remote video feeds to command posts,
battalions and headquarters installations.
Harris developed the AN/PRC-117G wideband radio through the JTRS
program 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.
Widely deployed with more than 10,000 radios shipped, the Harris
Falcon III AN/PRC-117G is the first wideband manpack radio system
with a JTRS-certified Software Communications Architecture and NSA
Type-1 certified information security. The AN/PRC-117G
provides unprecedented situational awareness through wideband
networking of the battlefield and delivering critical real-time
information to warfighters on the move and their field commanders.
The AN/PRC-117G enables a growing number of network-enabled
missions such as intelligence reporting and analysis, collaborative
chat, route planning, MEDEVAC, convoy tracking and checkpoint
biometrics.
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. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at www.harris.com.
SOURCE Harris Corporation