Harris Corp. Receives $66.3 Million Order from U.S. Army to Supply Falcon III AN/PRC-117G Manpack Radios for Tactical Network
October 14 2011 - 10:43AM
Business Wire
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications
and information technology company, has received a $66.3 million
order from the U.S. Army via the GSA, FAS Assisted Acquisition
Services to provide Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack
radios in support of the modernization of Brigade Combat Team
tactical communications.
The Harris radios will become an integral part of the Army’s
emerging tactical network to connect all levels of the battlefield
to robust, secure voice and wideband data communications. The
AN/PRC-117G delivers enhanced command and control and situational
awareness through applications such as streaming video,
collaborative chat, biometric enrollment and secure network
connectivity. The Army has identified development of the tactical
network as its top modernization priority.
“This order validates the effectiveness of the Army’s Network
Integration Evaluation, which was created to identify and speed the
delivery of tactical networking solutions to the edge,” said Dana
Mehnert, group president, Harris RF Communications. “The NIE has
been a clear success and we look forward to continuing to work with
the Army. As proven at the first NIE and in combat, the AN/PRC-117G
delivers transformational voice and wideband networking
capabilities to the soldier, including the first Type-1
implementation of the JTRS Soldier Radio Waveform.”
At the first NIE in June and July at Fort Bliss, Texas and White
Sands, N.M., Harris deployed 20- and 30-node AN/PRC-117G wideband
networks that connected a range of military vehicles to company
command post platforms and provided access to applications such as
TIGR, FTP and combat chat. Harris is currently working with the
U.S. Army to integrate the AN/PRC-117G and other radios into the
second NIE, which starts this month, and third NIE, scheduled for
March 2012.
In addition to AN/PRC-117G radios, Harris is providing
AN/VRC-114 vehicular amplifier adapters, spare radio kits, training
and installation to the Army in connection with its rollout of a
broad network-centric battlefield communications system.
The field-proven AN/PRC-117G, deployed by all branches of the
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), provides unprecedented
situational awareness on the battlefield by delivering critical
real-time information to warfighters on the move. Software-defined
and upgradeable, the radio enables mobile ad-hoc networking, voice
and high-bandwidth data applications. These capabilities support a
growing number of network-enabled missions such as intelligence
reporting and analysis, route planning, MEDEVAC and convoy
tracking.
The AN/PRC-117G is the first wideband manpack radio system to
receive both JTRS Software Communications Architecture and NSA
Type-1 certification. With its fully integrated and NSA-certified
High Assurance Internet Protocol Equipment (HAIPE) networking
encryption, the AN/PRC-117G provides the highest level of
information assurance available to tactical units.
Harris has shipped more than 16,000 AN/PRC-117G radios to the
U.S. DoD and allies such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany,
other NATO nations and Australia. The radio was developed following
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 cost 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. Additional
information about Harris Corporation is available at
www.harris.com.
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