U.S. Navy Selects Harris Corporation for Potential $85 Million Advanced EHF Satellite Communications Terminal Prototype Program
November 06 2003 - 3:28PM
PR Newswire (US)
U.S. Navy Selects Harris Corporation for Potential $85 Million
Advanced EHF Satellite Communications Terminal Prototype Program
MELBOURNE, Fla., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation , a world leader in multi-band satellite communications
(SATCOM) terminal systems for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD),
announced today that it has been selected for a 30-month program,
with a potential $85 million value, by the U.S. Space and Naval
Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, California, to develop four
prototypes for the next-generation Advanced Extremely High
Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multi-band Terminal (NMT). The NMT SATCOM
terminals will be installed on ship, shore, and submarine
platforms. Should Harris win the competition for the NMT
engineering, manufacture and development (EMD) phase of the program
to be awarded in June 2006, which includes the production of as
many as 300 terminal systems, the overall value of NMT for Harris
could exceed $1.4 billion by 2014. "Harris is honored that the U.S.
Navy has selected it for SATCOM terminal expertise and solutions
supporting yet another nationally important, military satellite
program such as Advanced EHF," said Bob Henry, corporate senior
vice president, and president, Harris Government Communications
Systems Division (GCSD). "The award of Advanced EHF NMT, coupled
with our recent deployment of the U.S. Navy's AN/WSC-6(V)9
Multi-band Shipboard SATCOM Terminal (MSSCT) program, puts Harris
squarely at the forefront of cutting-edge, multi-band SATCOM
terminal solutions for the U.S. Navy." The Advanced EHF satellite
program, managed by the U.S. Air Force, is a follow-on to the DoD's
highly secure, highly protected MILSTAR communications satellite
system. The Advanced EHF NMTs will enable its afloat and shore
units to communicate from anywhere in the world via the Air Force
satellites, as well as other military and commercial satellites,
simultaneously. The multi-band, multi-mode terminals will provide
deployed Navy commanders with secure command and control
capability, as well as enhanced communications such as tactical
data and imagery, real-time video, battlefield maps, and targeting
information Harris GCSD, one of five divisions within Harris
Corporation, conducts advanced research studies, develops
prototypes, and produces and supports state-of-the-art, assured
communications and information systems that solve the
mission-critical communications challenges of its military and
government customers, as well as provides the technology base for
the company's diverse commercial businesses. Harris Corporation,
which also provides microwave, broadcast, network support, and
tactical radio products and systems, has sales and services
facilities in more than 90 countries. For more information, visit
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Harris: http://www.careers.harris.com/ Forward-Looking Statement
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 contract award and the potential overall value of the NMT
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. DATASOURCE:
Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Government
Communications Systems Division, +1-321-727-6514, or , or Tom
Hausman, Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, or , both of
Harris Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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