Harris Corporation Selected By The Boeing Company for Small Diameter Bomb Anti-Jam GPS Electronics
December 15 2003 - 8:29AM
PR Newswire (US)
Harris Corporation Selected By The Boeing Company for Small
Diameter Bomb Anti-Jam GPS Electronics MELBOURNE, Fla., Dec. 15
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation , a world leader in
digital data links and anti-jam technologies for precision
munitions, today announced that it has been selected by The Boeing
Company, St. Louis, Missouri, to provide anti-jam GPS (AJ GPS)
electronics for the U.S. Air Force's Small Diameter Bomb (SDB).
Harris' initial two-year contract includes design and development
work. With the anticipated production phase, Harris estimates the
overall value of the SDB AJ GPS program to the company could reach
$500 million by 2020. Boeing indicated in an earlier news release
that first delivery of the munition is scheduled for October 2005.
The SDB is a 250-pound class precision-guided weapon launched from
a jet fighter, bomber or unmanned aircraft that will destroy
targets from a range of greater than 40 miles and penetrate more
than three feet of steel-reinforced concrete. "Harris is a Boeing
Gold Supplier and a long-time provider of AJ GPS technology,
including equipment for the Conventional Air Launched Cruise
Missile (CALCM), and most recently the Joint Direct Attack Munition
(JDAM)," said Bob Henry, corporate senior VP and president, Harris
Government Communications Systems Division (GCSD). "We are very
pleased that Boeing has once again selected Harris AJ GPS
electronics for one of its precision munition programs." The Harris
AJ GPS technology makes SDB and other weapons resistant to
unintentional or intentional RF interference or jamming of their
satellite guidance receivers. Miniaturized electronics such as AJ
GPS also help to enable the SDB's compact size (70-inch length and
6-inch diameter), allowing for increased weapons loads on each
aircraft. 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, while serving as the technology base for the
company's diverse commercial businesses. Harris Corporation, which
also provides tactical radio, broadcast, microwave, and network
support products and systems, provides sales and services to
customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit
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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. 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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