US Special Operations Command Awards Harris Corporation $255 Million IDIQ Contract for Next-Generation Manpack Radios
June 19 2017 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Highlights:
- Next-generation radio provides superior
communications for Special Operations
- Meets or exceeds performance, power,
throughput and range requirements
- Expands Harris’ engagement with Special
Operations Forces
The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Harris
Corporation (NYSE: HRS) a six-year, $255 million ceiling,
single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract
H92222-17-D-0021 to supply powerful next-generation multi-channel
manpack radios that will enable superior communications for U.S.
Special Operations Forces (SOF) on the battlefield.
The contract includes the Next-Generation Manpack (NGMP) radios
and the new RF-410 NGPA power amplifier, vehicular systems,
accessories and push-to-talk/headset audio sub-systems.
The contract is part of the comprehensive SOF Tactical
Communications (STC) program and follows a previous IDIQ award to
Harris for the two-channel next-generation handheld radio, with a
ceiling value of $390 million. Harris’ NGMP offers similar fully
integrated Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR),
situational awareness and communications capabilities to the
handheld, while meeting or exceeding the enhanced manpack
requirements for increased performance, power, throughput and
range.
Engineered for SOF teams, the STC program radios can
simultaneously communicate over multiple channels with an
integrated Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module Global
Positioning System receiver. The radios can communicate via
satellite communications, VHF/UHF/L-band and multiple wideband
networking waveforms, as well as receive and transmit ISR
full-motion video and signals-based situational awareness.
A leader in software defined tactical radios, Harris combined
its decades of experience in fielding the world’s most capable
military communications technologies with lessons learned from SOF
customers and the STC handheld radio to offer the superior manpack
radio.
“The Harris STC handheld and manpack radios meet rigorous
performance requirements today, with the ability to add advanced
new capabilities as needed in the future,” said Chris Young,
president, Harris Communication Systems. “Our leadership position
in tactical communications stems from our continued investment and
commitment to converting innovative breakthroughs into proven
capabilities for the SOF operator.”
About Harris Corporation
Harris Corporation is a leading technology innovator, solving
customers’ toughest mission-critical challenges by providing
solutions that connect, inform and protect. Harris supports
government and commercial customers in more than 100 countries and
has approximately $6 billion in annual revenue. The company is
organized into three business segments: Communication Systems,
Space and Intelligence Systems and Electronic Systems. Learn more
at harris.com.
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Harris Communication SystemsTim White,
765-469-1902tim.white@harris.comorHarris CorporationJim Burke,
321-727-9131jim.burke@harris.com
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