Harris Corporation's Sierra(TM) II Selected to Encrypt Identification Friend or Foe System for Air Defense Interrogator Program
January 06 2005 - 9:59AM
PR Newswire (US)
Harris Corporation's Sierra(TM) II Selected to Encrypt
Identification Friend or Foe System for Air Defense Interrogator
Program ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a leading supplier of secure, tactical
radios for worldwide defense forces, today announced it has been
selected by Raytheon to provide Harris Sierra II Application
Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) and engineering support
services for integration into Raytheon's Identification Friend or
Foe (IFF) Mode 4/5 system. Under the terms of the subcontract,
Harris will design, develop, integrate and test a Sierra II-based
software and hardware architecture for the IFF. The initial IFF
application is for the Air Defense Interrogator (ADI) program.
"This program win underscores the programmable-design benefits of
the Sierra encryption products," said Dick Rzepkowski, Harris RF
Communications Division vice president, Government Systems and
Programs. "Sierra's programming simplicity helps to ensure a fast
development schedule -- well within program timetables to field
these new IFF applications." Sierra II ASIC hardware and software
will provide all of the security features necessary to interoperate
with legacy Mode 4 IFF system transponders and interrogators, as
well as future Mode 5 IFF implementations as part of the ADI
program. Equipment and engineering services will be provided over a
17-month period. For more information, contact Rick Blankenship at
(703) 739-1932 or . Harris RF Communications Division is a leading
supplier of secure voice and data communications products, systems
and networks to military, government, and commercial organizations
worldwide. Harris Corporation is an international communications
technology company focused on providing assured communications(TM)
products, systems and services for government and commercial
customers. The company's four operating divisions serve markets for
government communications, tactical radio, broadcast, and microwave
systems. Harris provides systems and service to customers in more
than 150 countries. Additional information about Harris Corporation
is available at http://www.harris.com/ . DATASOURCE: Harris
Corporation CONTACT: Susan Giuseppetti, RF Communications Division,
+1-585-241-8187, 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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