Harris Corporation Demonstrates JTRS Battlefield Networking Technology on Falcon III(R) Manpack Radios
October 05 2009 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
JTRS-approved AN/PRC-117G Radio Transmits Voice over IP (VoIP),
Live Video and Text Over Harris Network Using Key Government
Wideband Waveforms WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
(AUSA Booth #1439) -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an
international communications and information technology company,
has demonstrated the exchange of high-bandwidth voice, video and
text over a Falcon III AN/PRC-117G radio network using wideband
waveforms developed by the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)
program. The demonstration took place at the annual Association of
the U.S. Army (AUSA) Meeting and Exposition Oct. 5-7 in Washington,
D.C. "Our demonstration illustrates the capability of the
AN/PRC-117G radio to form robust communication networks that
provide interoperability among air, ground and satellite assets.
This radio is compliant with the JTRS Software Communications
Architecture and adheres to the DoD's open-standards approach to
radio technology," said Steve Marschilok, President, Department of
Defense Business Unit, Harris RF Communications. Through these
networks, which will operate advanced wideband and legacy
narrowband waveforms, the AN/PRC-117G connects commanders and their
deployed personnel in numerous ways so they can take advantage of
critical new applications just now reaching the battlefield. The
demonstrations involved a local area network of AN/PRC-117G radios
operating the JTRS Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW), JTRS Soldier
Radio Waveform (SRW) and the already fielded Harris Advanced
Networking Wideband Waveform (ANW2). During the demonstration,
Harris used the waveforms to demonstrate capabilities at various
levels of the battlefield. They included transmitting and receiving
streaming live video, chat-room applications and the Tactical
Ground Reporting System, or TIGR. The demonstration was made
possible through the JTRS Enterprise Business Model. Harris ported
the WNW and SRW waveforms from the JTRS Information Repository into
the AN/PRC-117G and developed them into a demonstration state in
about five months. Customer-Focused Technology: Falcon III
AN/PRC-117G The Falcon III AN/PRC-117G is the first JTRS-approved
tactical radio to offer reliable and secure access to
high-bandwidth applications in addition to narrowband legacy
waveforms. The radio is certified by the Joint Interoperability
Test Command (JITC) as compliant with Demand Assigned Multiple
Access (DAMA) military standards and upgradeable to access the
Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), both for transmitting
high-bandwidth voice and data over tactical military satellites.
The AN/PRC-117G also includes a Remote Operated Video Enhanced
Receiver (ROVER) interoperable mode that provides Air Force
personnel on the battlefield with the ability to receive live video
directly from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The AN/PRC-117G
previously received Type-1 information security certification from
the National Security Agency. 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 multi-band 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 $5 billion of annual revenue and more
than 15,000 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
http://www.harris.com/. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT:
Kevin Aman, RF Communications, +1-585-241-8187, , or Jim Burke,
Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, , both of Harris
Corporation Web Site: http://www.harris.com/
Copyright