Harris Corporation Awarded $400 Million Increase to Electronic Warfare IDIQ Contract Ceiling for International F-16s
August 06 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Highlights:
- Electronic warfare system shields F-16s
from sophisticated radio frequency threats
- Continues company’s 15-year legacy of
electronic warfare systems on international F-16s
- Positions Harris to secure additional
F-16 electronic warfare system upgrades worldwide
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has been awarded a $400 million
increase to the ceiling value of a single-award IDIQ contract to
supply electronic warfare (EW) systems for international F-16
fighters – helping to protect allied aircraft against evolving
radar and electronic threats. The new ceiling value is $491 million
and was received during the fourth quarter of Harris' fiscal
2018.
Harris will provide AN/ALQ-211(V)4/9 Advanced Integrated
Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) systems, spares and
engineering support to several allied countries as part of a
Foreign Military Sales contract through the U.S. Air Force, further
expanding the system’s presence on F-16s worldwide. The ALQ-211
detects and protects aircraft from lethal threats and provides
multi-spectral – radio frequency, infrared and laser – situational
awareness. The systems can be installed inside an aircraft fuselage
or as a wing-mounted pod.
“The Harris AIDEWS system provides our allies with
sophisticated, high-performance electronic protection and offers
the flexibility needed to meet unique mission needs,” said Ed
Zoiss, president, Harris Electronic Systems. “Harris has provided
AIDEWS to the Air Force and its allies since 2003 and continues to
be the EW solution of choice for international F-16s.”
Harris has delivered EW solutions for a wide variety of airborne
platforms for more than sixty years. Harris airborne EW systems
support and enable missions for strategic bombers, tactical
fighters and rotary aircraft by helping aviators to detect, avoid,
and where necessary, defeat electronic threats at every level of
engagement.
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,
Electronic Systems and Space and Intelligence Systems. Learn more
at harris.com.
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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
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Harris Electronic SystemsSleighton Meyer,
321-727-4020sleighton.meyer@harris.comorHarris CorporationJim
Burke , 321-727-9131jim.burke@harris.com
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