Harris Corporation Wins $42 Million Contract from U.S. Army for Falcon(R) II AN/PRC-117F(C) Multiband Manpack Radios
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (AUSA booth # 2017) -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information
technology company, has received a
"The battle-tested AN/PRC-117F(C) provides U.S. Army forces with reliable, multi-mission, multiband communications and is part of the broadest portfolio of tactical radio products available today," said George Helm , vice president and general manager, Harris RF Communications. "In addition to the AN/PRC- 117F, the Army has recently purchased Harris high-frequency radio systems and next-generation Falcon III radios that are designed to address a broad range of current mission requirements while providing flexibility and upgradeability into the future. The continuing preference for Falcon radio products highlights the company's technological leadership in addressing the diverse communication needs of the U.S. military."
The Falcon family of radios provides communications solutions for every tactical need, from long-range, high-frequency voice to line-of-sight, high- capacity data transmission. The portfolio offers features such as embedded encryption for information security, extended frequency range, adaptability to new waveforms and battlefield networking. The family includes the Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C) handheld radio, which is the first and only JTRS-approved radio to be certified as compliant with version 2.2 of the JTRS Software Communications Architecture, as well as the Falcon III 300-M-MP, a manpack radio that includes both narrowband legacy interoperability and wideband networking.
Harris RF Communications is a leading supplier of secure voice and data communications products, systems, and networks to military, government, and commercial organizations worldwide.
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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 annual revenue of over
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