Harris Corporation Achieves Significant Milestone in Providing JTRS Capabilities to U.S. Forces; Delivers 100,000th AN/PRC-152( C ) Handheld Radio

Harris Corporation Achieves Significant Milestone in Providing JTRS Capabilities to U.S. Forces; Delivers 100,000th AN/PRC-152( C ) Handheld Radio

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, today is delivering its 100,000th Falcon III AN/PRC-152( C ), a multiband handheld radio that is providing improved secure real-time communication between deployed forces at all levels during combat and crisis.

The software-defined AN/PRC-152( C ) is the most widely deployed JTRS-approved radio. Currently in use by all branches of the DoD, many allies and U.S. federal agencies, the radio was funded by Harris Corporation and is being procured under the JTRS Enterprise Business Model. This development work has also yielded the only JTRS-approved wideband networking radio available today, the Falcon III AN/PRC-117(G).

The 100,000th radio was presented to the U.S. Army in a ceremony at Harris RF Communications facilities in Rochester, New York. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, joined Harris RF management and employees to celebrate the milestone.

"Congress, the DoD, Harris and the JTRS Joint Program Executive Office share an unwavering commitment to get urgently needed networked communication solutions to the field as quickly as possible," said Dana Mehnert, Group President, Harris RF Communications. "Harris Corporation is supporting this imperative by delivering the JTRS-approved AN/PRC-152( C ) and the AN/PRC-117G manpack. These radios are in full production and are helping our armed services field JTRS capabilities to address real-world missions today while providing the upgradeability to adapt to future standards and requirements."

The multiband, multimission Falcon III AN/PRC-152( C ) radio is available in handheld and vehicular "grab-and-go" configurations and provides advanced communications interoperability to U.S. and allied forces, as well as federal agencies. The radio has significantly advanced the speed and reliability of voice-and-data communications on the battlefield.

Leading with Technology: Falcon III AN/PRC-152( C ) Handheld Radio

The AN/PRC-152( C ) offers users a wide range of capabilities such as SINCGARS interoperability, APCO P25, ultra high-frequency (UHF) ground-to-ground line-of-sight communications, close-air support and programmable encryption. In addition:

-- The AN/PRC-152( C ) also serves as the handheld-based transceiver of
the Falcon III AN/VRC-110, a high-performance, multiband vehicular
system that serves as an improved alternative to legacy SINCGARS
radios.
-- The radio is certified as fully compliant with version 2.2 of the JTRS
Software Communications Architecture and Type-1 compliant by the NSA.
A newly added mode provides users with access to high-frequency bands.

-- Harris provides the DoD with radios through the JTRS program's
Consolidated Interim Single-Channel Handheld Radio (CISCHR) contract,
the prime vehicle for providing JTRS-approved handheld radios to
individual services.

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.

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 www.harris.com.

Source: Harris Corporation

CONTACT: Kevin Aman, RF Communications , +1-585-241-8187,
Kevin.Aman@Harris.com , or Jim Burke, Corporate Headquarters ,
+1-321-727-9131, Jim.Burke@harris.com

Web Site: http://www.harris.com/

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