Harris Corporation Receives $66 Million in Tactical Radio Orders from Middle East Nation

Highlights:

  • Includes tactical radios, vehicular systems, base stations, spares, accessories and training
  • Part of the country’s ongoing modernization of military communications
  • Strengthens Harris’ position as nation’s preferred provider of tactical communications

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--()--Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has received $66 million in orders to provide a Middle East nation with Falcon III® wideband tactical radios and accessories as part of an overall communications modernization effort.

Harris will provide several configurations of its Falcon III® radios including the RF-7800H, a wideband HF tactical radio that delivers expanded data capabilities for long-range, beyond-line-of-sight environments; the RF-7850M, for wideband, mobile ad-hoc networking; the RF-7800V, for expanded narrowband data capabilities; and the RF-5800H, a narrowband HF tactical radio that delivers data and voice capabilities for long-range, beyond-line-of-sight environments. The company also will supply vehicular systems, accessories and training services.

"Our multiband, multimission radios will provide secure voice and high-bandwidth data across extended ranges and a wide variety of missions,” said Brendan O’Connell, president, Tactical Communications, Harris Communication Systems. "Harris continues to provide this customer with advanced tactical radio technology to aid their transition to wideband, networked communications."

About Harris Corporation

Harris Corporation is a leading technology innovator, solving our customers’ toughest mission-critical challenges by providing solutions that connect, inform and protect. Harris supports customers in more than 125 countries, has approximately $8 billion in annual revenue and 22,000 employees worldwide. The company is organized into four business segments: Communication Systems, Space and Intelligence Systems, Electronic Systems, and Critical Networks. Learn more at harris.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Contacts

Harris Communication Systems
Tim White, 260-451-7145
tim.white@harris.com
or
Corporate Headquarters
Jim Burke, 321-727-9131
jim.burke@harris.com

Contacts

Harris Communication Systems
Tim White, 260-451-7145
tim.white@harris.com
or
Corporate Headquarters
Jim Burke, 321-727-9131
jim.burke@harris.com