Contract awarded HRS...has SSPI Inside!
Harris Corporation Awarded Radio Systems Contract By U.S. Navy
SAN DIEGO, AFCEA West, Booth # 723, Feb 03, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via
Comtex/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), a leading supplier of secure,
tactical radios for worldwide defense forces, today announced that it has been
awarded a $12 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract
with a ceiling price of $41 million from the U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare
Systems Command (SPAWAR). The contract is for shipboard high-frequency (HF)
radio communications systems.
Harris' RF Communications Division, headquartered in Rochester, New York, will
supply HF broadband communications systems for Navy warships, including San
Antonio-class amphibious transport ships, Arleigh Burke-class guided missile
destroyers, Nimitz-class aircraft carriers and Ticonderoga-class guided missile
cruisers.
This is the third contract Harris RF Communications has received to provide
radio systems in support of the Navy's effort to update the HF systems of its
fleet. Harris is a premier supplier to the U.S. Navy of these broadband systems
that provide higher levels of automation and reliability, thus lowering overall
operational and life-cycle costs.
"The new contract for these shipboard systems, coupled with the widespread
acceptance of Harris' Falcon(R) II line of software-defined radios by U.S. Navy
expeditionary forces like the Seabees and Naval Coastal Warfare, further deepens
our relationship with the Navy," said Dana Mehnert, vice president, defense
operations, Harris RF Communications.
The High Frequency Radio Group (HFRG) system offers the U.S. Navy a set of HF
communications building blocks that can be configured to satisfy a variety of
Naval platforms. Harris has delivered systems to the U.S. Navy Under previous
HFRG contracts for installation on nine different hull platforms.
Harris will use its experience with configuring elements such as
receiver/exciters, power amplifiers, couplers, and controllers in this modular
system as it seeks to support the concepts and goals set forth in the Joint
Tactical Radio System Airborne, Maritime, Fixed Station (JTRS AMF) procurement
effort (formerly referred to as JTRS Clusters 3 and 4).
Harris RF Communications Division is a leading supplier of secure voice and data
communications products, systems and networks to military, government, and
commercial organizations worldwide.
Harris Corporation is an international communications technology company focused
on providing assured communications(TM) products, systems and services for
government and commercial customers. The company's five operating divisions
serve markets for government communications, tactical radio, broadcast,
microwave, and network support systems. Harris provides systems and service to
customers in more than 150 countries. Additional information about Harris
Corporation is available at www.harris.com.
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