U.s. Army Taps Harris For Tactical Satellite Radios

摘要

Harris Corp. of Melbourne, Fla., was awarded a $149.7 million U.S. Army contract for tactical satellite radios, associated spare parts and related support services, according to an April 8 Defense Department press release.rnHarris' AN/PRC-117G radio, nicknamed the Falcon-3, is a software defined, multiband model that operates on the radio frequency spectrum between 30 megahertz to 2 gigahertz and is fully compatible with all of the Army's next-generation Joint Tactical Radio System models, according to product information from Harris. Work under the contract is expected to be complete by April 2013, the release said.