Satnews Daily
September 13th, 2017

Harris Adds Suite B Security to the Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G Manpack Radio


Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has launched a new Suite B security capability for its Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio — an industry first that combines secure interoperability and key independence to enable U.S. and NATO forces to communicate in joint or individual missions.


Harris' Falcon III® An/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio.

The Suite B encryption allows users to switch between U.S./NATO and independent networks on a single radio, removing the need to maintain two separate radio systems. This enables the elimination of duplicate maintenance, training, user support and logistics activities, freeing up capital for other military expenditures. Suite B security can also be integrated with additional waveforms to address new battlefield challenges as they arise.

Chris Young, president, Harris Communication Systems, noted that this secure capability allows the company's NATO partners to use the 117G to its fullest extent in battlefield scenarios that require multi-mission capabilities, while still maintaining independent communications capability for their own training and operations.