Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has received a $44 million order to supply Falcon(r) tactical radio systems to a customer in Asia. Harris will supply Falcon II(r) RF-5800H high-frequency (HF) radio systems for long-haul, beyond line-of-sight terrestrial communications.
The company also will supply ancillary and support equipment, spare and repair parts, and logistics support.
The Harris Falcon II RF-5800H features Automatic Link Establishment (3G-ALE) data
rates up to 9600 bps, with advanced error-free protocols, an embedded GPS
receiver, MELP (Mixed-Excitation Linear Predictive) digital voice, Citadel encryption, digital ECCM (Electromagnetic Counter-Counter
Measure) techniques, and a built-in Internet Protocol (IP) interface. The radio also has an extended range that provides access to low-band VHF. The built-in, multi-waveform modem and 600/2400 bps vocoders
provide high data throughput and secure digital voice over the most challenging HF channels.



