Harris… Army To Fly With Falcon (Comms)

[SatNews] These units will assist in the transition to a digital battlefield…

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a $16 million order from the U.S. Army for Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radios systems. The Army is acquiring the AN/PRC-117G radios as part of its transition to a networked digital battlefield. The AN/PRC-117G features a software-defined, upgradeable platform for voice and data that supports network-enabled missions such as convoy tracking, mission operations planning and medical evacuation (MEDEVAC). The AN/PRC-117G is a JTRS Software Communications Architecture-certified, NSA Type-1 certified wideband manpack radio system. With its fully integrated and NSA-certified High Assurance Internet Protocol Equipment (HAIPE) networking encryption, the AN/PRC-117G provides the highest level of information assurance to tactical units.

The development of the AN/PRC-117G manpack radio has followed the U.S. Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program’s Enterprise Business Model (EBM). The EBM encourages companies to develop next-generation solutions in tactical communications using their own investment capital. In doing so, the EBM encourages competition, increases innovation, reduces costs and speeds development of important capabilities. The Falcon III AN/PRC-117G and other Falcon III radios have been adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense, federal agencies and key allies such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, other NATO countries and Australia.