Harris Corporation… ASTI Acquired (SatCom)

[SatNews] The Company will be working on FAA SatCom necessities in Alaska…



Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) will continue to shape Alaska’s air transportation system as part of a 10-year, $85 million contract awarded to the company by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The contract has a five-year base, with five one- year options. As the prime contractor for the Alaskan Satellite Telecommunications Infrastructure (ASTI) program, Harris will replace and upgrade the existing satellite communications network that links the Alaskan Air Route Traffic Control Center in Anchorage with 64 FAA facilities throughout the region, including 59 remote sites, three flight service stations (FSSs), and a test and training facility (TTF).



The ASTI program will provide increased network performance and availability while reducing the FAA’s cost of operating and maintaining the current Alaskan National Airspace System Interfacility Communication System (ANICS). This infrastructure provides Alaska with 90 percent of its inter-facility communications for critical, essential and routine air traffic control services supporting commercial aviation. Under the ASTI program, Harris will replace and upgrade ANICS system components that have become obsolete or have been affected by the harsh Alaskan weather, as well as provide a new network management system, system security enhancements, logistics support and training. Harris teammates on the ASTI program include General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies, General DataComm, Comtech EF Data Corporation, DHL Logistics and Rockwell Collins Satellite Communications Services.