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Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has introduced the next generation of the combat-proven Falcon III® RF-7800W High-Capacity Line-of-Sight radio. The new RF-7800W-OU500 provides the backbone for delivering command and control and situational awareness information between headquarters and the lowest echelons of the battlefield—allowing warfighters to use mission-critical applications such as real-time video, biometrics, IP telephony and teleconferencing.
The new RF-7800W serves as the backbone of the Harris tactical Internet by creating wide-area battlefield networks that connect brigade and battalion headquarters to forward-deployed units at company level and below. The radio offers several significant technical advances, such as dual-band capability that extends the operational frequency range to 5.8 GHz and increased data throughput to more than 400 Megabits per second.
“The Falcon III RF-7800W radio provides commanders and front-line personnel alike with a robust common operational picture based on improved intelligence and communications connectivity,’’ said Brendan O’Connell, president, International Business, Harris RF Communications. “This radio, acting as the IP backbone, expands networking services on the battlefield that broaden the use of applications such as video and situational awareness through tactical edge devices.”
The Harris RF-7800W system has been deployed by more than 20 countries worldwide, including the U.S. Department of Defense. It is in use by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps and has been an integral part of the U.S. Army Network Integration Evaluation exercises.
Built on the success of the existing system, the new RF-7800W dramatically extends ranges for wireless IP connectivity and leverages multiple input/multiple output antenna technology to establish and maintain robust data links. Operating over the 4.4–5.875 GHz frequency band, the RF-7800W is extremely versatile for use in all deployments. The dual-band operation, in addition to a market leading size, weight and power profile, is unmatched in the high capacity line-of-sight market, resulting in a radio system that is multi-mission capable in a single platform.
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[SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS has debuted their Falcon III® RF-7800H wideband manpack.
The RF-7800H dramatically improves HF tactical communications by transmitting video clips, images, maps and other large data files from beyond-line-of-sight environments for the first time. The new RF-7800H from Harris offers data rates that are 10 times greater than current HF manpacks. This is significant because HF radios play a unique role in the success of military missions by providing assured long-distance tactical communications to warfighters operating in mountainous or urban terrain. Current HF radios only provide enough bandwidth for voice and limited data communication such as text messaging. The new RF-7800H is also 20 percent smaller and lighter than previous HF manpacks and operates on a single battery and features a Software Communications Architecture-based operating environment that allows for easy upgrades to deliver new features and address emerging requirements. The RF-7800H offers the first highly reliable alternative to satellite communications for beyond line-of-sight data communications. The wider bandwidth waveform in the RF-7800H provides more robust communications than traditional narrowband tactical communications environments. Weighing just under 4kg, the RF-7800H provides continuous coverage in the 1.5 to 60MHz frequency band. It is fully backwards compatible with the Harris Falcon II HF product line and accessories. The RF-7800H has an internal GPS and offers both Citadel and AES encryption.
Harris has delivered more than 100,000 Falcon II high-frequency manpack radios, providing significant leadership in development of state-of-the-art in HF. Harris innovations include introducing the first and only Type-1 HF manpack, MELP digital voice, embedded Internet Protocol and third-generation Automatic Link Establishment. The Company played a lead role in designing and developing wideband HF technology for the U.S. government, which is now standardized in US MIL-STD-188-110C. The RF-7800H embedded wideband modem is designed in accordance with this standard.
Harris Extends Tactical Network to Dismounted Warfighters
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has introduced a powerful new handheld radio that connects dismounted warfighters to emerging wideband tactical networks.
Lightweight and portable, the Falcon III® RF-7800M-HH provides unprecedented access to information by allowing warfighters to communicate by voice, video and data anywhere on the battlefield. The 7800M wideband handheld supports network-enabled missions through applications such as video, collaborative chat and situational awareness. It uses the field-proven Harris Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform (ANW2), which is used in more than 20,000 radios.
“The newest Falcon III® radio delivers the power of a wideband tactical internet down to the dismounted soldier,’’ said Brendan O’Connell, president, international business, Harris RF Communications. “Leveraging the success of the Falcon III® family, this radio extends end-to-end tactical connectivity and delivers instantaneous access to command-and-control capabilities to the edge of the network. Our complete family of wideband networking tactical communication products and systems address the networking needs of the entire force, from operations center to the squad level.’’
The RF-7800M-HH handheld is fully interoperable with the RF-7800M-MP wideband manpack radio, which has been providing a vehicular-based wideband solution to international militaries in more than 30 countries since 2007. The RF-7800M manpack provides a wideband backbone architecture that can now be seamlessly extended to the soldier level with the RF-7800M-HH to deliver secure voice and high-speed networked data services, including the use of common applications, across all levels of the battlefield. The new Falcon III handheld operates at up to 5 watts of output power over an extended frequency range of 30 MHz to 512 MHz and runs both narrowband and wideband waveforms.
