Harris Receives $10.7 Million in Orders from Brazilian Ministry of Defence for Falcon Tactical Radios
- Harris providing Falcon III VHFSecure Personal Radios, along with High-Frequency Radios.
- Radios supply interoperable voicehigh-speed data communications as part of a larger battlefield communication system.
- Expands partnership with Brazilian armed forces to address emerging needs for voice, videodata on the battlefield.
MELBOURNE, FLA./ROCHESTER, NY, January 18, 2012 - Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communicationsinformation technology company, has received orders totaling $10.7 million from the Federative Republic of Brazil for Falcon III® VHF Combat Net RadiosFalcon III Secure Personal Radios (SPR) to support a wide range of mission requirements.
to provide its armed forces with advanced voicehigh-speed data communication capabilities. The RF-7800V system, for use in tanks, transportother vehicles, delivers range, data speedsthroughput that are unmatched by any other combat net radio on the market. The RF-7800S is a wideband networking radio designed for the emerging demands for voice, datasituational awareness at the soldier level. Harris received the orders from Brazil's Center for CommunicationsElectronic Warfare (CCOMGEX).
"The RF-7800VRF-7800S will provide Brazil's Army with secure voicehigh-bandwidth data applications such as video combat chat," said Julio Villafane, regional managing director, CaribbeanLatin America Region, Harris RF Communications. "Both radios enable end-to-end solutions that address requirements for real-time, mission-critical information on the battlefield. Harris is proud to work with the Brazilian armed forces on its tactical radio modernization needs."
The RF-7800V family covers the 30 MHz to 108 MHz frequency rangesupports data rates up to 192 Kbps, making it the fastest combat net radio available today. The RF-7800V also provides time-critical BMS reports, while delivering simultaneous networked voicedata communications to multiple users. Additionally, the RF-7800V offers Free-Channel Searchdual push-to-talk capabilities for enhanced agility in high-noise or jammed environments.
The RF-7800S is a lightweight soldier system radio that offers full-duplex voice, dual push-to-talk capabilitiesdata rates up to 256 Kbps. The radio allows simultaneous communication for voice, datavideo with listeners over a range of more than two kilometers. Optimized for maximum performance across highly variable environments, the RF-7800S secure personal role radio provides continuous coverage in the 350 to 450 MHz frequency range. The RF-7800S secure personal radio has been adopted as the standardized personal radio platform for multiple soldier modernization programs around the world.
is the leading global supplier of secure radio communicationsembedded high-grade encryption solutions for military, governmentcommercial organizations. The company's Falcon® family of software-defined tactical radio systems encompasses manpack, handheldvehicular applications. Falcon III is the next generation of radios supporting the U.S. military's Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) requirements, as well as network-centric operations worldwide. Harris RF Communications is also a leading supplier of assured communications® systemsequipment for public safety, utilitytransportation markets - with products ranging from the most advanced IP voicedata networks to portablemobile single-multiband radios.
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Contact Information:
Ben Rand
RF Communications
ben.rand@harris.com
585-241-8187
Jim Burke
Harris Corporation
jim.burke@harris.com
321-727-9131
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