Harris Corporation Awarded Contract With a Potential Value of $422 M for Falcon(R) II AN/PRC-150(C) High-Frequency Tactical Radios

(Rochester, N.Y., May 3, 2007) -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with a maximum value of $422 million to supply the Department of Defense with its Falcon(R) high-frequency multiband radio systems. The contract includes an initial delivery order for the U.S. Army valued at $104 million.

The contract calls for Harris to deliver Falcon II AN/PRC-150(C) HF manpack radios and related vehicular and base station systems, as well as installation and training, over five years. Deliveries will begin later this summer.

"This is a great contract award for Harris. We have a long history of supporting the Army with battle-tested, beyond line-of-sight HF radio equipment, and we're pleased to continue this relationship," said Dana Mehnert, president, RF Communications Division, Harris Corporation. "Harris is committed to providing a wide range of tactical radio solutions and support to the U.S. Department of Defense."

Source : Harris Corporation

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