U.S. Army Installs JTRS-Approved Falcon III Radios from Harris into UAV's

New Application Significantly Extends Communications Distances

(Rochester, NY., February 13, 2008) -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, is providing its JTRS-approved Falcon III(r) AN/PRC-152(C) handheld radios to the U.S. Army to extend the communications capabilities of soldiers serving in mountainous and urban environments.

The Army is installing Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C) radios in Shadow 200 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as part of a relay system to significantly extend the distance communication signals can travel. The radios provide critical aerial communication links for soldiers on the ground operating in obstructed line-of-sight environments.

The Army selected the Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C) after extensive performance testing and field evaluations involving several potential vendors.

"This new application underscores the multimode, multimission capabilities and very small size of the Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C)," said George Helm, vice president and general manager, U.S. Government Products, Harris RF Communications. "Using the communications relay enabled by this next-generation radio, soldiers are able to communicate over long distances, even in mountainous or urban terrain. Perhaps most significantly, the UAV-based AN/PRC-152(C) radios are providing critical communications links to a majority of the Army's installed base of legacy radios, including SINCGARS."

Source : Harris Corporation

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