Falcon III AN/PRC-117G Radio Fulfills Requirements for 'JTRS-Approved' Status

First Wideband/Narrowband Radio Deployed by U.S. Department of Defense

(Washington, D.C., October 6, 2008) -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, announced today that its Falcon III AN/PRC-117G(V)1(C) manpack networking radio has fulfilled Joint Tactical Radio System test requirements. The latest testing milestones included certifications from the JTRS Joint Test and Evaluation Lab (JTEL) and Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC).

The JTRS-approved Falcon III AN/PRC-117G(V)1(C) multiband manpack allows the warfighter access to secure IP data at on-air rates up to 5 Megabits per second using its Type-1 certified, SCA-compliant software-defined architecture. To date, the AN/PRC-117G has received four major technical certifications, including:

-- National Security Agency Type-1: Certifying that AN/PRC-117G protects voice and data to TOP SECRET levels.
-- Joint Test and Evaluation Lab (JTEL), JTRS Program: Certifying that the operating environment of the AN/PRC-117G is fully compliant with version 2.2 of the Software Communications Architecture (SCA).
-- Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC): Certifying that the radio meets the Narrowband Interoperability Assessment.
-- Joint Interoperability Test Command: Certifying that the radio is compliant with DAMA satellite communications standards.

"The AN/PRC-117G is the world's first wideband/narrowband tactical radio and is ready to lead the DoD's transition to a networked battlefield communications environment," said Steve Marschilok, vice president and general manager, Department of Defense Business, Harris RF Communications. "The AN/PRC-117G has significant size, weight and power advantages over legacy radios, providing space for more sustained expeditionary operations."

Source : Harris Corporation

Events related to this topic

• Current and Future Military Data Links [JTRS] - Nov 6 - 7, 2008, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Recent News from Harris Corporation

• Harris Unveils EMOCS for Low-Altitude Aircraft [Aerospace] [Aviation] [Defence] [ Tue 4 Nov 2008 ]
• Harris Delivers 50,000th Falcon III AN/PRC-152 Radio [Defence] [ Wed 29 Oct 2008 ]
• Harris Awarded $60 M for USAF Satellite Control Network Program [Space] [Defence] [ Thu 23 Oct 2008 ]
• Harris Receives Orders for High-Capacity Line-of-Sight Radios [Defence] [ Thu 16 Oct 2008 ]
• Harris Awarded $37 M Shipboard SatComTerminals [Defence] [ Fri 10 Oct 2008 ]
• Harris Awarded $140 M Order From the NGA [Defence] [ Thu 9 Oct 2008 ]
• Falcon III AN/PRC-117G Radio Fulfills Requirements for 'JTRS-Approved' Status [Defence] [ Tue 7 Oct 2008 ]