Harris Corporation Receives Orders Totaling $99 Million for Falcon Radios and Sensors from Military Customer in Asia

ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has received orders totaling $99 million to supply C4I systems, including Falcon tactical radios and sensors, to a military customer in Asia.

Harris will provide the customer with the next phase of a comprehensive, multi-level system for C4I — command and control, communications, computers and intelligence.  This system will include Falcon III® and Falcon II® tactical radios, including the RF-7800S Secure Personal Radio, RF-7800M Multiband Networking Radio, RF-7800V VHF Combat Net Radio, RF-7800W High-Capacity Line-of-Sight Radio, and RF-5800H High Frequency Radio.

"The orders demonstrate Harris' unique ability to provide total system solutions based on our extensive portfolio of world-class communications products," said Andy Start, president, international business unit, Harris RF Communications.  "Our systems provide built-in security and interoperability, and integrate with our broad offering of mission applications that are enabled by the improved bandwidth and reliability of our networking products.  With this impressive technology set, we're able to deliver on both today's requirements and tomorrow's emerging needs."

Radio Details:

• The Harris Falcon III RF-7800S is a lightweight, wearable personal radio that offers full-duplex voice capability, allowing several soldiers to talk simultaneously with unlimited listeners over a range of more than 2 kilometers.

• The Falcon III RF-7800V provides high-speed data connectivity up to 192 Kbps, making it the fastest VHF combat net radio available. The RF-7800V provides continuous coverage in the 30 to 108 MHZ frequency band at up to 50 watts of power.

• The Falcon III RF-7800M is a wideband tactical radio that provides warfighters with unprecedented situational awareness of the battlefield through wireless, high-bandwidth networked communications over a frequency range of 30 MHz to 2 GHz.  Wideband capabilities are provided via the Harris Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform (ANW2).

• The Falcon III RF-7800W is a wireless IP networking radio used to establish secure broadband connectivity for mission critical applications over long distances in point-to-point and point-to-multipoint configurations, enabling militaries to finally deploy Ethernet intensive low-latency applications needed to overcome hostile forces.

• The Falcon II RF-5800H is the most advanced HF radio in the world. The radio features Automatic Link Establishment (3G-ALE) data rates up to 9600 bps with advanced error-free protocols, an embedded GPS receiver, MELP (Mixed-Excitation Linear Predictive) digital voice, Citadel encryption, digital ECCM (Electromagnetic Counter-Counter Measure) techniques, and a built-in Internet Protocol (IP) interface.

Harris RF Communications is the leading global supplier of secure radio communications and embedded high-grade encryption solutions for military, government and commercial organizations.  The company's Falcon family of software-defined tactical radio systems encompasses manpack, handheld and vehicular 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® systems and equipment for public safety, utility and transportation markets — with products ranging from the most advanced IP voice and data networks to portable and mobile single- and multi-band radios.

About Harris Corporation

Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries.  Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $5 billion of annual revenue and more than 15,000 employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists.  Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and services.  Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions.  Such statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Statements about the expected value of the program to Harris are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties.  Harris disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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