Harris receives $66 million in tactical radio orders from Middle East nation
By Loren Blinde
December 23, 2015
Harris Corporation, based in Melbourne, FL, announced on December 21 that it has received $66 million in orders to provide a Middle East nation with Falcon III® wideband tactical radios and accessories as part of an overall communications modernization effort.
Harris will provide several configurations of its Falcon III® radios including the RF-7800H, a wideband HF tactical radio that delivers expanded data capabilities for long-range, beyond-line-of-sight environments; the RF-7850M, for wideband, mobile ad-hoc networking; the RF-7800V, for expanded narrowband data capabilities; and the RF-5800H, a narrowband HF tactical radio that delivers data and voice capabilities for long-range, beyond-line-of-sight environments. The company also will supply vehicular systems, accessories and training services.
“Our multiband, multimission radios will provide secure voice and high-bandwidth data across extended ranges and a wide variety of missions,” said Brendan O’Connell, president, Tactical Communications, Harris Communication Systems. “Harris continues to provide this customer with advanced tactical radio technology to aid their transition to wideband, networked communications.”
Source: Harris Corporation
