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  • DLA Adds $100M to Harris Tactical Radio Contract Ceiling - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLA Adds $100M to Harris Tactical Radio Contract Ceiling

    Harris Corp. has received a modification on its tactical radio contract with the Defense Logistics Agency that brings the total ceiling value up to $185 million and extends the period of performance through August 2016. The company said Tuesday the $100 million increase from the initial $85 million base value works to facilitate flexibility in the procurement of Falcon […] More

  • Air National Guard Orders Harris Radios for Tactical, Public Safety Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air National Guard Orders Harris Radios for Tactical, Public Safety Missions

    Harris will provide vehicular radio systems worth $13 million for ground-to-air public safety and tactical communications of the U.S. National Guard. The U.S.’ reserve military organization ordered Harris’ AN/PRC-117G Falcon III multiband networking manpack radios as well as AN/PRC-150 high-frequency and XG-100M Unity radio platforms, the company said Tuesday. Harris will design the products to […] More

  • Eileen Rivera Named Harris Senior Marketing Executive - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eileen Rivera Named Harris Senior Marketing Executive

    Eileen Rivera, formerly vice president of global marketing and communications for healthcare services at Harris Corp., has been appointed global marketing and communications executive of the company. She was most recently responsible for Harris’ marketing and branding programs meant to promote the company’s commercial healthcare services in the U.S. and worldwide. Rivera previously served as president […] More

  • Research and Markets: Global Military Satellite Market Worth $10B by 2025 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Global Military Satellite Market Worth $10B by 2025

    A new Research and Markets report indicates that the global military satellite market will climb in value from $5.7 billion this year to $9.7 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate of 5.47 percent. The company said June 30 North America will have the largest market share, with the U.S. anticipated to spend $38.4 billion on military […] More

  • Marines Order $36M in Harris Falcon III AN/PRC-117G Radios - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marines Order $36M in Harris Falcon III AN/PRC-117G Radios

    Harris Corp. will provide its Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband networking manpack radios to the U.S. Marine Corps for voice and data connectivity under a $36 million contract. The company said Wednesday the radios are built to be interoperable with legacy narrowband networks and support the tactical communications and situational awareness needs of field commanders and squad leaders. “Marines on […] More

  • Harris Wins $29M Navy Avionics Manufacturing Contract; Ed Zoiss Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Wins $29M Navy Avionics Manufacturing Contract; Ed Zoiss Comments

    Harris Corp. has received a $29 million contract to produce and supply avionics components for the U.S. Navy for two years. The company said Tuesday the avionics will be integrated with the distributed targeting platform onboard the EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft and F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter jet of the service branch and Australia. The distributed […] More

  • Harris Secures $15M Navy Follow-On Order for Submarine Acoustic Sensors; Jim Brunelle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Secures $15M Navy Follow-On Order for Submarine Acoustic Sensors; Jim Brunelle Comments

    Harris Corp. will provide acoustic sensors for installation on the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class submarines under a four-year, $15 million follow-on order. The company said Wednesday the acoustic sensor components will be integrated with the Light Weight Wide Aperture Array platform on the service branch’s 10 submarines. The sensors are designed to facilitate data sharing between the LWWAA […] More

  • Army Orders $45M in Harris SATCOM Terminals; Ed Zoiss Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Orders $45M in Harris SATCOM Terminals; Ed Zoiss Comments

    Harris Corp. will provide satellite communications terminals, electronics equipment and associated services to the U.S. Army under $45 million in delivery orders as part of the Army’s Modernization of Enterprise Terminals program. The company said Monday the orders are for new X-band or simultaneous X-/Ka-band terminals. Ed Zoiss, president of Harris’ electronic systems business, said the MET terminals will work […] More

  • Report: Global Aviation Cybersecurity Market Worth $1B in 2015 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Global Aviation Cybersecurity Market Worth $1B in 2015

    A new Visiongain report released by Reportbuyer indicates that the global aviation cybersecurity market will reach a value of $1.8 billion this year as the sector works to protect its information and computer technologies. “Disruption of this sector would invariably have a profound effect on the global economy and more widespread social ramifications, making it crucial […] More

  • Marine Corps Tests Harris-Made UAS Data Link; Ed Zoiss Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps Tests Harris-Made UAS Data Link; Ed Zoiss Comments

    The U.S. Marine Corps demonstrated an unmanned aircraft system equipped with a Harris Corp.-built data link technology during USMC’s Talon Reach exercise, Defense Systems reported Thursday. Kevin McCaney writes Small Secure Data Link platform is designed to leverage very high and ultra high frequency radio networks and certified to protect classified communications. Harris derived the […] More

  • Transparency Market Research: Man-Portable Military Electronics Industry to See 4% CAGR Through 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Transparency Market Research: Man-Portable Military Electronics Industry to See 4% CAGR Through 2019

    The man-portable military electronics industry is poised to enjoy a 3.8 percent compound annual growth rate from 2012 to 2019 due to an increase in defense system modernization efforts globally, according to a Transparency Market Research report. The research firm said Thursday it forecasts man-portable military electronics to reach a market value of $19.7 billion […] More

  • Harris, exactEarth Forge Vessel Tracking Partnership; Bill Gattle, Peter Mabson Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris, exactEarth Forge Vessel Tracking Partnership; Bill Gattle, Peter Mabson Comment

    Harris and Canada-based exactEarth have forged an alliance that seeks to provide services designed to improve domain awareness at sea using the automatic identification system platform. The partnership will combine Harris satellite and radio frequency communications technology with exactEarth’s signal decollision detection system to create real-time vessel tracking and information products for the maritime market, […] More