The accidental discovery of a rocket launch in 2017 and the emergence of hypersonic weapons led L3Harris Technologies to transition from being a weather sensor maker into a developer of missile warning satellites, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday.

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Bill Gattle, president of space systems at L3Harris Technologies, said the Space Development Agency's procurement of communications and missile warning satellites in mass quantities reflects a “fundamental transformation“ in how the Department of Defense buys space platforms, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.

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Harris has launched its first small satellite through a medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the India’s space research organization. The Harris Satellite is built to operate in low Earth orbit and seeks to address military and commercial communications requirements, the company said Thursday. The 6U cubesat uses a mission architecture designed for post-launch reconfiguration. Bill Gattle, president […] More

Harris Corp. has developed a digital technology to offer it as potential payload for the U.S. Air Force‘s 11th and succeeding Global Positioning System III satellites. The company said Monday its satellite navigational system offering is designed to have a modular architecture, atomic clock systems, radiation-resistant computers and a high-power transmitter. The platform combines technologies from […] More

A pair of Harris-made satellite mesh antenna reflectors have deployed onboard a fourth Mobile User Objective System communications satellite that Lockheed Martin has built for the U.S. military. Harris said Wednesday it designed the unfurlable reflector technology for the five-satellite MUOS constellation, run by the U.S. Navy, to deliver up to 16 times more network capacity to […] More

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

Harris Corp. has completed the simulated operation testing phase on the company’s satellite-based aircraft tracking system. The Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast 1090 Extended Squitter receiver payload passed the duration and performance testing in harsh conditions to qualify for more than 12 years of usage, Harris said Monday. Bill Gattle, vice president and general manager of national […] More

Harris Corp. has won an R&D 100 Award for the development of a space radio with a NASA-led team. The Melbourne, Fl.-based company helped develop the first space-qualified, software-defined radio operating in the Ka-band frequency range, according to a company statement. “Jeff and Kevin, along with their NASA and Harris teammates, are to be commended […] More

Harris Corp. has won a supplier excellence award from Northrop Grumman, recognizing systems engineering support Harris provided to a Northrop missile defense program team. Twenty-six recipients total were selected for a Northrop Grumman Information Systems Supplier Excellence Award, Harris said Tuesday. Harris was recognized for supporting Northrop under the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle […] More

Harris Corp. has won a $50.5 million delivery order for advanced satellite communications terminals under the U.S. Army“™s Modernization of Enterprise Terminals program. According to a company statement, Harris is tasked with providing additional terminals, including large fixed X-/Ka-band terminals and transportable X-/Ka-band terminals, common electronics equipment, spares to support the fielding of the terminals […] More

Harris Corp. has developed a new robotic system for first responders and technicians to disarm improvised explosive devices, the company announced Monday. The company will demonstrate RedHawk at the AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America conference in Las Vegas, scheduled for Monday through Thursday. “Our goal is to push this technology forward so that one day […] More

L3Harris Technologies is working on an experimental satellite that could help deliver advanced position, navigation and timing capabilities to warfighters under an $84M contract with the U.S. Air Force, C4ISRNET reported Tuesday.

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