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  • Harris to Update US Air Force Tactical Radios; Chris Young Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris to Update US Air Force Tactical Radios; Chris Young Comments

    Harris Corp. has been awarded a $12 million contract to update a tactical radio system the U.S. Air Force uses as the communication platform for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. The company will manufacture Falcon III AN/PRC-152A wideband networking handheld radios to provide voice and high-speed networked data to Air Force troops, Harris said Wednesday. […] More

  • Harris Nabs Two Orders From European Customer for Tactical Radio Supply - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Nabs Two Orders From European Customer for Tactical Radio Supply

    Harris has acquired two orders worth an estimated $29 million combined from an undisclosed European customer to provide Falcon tactical radios. The company will supply its Falcon product line, including AN/PRC-152A wideband networking handheld radios, AN/PRC-117G multiband networking manpack radios and AN/PRC-150C HF/VHF tactical radios as part of a standardization program that seeks to address interoperability challenges during coalition operations, […] More

  • Rockwell Collins Tactical Radio Selected for Peru's Seasprite Navy Helicopters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins Tactical Radio Selected for Peru’s Seasprite Navy Helicopters

    Peru’s navy has selected a Rockwell Collins-designed tactical radio for installation on the agency’s fleet of SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters. The company said Thursday its Talon V/UHF tactical radios are built to give pilots secure voice and data communications for missions in areas such as surface and sub-surface maritime, blue water and littoral surveillance, and search-and-rescue operations. Alan Prowse, vice president […] More

  • African Country Picks Harris for Tactical Radio Supply Contract; Chris Young Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    African Country Picks Harris for Tactical Radio Supply Contract; Chris Young Comments

    Harris Corp. will supply Falcon III tactical radios to an unnamed country in Africa under an $11 million contract. The contract covers the Harris-built RF-7800H-MP manpack radio, RF-7850M-HH handheld radio and the RF-7800V-HH VHF Combat Net Radio, Harris said Tuesday. The unnamed African country placed the order as part of its communications modernization program, the company added. […] More

  • Army Wants Integrated Platform for Cyber, EW Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Wants Integrated Platform for Cyber, EW Operations

    The U.S. Army seeks vendors that can offer situational awareness tools designed for cyberspace and electromagnetic spectrum environments as part of an effort to build a converged CEM SA platform. In a FedBizOpps notice posted Oct. 22, the Army said it will also hold a Cyber Quest exercise in July 2016 to assess the feasibility of integrating commercial technology […] More

  • Vencore, Army Demo Tactical LTE Radio Service; Steve Omick Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vencore, Army Demo Tactical LTE Radio Service; Steve Omick Comments

    The U.S. Army‘s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center has partnered with Vencore to develop and demonstrate a commercial technology for warfighters to access 4G, Wi-Fi or tactical radio networks, C4ISR & Networks reported Wednesday. Adam Stone writes that soldiers were able to transmit emergency medical data using a radio and an LTE communications platform […] More

  • Harris Awarded $66M in EMEA Region Falcon Radio Orders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Awarded $66M in EMEA Region Falcon Radio Orders

    Harris Corp. will supply Falcon tactical radios to customers in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa as part of orders valued at $66 million for the first quarter of the company’s 2016 fiscal year. The company said Monday the orders are for various configurations of the multiband Falcon radios as well as for associated support services. […] More

  • 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

  • Harris Lands $55M Australian Support Services Contract for Tactical Radios; Alan Callaghan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Lands $55M Australian Support Services Contract for Tactical Radios; Alan Callaghan Comments

    Australia’s military has placed a $55 million order to a Harris Corp. division for logistics and technical support services on the country’s tactical radio systems. Harris RF Communications will carry out training, maintenance, distribution and engineering work for ADF under the Joint Project 2072 Battlespace Communications platform, Harris said Tuesday. Harris said the Australian military uses handheld, manpack and vehicular […] More

  • George Helm: Harris Vehicle Comm Systems to Support Air National Guard Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    George Helm: Harris Vehicle Comm Systems to Support Air National Guard Missions

    Harris RF Communications will provide the Air National Guard with ground-to-air vehicle communication systems and associated installation, training and other services to support the exchange of voice and data during emergency response and combat missions. The company said Tuesday the five-channel system includes the Falcon III AN/PRC-117G manpack radio, RF-7800I vehicle intercom system and Unity XG-100M mobile radio. “The system will […] More

  • Harris Opens Development Facility in Florida; Dana Mehnert Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Opens Development Facility in Florida; Dana Mehnert Comments

    Harris Corp. has opened an  engineering facility in Sunrise, Florida, where the company plans to develop tactical radio software for the U.S. military and clients worldwide. Harris RF Communications will also sell its products and services to Caribbean and Latin America customers at the 19,000 square-foot site, Harris said Monday. “Opening our new development center in Sunrise […] More

  • Harris Demos HF Tactical Radio Network; George Helm Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Demos HF Tactical Radio Network; George Helm Comments

    Harris Corp. has connected U.S. Special Operations Command bases in four states for a demonstration of the company’s new high-frequency tactical radio network. SOCOM personnel in Colorado, Kentucky, Florida and North Carolina transmitted and received voice and data messages through Harris’ Falcon III HF tactical radio, Harris said Thursday. The demonstration was intended to evaluate […] More