Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received additional orders totaling $74 million to supply JTRS-approved Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C) multiband handheld radio systems in vehicular amplifier adapters to the U.S. Department of Defense for use in Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs). These orders are part of a follow-on to the $119 million order announced January 6, 2010.
The Falcon III AN/PRC-152 was selected to provide MRAP users with Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) satellite communications interoperability. The radio serves as the handheld transceiver in the Falcon III AN/VRC-110 vehicular amplifier adapter system.