Harris (NYSE: HRS) booked a $7.6 million order from the Department of Defense to provide Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio systems.
According to the firm, “the DoD is acquiring the radios to provide deployed forces with expanded wireless tactical communications capabilities such as video, e-mail and collaborative chat.”
“The AN/PRC-117G enables network connectivity to the tactical edge in real-time and delivers significant new combat applications to the squad and below level, ” said Brendan O’Connell, president, Department of Defense business unit, Harris RF Communications. “With the wideband networking capabilities of the 117G, forces will have real-time access to intelligence, situational awareness and effective fires.”