Harris Corporation Receives $11.7 Million Order to Provide Falcon III Multiband Tactical Radios to U.S. Department of Defense for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles

Harris Corporation HRS has received an $11.7 million order to supply Falcon III® multiband handheld radio systems in vehicular configurations to the U.S. Department of Defense for use in Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. The radios will be installed in U.S. Army MRAP vehicles currently in use in Afghanistan. Harris is supplying MRAP vehicles with Falcon III AN/VRC-110 vehicular radio systems. The AN/VRC-110 is an amplifier adapter that includes two AN/PRC-152(C) radios, which serve as handheld transceivers. The AN/PRC-152(C) is the most widely fielded NSA Type-1 certified, JTRS SCA-certified handheld radio, with more than 130,000 units deployed worldwide.