Harris will deliver Falcon III RF-7800 wideband tactical radios and accessories to an undisclosed Middle Eastern country.
Under the terms of the $88m contract, the company will provide the RF-7800H wideband high frequency (HF) tactical radio, RF-7850M radio and the RF-7800S lightweight soldier personal radio, as part of the next phase of the country’s tactical radio modernisation programme.
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The contract also includes the supply of vehicular and base station systems, accessories, spares and training services.
Harris RF Communications International business president Brendan O’Connell said: "Harris’ strong presence in the region, combined with our continued investment in a leading-edge Falcon portfolio of tactical communications products and systems, enables us to transition our customers from legacy, voice-dominated communications to modern, networked wideband system solutions.
"These advanced communications systems will support the customer’s current and future operational requirements for simultaneous secure voice and high-bandwidth data across a wide range of missions."
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The RF-5800H is an advanced radio designed to provide troops with reliable and secure beyond-line-of-site terrestrial communications even in the harshest environmental conditions, such as mountains or urban terrain.
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By GlobalDataWeighing less than 600g, the Falcon III RF-7800S is a lightweight, secure soldier radio platform designed to provide full-duplex voice, multiple talk-group capabilities, as well as data and situational awareness communication to dismounted soldiers in frequency ranges from 350MHz to 450MHz.
Primarily used for wideband mobile ad-hoc networking, the RF-7800M helps commanders make more informed decisions and deploy forces quickly by enabling the transmission of secure voice and high-speed networked data services between squad-level forces and up-echelon command management platforms, from 30MHz to 2GHz.
Harris did not disclose the number of radios ordered and their delivery schedule.
