Harris Corporation has been awarded a $75 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract — with an initial delivery order of $8 million — for its Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radios from the US Air Force.
The Air Force is acquiring the AN/PRC-117G radios to provide next-generation wideband tactical communications to combat controllers and other ground personnel.
"The AN/PRC-117G radio system addresses growing Air Force requirements for multiband, multimode radios that deliver secure access to voice, video and data in real time," said George Helm, president, Department of Defense business, Harris RF Communications.
"The radio provides critical real-time information to warfighters on the move and in the air to achieve unprecedented situational awareness on the battlefield."
At about half the size of previous manpack radios, the AN/PRC-117G delivers vast improvements in power, as well as size and weight.
Harris has shipped more than 16,000 AN/PRC-117G radio systems to the U.S. DoD and allies such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, other NATO nations and Australia.