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US Army awards Harris HMS Manpack Radio Multi-Award IDIQ contract up to $12.7B

Harris Corp. was one of three awardees of a multi-award IDIQ contract to supply HMS Manpack radios to the U.S. Army. The IDIQ contract consists of a five-year base and an additional five-year option and has a ceiling of $12.7 billion. The Army expects full rate production to begin in the fourth quarter of Harris’ fiscal 2017 and to acquire approximately 65,000 HMS Manpack radios under the IDIQs.


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Harris completes successful interoperability testing of Falcon III manpack radio with MUOS

Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company, has successfully completed initial interoperability testing of its widely fielded Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio hosting the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform. MUOS is the next-generation U.S. Department of Defense military satellite communications system for delivering cellular-based service through tactical radios.


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UK MoD accepts Roke Manpack EW system into service

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has accepted Roke Manor Research Ltd's Electronic Surveillance and Countermeasures system into service as a core capability within the British Army and Royal Marines. Roke is providing a full support package for its Electronic Warfare Manpack product, giving UK Forces enhanced land EW capabilities to exploit and disrupt many types of communications systems.


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