Harris to deliver integrated RF-7800M solution to Middle Eastern nation

Harris, an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a contract to provide a comprehensive coastal intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance communications network for a Middle Eastern nation.

Under the $11m contract, Harris will provide Falcon III RF-7800M multiband networking radios to undisclosed Middle Eastern customer.

The company will also provide accessories and its battle management application in Coast Guard vehicles and strategic installations on land, at sea and in the air.

Harris RF Communications International Business president Brendan O’Connell said the solution will allow users to communicate over longer distances and reach command centres from remote areas that lack telecommunications infrastructure.

“This unique solution demonstrates Harris’ ability to deliver integrated tactical area communication systems that connect users wherever they are,” O’Connell added.

The integrated RF-7800M solution, which is part of the Falcon III family of wideband radios, has been designed to enable users to send and receive situational awareness and intelligence information across a secure mobile network as well as connecting squads and their commanders for real-time decision-making.

Following threat detection, local commanders will coordinate air, ground and naval asset responses.

Till date, more than 45,000 of the radios have been delivered by the company to the US Department of Defense (DoD) as well as allied forces in more than 15 nations.