The Harris Corporation has been awarded a competitive procurement contract to supply the U.S. Marine Corps' multiband, multimission radio (MBMMR) standardization program with its Falcon II AN/PRC-117F(C) transceiver. The first $67 million delivery order has been awarded as part of a multiyear, $205 million blanket purchase agreement. Deliveries of the MBMMR systems will begin in the company's second fiscal quarter. Under the contract, Harris will supply its AN/PRC-117F(C) manpack and AN/VRC-103(V) vehicular systems.

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The Harris AN/PRC-117F(C) is an advanced multiband transceiver covering the 30 MHz to 512 MHz frequency spectrum. Its embedded COMSEC has NSA certification, ensuring compliance with secure U.S. Government Type-1 encryption algorithms. In addition, the radio is JITC certified for operation over military standard satellites. The AN/VRC-103(V) vehicular product is a compact, fully-integrated, communications system that includes the Harris AN/PRC-117F(C) tactical radio and the Harris AM-7588 multiband power amplifier. This system covers frequencies from 30 MHz to 512 MHz, delivering 50 W of PEP (peak envelope power) and includes embedded COMSEC, SATCOM and ECCM capabilities.