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Army Awards Harris $27 Million Order For Falcon III AN/PRC-117G Tactical Radios

Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

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The Army awarded Harris Corp. [HRS] a $26.7 million order to provide upgraded Falcon III AN/PRC-117G tactical radios and accessories that will enable the broader use and application of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW), the company said in a statement. Harris will deliver the AN/PRC-117G upgrades "around July," a company spokesman said recently in an email. The AN/PRC-117G is the only full-production radio certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) for Type-1 implementation SRW on…

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