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Harris Corp. Receives JTRS Certification For Falcon III Radio

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, September 17th, 2012

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Harris Corp.[HRS] Friday said it has received Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Certification for its Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio operating Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) v1.01.1. “JTRS certification is a major milestone for Harris, JTRS and the DoD. It establishes the AN/PRC-117G as a certified product that meets JTRS and DoD standards in the growing market for wideband tactical radio systems,’’ said George Helm, president, Department of Defense business, Harris RF Communications. “The certification requirements established will ensure that…

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