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Harris To Provide Latest Handheld Tactical Radio To A Middle Eastern Country

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, July 25th, 2014

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Harris [HRS] July 21 said it received a $15 million order to deliver its latest wideband handheld tactical radio to an unnamed Middle Eastern country. Harris will supply this nation with the RF-7850M handheld, a multi-band, multi-mission radio that provides advanced tactical communication capabilities. The radio offers a new embedded interface that gives users access to a library of applications that provide situational awareness, tactical messaging, file transferring and radio configuration support from a standard web browser, the company said…

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