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Navy/USMC

L3Harris Receives $50 Million AN/PRC-160 Radio Order From Marine Corps

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, December 6th, 2019

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L3Harris Receives $50 Million AN/PRC-160 Radio Order From Marine Corps

L3Harris' Falcon III AN/PRC-160 manpack radio. (Photo: L3Harris.)

L3Harris [LHX] said Friday the company has received a $50 million order from the Marine Corps to continue delivering its software-defined Falcon III AN/PRC-160 high frequency radios. The latest order was placed under the five-year Navy Portable Radio program contract initially awarded in 2017 to assist the Marine Corps in replacing its legacy HF radios. “The AN/PRC-160 delivers the security and resilience the Marine Corps needs for its tactical radio modernization programs, while providing unmatched capability for Marines on the…

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