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Air Force

Special Operations Command Orders More Harris Falcon III Radios

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

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Special Operations Command Orders More Harris Falcon III Radios

Falcon III AN/PRC-152A Photo: Harris

Harris [HRS] said it has received orders totaling $18 million for Falcon III® manpack and handheld tactical radios from the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) during the second quarter of fiscal 2014. SOCOM is acquiring more Falcon III AN/PRC-117G and AN/PRC-152A radios as it expands deployment of a SOCOM-accredited wideband tactical communications network, the company said in a Jan. 20 statement. The network enables operators to send and receive tactical voice, video and data, resulting in enhanced situational awareness and intelligence,…

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