MELBOURNE, Fla., March 1 (UPI) -- Brazil has ordered Falcon Tactical Radio Systems from the Harris Corp. of the United States for use in of humanitarian, security and relief missions.
The company said the order from Brazil's Ministry of Defense is worth $14 million.
"Harris was awarded the orders after several months of challenging competitive field trials during which our radios were tested in a variety of environments that are inhospitable to tactical communication," said Andy Start, president, international business, Harris RF Communications. "Our radio passed the test based on vast experiences with tactical communications in more than 150 countries."
Harris' Falcon III RF-7800V Very-High Frequency, hand-held combat net radio gives forward-deployed forces wireless voice and high-bandwidth data communications. The RF-7800V transmits data at rates up to 192 Kbps over the 30 to 108 MHz frequency band at 50 watts of power, making it the fastest VHF combat net radio available.
The company said that under the order it will also deliver its Falcon II high-frequency manpack radio for enhanced and secure beyond-line-of-site communications. The radio covers the 1.6 Mhz to 30 Mhz frequency range.
