MELBOURNE, Fla., March 15 (UPI) -- The Australian Defense Department has ordered Falcon III tactical radios from Harris Corp. of Florida for networked battlefield communications.
The order is worth $11 million.
Under the order, Harris will supply Falcon III RF-152(C) handheld radios along with RF-300M Trimline Vehicular Adapters for installation into a variety of military vehicles including Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles.
The Harris equipment provides interoperable tactical voice and data communications for both ground-to-ground and ground-to-air applications.
"The AN/PRC-152(C) hand-held and vehicular radio system links vehicles and soldiers into the larger battlefield network, enabling seamless communications while on the move,'' said Andy Start, president of Harris RF Communications' international business unit.
The combat-proven AN/PRC-152(C) is the most-widely deployed JTRS-approved hand-held radio, with more than 150,000 units deployed worldwide.
The Falcon III RF-300M-TV Trimline Vehicular Amplifier is a low-profile, single-channel power amplifier with a single AN/PRC-152(C) serving as the dismountable hand-held transceiver. The TVA is streamlined to fit into vehicles where space is at a premium.
Providing increased communications reliability in long-range applications, the TVA supplies 50 watts from 30 to 90 MHz, 20 watts from 90 to 512 MHz and 50 watts for satellite communications. Separate VHF, UHF and SATCOM ports with automatic port switching allow users to switch between ground, ground-to-air or SATCOM communications by simply selecting the required network on the radio.
