Harris Corporation announced that it opened a new office
at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville to support the communications and information
technology needs of a diverse range of U.S. Army programs.
The Huntsville site is the fourth new Harris office
opened in 2011 in direct support of U.S. Army needs.
A team of more than 60 employees at the new Harris
Redstone Arsenal office are providing sales, program management, engineering
and technical support to the Army aviation, ballistic missile defense, space
and research and development communities.
Their focus is on delivering capabilities from across
Harris, including the world’s most advanced tactical radios, integrated network
solutions, and secure, reliable communication systems.
“The Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville is a unique Army
installation employing more than 35,000 people working across dozens of Army
programs and commands,'” said Dan Pearson, executive vice president and chief
operating officer, Harris Corporation.
“We’re investing in this community to meet their
requirements for world-class networked tactical communications and information
technology systems and support, today and in the future,” Pearson added.
Harris
supports nearly 20 programs headquartered in Huntsville, including Unmanned
Aerial Systems, Helicopters, Air Traffic Control, Command Post Platform, Mobile
Battle Command on the Move, High Mobility Artillery Rocket System and Ground
Based Midcourse Defense.
Larger-scale projects include a $77 million contract
awarded to Harris IT Systems to engineer, test and install IT infrastructure
for the newly relocated U.S. Army Materiel Command headquarters building and a
$25 million contract to deliver Highband Networking Radios to serve as the
communications backbone of the U.S. Army’s new Integrated Air and Missile
Defense Battle Command System.
Recently Harris officially opened
its manufacturing center for the production of tactical radios, assured
communication systems and related products.
The new 573,000 square-foot center near Rochester, New
York, was developed specifically to increase the company’s competitiveness and
address the changing requirements of military and public safety communications.
By Telecomlead.com Team
editor@telecomlead.com
