April 23, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) has been awarded a 10-year, $600 million contract to provide military satellite communications terminals for the U.S. Army. The terminals will be used to provide the worldwide backbone for high-priority military communications and missile defense systems.

As prime contractor, Harris will develop, test and certify four unique terminal configurations during a 30-month test phase. The company will also provide production hardware under the five-year base contract, with five additional option years, and will support field activities such as site preparation, installation, test, operations, and maintenance.

Under the award, Harris will replace up to eighty aging strategic satellite communications terminals around the world with new, simultaneous X- and Ka-band terminals capable of interfacing with the new Wideband Global Satellite constellation as well as with legacy satellite systems.

The new terminals will support internet protocol and dedicated circuit connectivity. The hardware will include various fixed ground terminal configurations, including a hardened, transportable terminal and a small terminal suitable for rooftop mounting.

Melbourne, Florida-based Harris is a communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. The company has 16,000 employees.

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