Harris Corporation Adds Broadband Satellite Data Mode to JTRS-Approved Falcon III(R) AN/PRC-117G Multiband Man...(ata networking capabilities through the ...)

The new software upgrade will allow users to extend the range of ANW2 data to beyond-line-of-sight by linking the AN/PRC-117G to the BGAN network through the RF-7800B. The combined system offers throughput rates of up to 2 Mbps over the BGAN network when using embedded TCP/IP acceleration and compression, thus reducing INMARSAT costs. It is the only integrated, military-rugged, wideband SATCOM-on-the-move system capable of seamlessly maintaining high-speed, end-to-end Type-1 encrypted IP data across an extended battle space.

The addition of BGAN data mode to the AN/PRC-117G also will provide global over-the-horizon "reach-back" capability, connecting operators with senior commanders. This capability allows for faster and more informed decision-making, improved mission efficiency and troop safety. Harris has developed both a Class 2 Land Portable BGAN terminal for dismounted applications and a Class 10 Land Mobile BGAN terminal for vehicles on the move. Both terminals use the Inmarsat-4 BGAN satellite constellation. They are available to domestic and international customers.

The Falcon III AN/PRC-117G radio is certified by the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) as compliant with Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) military standards and upgradeable to access the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), both for transmitting high-bandwidth voice and data over tactical military satellites. The radio also has received certification for Type-1 information security from the National Security Agency.

Harris RF Communications is the leading global supplier of secure radio communications and embedded high-grade encryption solutions for military, governmen
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