Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has provided Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)
with its seventh of 10 advanced navigation payloads contracted for the
U.S. Air Force’s GPS III satellite program.
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Harris Corporation has delivered the seventh navigation payload for installation on the Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite. (Photo courtesy: Lockheed Martin)
The GPS III navigation payload features a Mission Data Unit (MDU) with a
unique 70-percent digital design that links atomic clocks,
radiation-hardened processors and powerful transmitters – enabling
signals up to three times more accurate than any GPS satellites
currently in operation. The payload also boosts signal power, which
increases jamming resistance by eight times and helps extend the
satellite’s lifespan.
In 2017, Harris announced that it completed development of an even
more-capable, fully digital MDU for the Air Force’s GPS III Follow On
(GPS IIIF) program. The new GPS IIIF payload design will further enhance
the satellite’s capabilities and performance.
In September 2018, the U.S. Air Force selected Lockheed Martin for a
fixed-price-type production contract for up to 22 GPS IIIF satellites.
Harris is Lockheed Martin’s navigation signal partner for GPS IIIF
satellites, and in January received a $243 million award to provide the
navigation signals for the first two GPS IIIF satellites, space vehicles
11 and 12.
Harris’ expertise in creating and sending GPS signals extends back to
the mid-1970s – providing navigation technology for every U.S. GPS
satellite ever launched. While the Air Force originally developed GPS
for warfighters, millions of people around the world and billions of
dollars of commerce now depend on the accurate, reliable signal created
and sent by Harris navigation technology.
About Harris Corporation
Harris Corporation is a leading technology innovator, solving customers’
toughest mission-critical challenges by providing solutions that
connect, inform and protect. Harris supports government and commercial
customers in more than 100 countries and has approximately $6 billion in
annual revenue. The company is organized into three business segments:
Communication Systems, Electronic Systems and Space and Intelligence
Systems. Learn more at harris.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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management’s current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future
performance and economic conditions. Such statements are made in
reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. The company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements
are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and
future trends to differ materially from those matters expressed in or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements about payload
capabilities and future payload deliveries are forward-looking and
involve risk and uncertainties. Harris disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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