Under the contract, the company has received an initial award valued at $15 million. Harris will supply 2.7-meter satellite communications terminals with C- and Ku-band capabilities for the Navy’s Commercial Broadband Satellite Program Force Level Variant.
According to the company, the higher bandwidth capacity of these terminals will enable the Navy to augment military satellite communications by supporting essential mission requirements and by providing high-speed internet access for as many as 5,000 military personnel onboard each aircraft carrier. The new terminals will replace existing Harris AN/WSC-8 terminals that have provided shipboard C-band communications for the Navy for more than 10 years.
Wes Covell, president of defense programs at Harris, said: This contract reflects Harris Corporation’s ongoing commitment to providing the US military with the most advanced communications technology available, and puts us at the forefront of providing cutting-edge, multiband SATCOM terminal solutions for the US Navy.
