Harris Corporation Awarded Contract to Develop U.S. Army Training Architecture of the Future.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) announced today that it was awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin Information Systems, Orlando, Florida, to support the development of the Common Training Instrumentation Architecture (CTIA) for all U.S. Army Live Training Ranges. Options are expected to increase the value of the program for Harris to $3 million over the 30-month contract. CTIA will establish a common instrumentation and communications architecture for the Army's training ranges, resulting in more realistic training for its soldiers as well as decreasing the costs of training.

"Live Training is a vitally important part of the Army's plan for 2010 through 2020, and the CTIA task order is a significant win for us," said Bob Henry, president, Harris Government Communications Systems Division (GCSD). "It provides Harris an entry into the Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM) and it furthers our goal of establishing and maintaining long-term relationships with prime contractors who can leverage our proven communications technologies. We are proud to be a part of the team helping the Army to achieve its Live Training Objectives."

Under terms of the Lockheed Martin contract, Harris will provide a common communications architecture for the ranges, which include the Army's Maneuver Combat Training Centers (MCTC), Home Station Instrumented Training Systems (HITS), Digital Multi-Purpose Range Complexes (DMPRC), and Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) facilities. Lockheed Martin won the CTIA task order under the Live Training Domain portion of the Army's STRICOM Omnibus Contract.

The CTIA program will evolve into an open-architecture, component-based product line that defines the key interfaces for the Army's range training systems communications. It will employ widely used industry protocols for communications and data transmission, resulting in affordable interoperability, supportability and reliability. CTIA also will facilitate the insertion of new technology as it becomes available.

Harris GCSD conducts advanced research studies, develops prototypes, and produces state-of-the-art airborne, spaceborne, and terrestrial communications and information processing systems for military and government agencies, their prime contractors, and the company's commercial businesses, as well as select commercial organizations worldwide.

Harris Corporation is an international communications equipment company focused on providing product, system, and service solutions that take its customers to the next level. The company provides a wide range of products and services for commercial and government communications markets such as wireless, broadcast, government, and network support. Harris has sales and service facilities in more than 90 countries. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.