Harris Corporation Provides First-In Weather System Capability To Deployed U.S. Forces.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2003 U.S. forces on the move are now receiving critical, real-time weather data transmitted directly to their laptop computers, thanks to the engineering and integration expertise of Harris Corporation Harris Corporation NYSE: HRS is an international communications equipment company that produces wireless equipment, electronic systems, and both terrestrial and spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, and commercial sectors. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HRS), a leading supplier of weather data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a systems to the U.S. military and other government agencies. Harris has completed the delivery of 100 First-In Weather Systems to the U.S. Air Force. Several of the systems were used during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The system allows soldiers and airmen to receive current weather data on laptops using a digital radio antenna that weighs less than five pounds. The compact antenna is small enough to fit into a lunch box, eliminating the need for large, cumbersome equipment that can hinder rapid, tactical troop movement. "Harris is extremely proud to be supporting our warfighters in the field with the timely delivery of situational awareness Situation awareness or situational awareness [1] (SA) is the mental representation and understanding of objects, events, people, system states, interactions, environmental conditions, and other situation-specific factors affecting human performance in weather data," said Bob Henry, senior vice president, Harris Corporation, and president, Harris Government Communications Systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. Division (GCSD GCSD Groveland Community Services District (Groveland, CA) GCSD Government Communications System Division GCSD Gladwin County Sheriff Department (Michigan) ). "This is truly the best, first-in weather receiving system, and offers the added benefit of utilizing existing technology and a commercial communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. ." The weather products are generated by the U.S. Air Force Weather Agency and the 28th Operational Weather Squadron, and then transmitted to one of two commercial satellites that are part of the WorldSpace satellite radio network, covering Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. The weather data is then broadcast directly from these satellites to the portable receivers and laptops of the soldiers and airmen. Harris is the military's prime contractor, providing systems integration, engineering and program management support. WorldSpace has provided the communications infrastructure and portable antenna receivers. Harris GCSD, one of five divisions within Harris Corporation, conducts advanced research studies, develops prototypes, and produces and supports state-of-the-art, assured communications and information systems An assembly, which may include personnel, equipment and procedures, organized to accomplish specific information conveyance and processing functions. that solve the mission-critical communications challenges of its military and government customers, as well as serves as the technology base for the company's diverse commercial businesses. Harris Corporation, which also provides tactical radio, broadcast, microwave, and network support products and systems, provides sales and services to customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit http://www.harris.com Sound interesting? Find great jobs at Harris: http://www.careers.harris.com |
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