Lockheed Martin Awards Harris Corporation $8 Million Weather Data Contract Supporting the Romanian Government.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2001

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) announced today that it was recently awarded an $8.1 million contract by Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems, Syracuse, N.Y., to provide a graphical weather data solution supporting the implementation of an integrated weather radar system for the government of Romania. The announcement was made during the 81st Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).

The National Integrated Meteorological System, or SIMIN, uses modern environmental and meteorological sensors with Lockheed Martin's WSR-98D Doppler weather radar and weather satellites to provide up-to-the-minute weather information. Harris will supply its advanced, real-time weather processing and display system, NexReap(TM), to support Romanian meteorologists and other worldwide users who rely on the SIMIN for critical weather analysis.

"Harris is pleased to support Lockheed Martin in fielding the most modern weather forecasting technology for Romania and the region," said Bob Henry, president, Harris Government Communications Systems Division (GCSD). "A successful SIMIN will also greatly enhance Harris' presence in international weather systems markets in Latin America, Central America, and China."

Romania not only endures some of the most extreme weather conditions in Central and Eastern Europe, but also faces a challenge in communicating weather conditions within its own country since its territory is bisected by the Carpathian Mountains. SIMIN will enhance Romania's real-time capability to detect, monitor, and forecast weather phenomena.

Administered by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (INMH), SIMIN will link to a central operations facility, six regional forecast centers, and 10 primary subscriber locations. Initially, all the subscribers will be government-related, but once the system is operational, INMH will expand its subscriber base to commercial companies such as television stations.

SIMIN will be brought on-line incrementally to provide weather detection and prediction capabilities as early as possible. The system is expected to become fully operational in late 2002.

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.

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