US Marine Corps Awards L3Harris $750M IDIQ Contract For Multi-Channel Radios

Highlights

• Enables interoperability across U.S. DoD, Special Operations Command and key allies
• Provides true resilience against peer adversary threats, key for Force Design 2030 and JADC2
• Further extends successful partnership with Marines of delivering battle-proven communications
• The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded L3Harris Technologies a competitive 10-year, $750M single-award IDIQ contract for multi-channel handheld and vehicular radio systems.

The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded L3Harris Technologies a competitive 10-year, $750M single-award IDIQ contract for multi-channel handheld and vehicular radio systems.

The L3Harris Falcon IV family of manpack and handheld radios selected by the USMC have been broadly adopted by the U.S. Army, U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Air Force and a growing number of key allies to provide secure, resilient and interoperable communications capabilities.

The AN/PRC-163 is the most advanced hand radio available in the world today. Providing a wide range of secure communications waveforms – while simultaneously integrating voice and data communications, network routing, and gateway functions – the radios offer true resilience against peer adversary threats, which is critical to achieving the Marine Corps’ vision for Force Design 2030 and enabling Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). In addition, the flexible software-defined architecture enables Marines to quickly add new waveforms and enhanced capabilities to address evolving requirements.

“This latest award extends our long and successful partnership with the Marines – we are committed to delivering and supporting battle-proven radios that provide secure and resilient communications to meet their unique mission needs,” said Chris Aebli, President, Tactical Communications, L3Harris. “Our leadership in software-defined communications architecture enables L3Harris to deliver enduring value while consistently meeting rigorous requirements for performance, size, weight and power, and security ­­— including the NSA crypto-modernization standards.”

About L3Harris Technologies
L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18B in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit L3Harris.com.