Company tops $5.2 billion in annual revenue and expects 2011 to approach $6 billion as tactical communications offerings experience strong growth.
Harris Corp. has won a 10-year, $130 million contract to build a ground antenna system for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that will enable the agency to receive and process weather data 40 times faster than today, as well as deliver weather images directly to end users.
Harris Corp. will continue to maintain the Weather and Radar Processor system it developed for the Federal Aviation Administration under a six-year, $97 million contract.
Harris Corp. wins another contract to enhance the mapping capabilities of Navy aircraft, including helicopters and jet fighters.
Harris Corp. has received a $30 million contract to build a trunked emergency radio communications system and install terminal equipment to support up to 25,000 public-service and public-safety users in Monroe County, in western New York state.
Harris Corp. has hired Murray Sewell II as its vice president of business development for the company’s intelligence and civilian clients of its information technology services business.
Harris braces for a market with fewer large contracts but expects to grow because of the range of its technology expertise.
Veteran Harris Corp. executive Daniel R. Pearson has been named the company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer responsible for the company’s daily business operations and five business lines.
Harris Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CapRock Communications, a global provider of managed satellite communications for the energy, government and maritime industries, for $525 million.
Harris Corp. will secure command and control systems for the Air Force under a $12 million Enterprise Security Support prime contract.
Harris Corp. is building what it calls the nation’s first cyber integration center to provide government and commercial customers with a unique managed hosting service in a trusted environment.
Harris Corp. has announced its intention to acquire SignaCert Inc., a privately held provider of information technology compliance solutions. Financial terms were not reported.