Kitron was awarded an $18 million contract by Harris to produce Integrated Backplane Assembly for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. Deliveries will begin in 2019 and continue until 2021.
Harris Corporation announced in April 2019 it would sell its night vision operations to Elbit Systems in a deal valued at $350 million.
L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation are merging in a deal approved by shareholders, expected to close later in 2019. The combined company will be L3 Harris Technologies.
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Harris Corporation a $75 million order to provide MUOS narrowband satellite communication upgrades for its Falcon III AN/PRC-117G manpack radio fleet.
Harris Corp. announced a $3.9 billion contract with the U.S. Army to manufacture two-channel hand-held radios and vehicle-mounted equipment. The company will add 140 full-time jobs and 50 contract positions in Rochester, New York.
Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies agreed to combine in an all-stock merger of equals to form L3 Harris Technologies, a global defense technology leader. Harris shareholders will own 54% and L3 shareholders 46% of the combined company, which expects $16 billion in revenue for 2018.
Thales has received a 10-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Army to deliver AN/PRC-148C IMBITR two-channel handheld radios under the Leader Radio program. An initial order for 1,540 radios has been placed.
Harris Corp. received a $255.4 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide B-52 and C-130 Special Operations Forces aircraft parts, with work in New Jersey expected to be completed by May 2026.
The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Harris a seven-year, $255.4 million fixed-price requirements contract to deliver B-52 and C-130 aircraft parts to U.S. Air Force special operation forces, with work in New Jersey and deliveries by May 24, 2026.
Harris Corporation won a contract worth over $70 million from the UK Ministry of Defence for Project STARTER to provide T7 robotic platforms for explosive ordnance disposal, with Silvus Technologies supplying StreamCaster SC4200 radios.
Harris Corporation has awarded Cobham Advanced Electronics Solutions several orders valued at approximately $39 million for RF microelectronics used in an airborne electronic warfare system. Work will be performed at Cobham's San Jose and San Diego locations.
Harris Corp in Rochester, New York has received a $12 million order from the U.S. Army to deliver 100 manpack radios.
Sypris Electronics, a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, received multiple contract awards from Harris Corporation to manufacture mission-critical electronic assemblies for U.S. Military and Space programs, including satellite and missile warning systems. Production is scheduled to start in 2017 and 2018.
Harris Corporation secured a $27.97 million contract modification for work on the systems engineering and sustainment integrator (SENSOR) program of the US Air Force by April 2018, providing support for BMEWS and PAVE PAWS systems.