Harris Corporation Named R&D 00 Award Winner for Ka-band Software-defined Radio Technology as Part of NASA Team

Harris Corporation Named R&D 100 Award Winner for Ka-band Software-defined Radio Technology as Part of NASA Team Highlights:

Harris/NASA team received award for first software-defined radio qualified to operate in space using high-speed Ka-band.

Innovation leverages the Harris AppSTAR reconfigurable payload platform.

Harris has been a leader in software-defined radios since the late 1980s and has supported NASA missions since the 1960s.

MELBOURNE, FL/ORLANDO, FL, November 8, 2013 Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) was honored with an R&D 100 award for developing a revolutionary, reconfigurable spaceborne radio as part of a NASA-led team. The awards, presented annually by R&D Magazine and billed as the Oscars of Innovation, recognize the 100 most technologically significant innovations from across the United States. Space-based remote data collection has accelerated rapidly in recent years, requiring greater bandwidth and reliability to relay the data. Future missions by NASA and other government and commercial organizations will rely on Ka-band frequency technologies to provide high-speed broadband connectivity for data, digital video and audio transmission. The Harris/NASA team developed the first space-qualified, software-defined radio (SDR) that operates in the high-capacity Ka-band frequency range. It sets the stage for replacing unique fixed-function mission radios with reprogrammable SDRs offering in-orbit reconfiguration, multi-waveform operation, and fast deployment. The Harris SDR is operational onboard the International Space Station, where it has been successfully reprogrammed and demonstrated high-speed data transmissions through the NASA Tracking Data Relay Satellite system. The Harris AppSTARTM reconfigurable payload architecture significantly reduced the development cost and schedule of the SDR. AppSTARs software-defined architecture enables ground mission planners to reconfigure and change the functionality of the radio during a mission by uploading or modifying software. The effort was a cooperative program between Harris and the NASA Glenn Research Center. Harris Corporations Jeff Anderson and Kevin Moran, along with four NASA researchers, accepted the award on behalf of the team. Jeff and Kevin, along with their NASA and Harris teammates, are to be commended for revolutionizing the development of new communications and networking technologies in space, said Bill Gattle, vice president and general manager, National Programs, Harris Government Communications Systems. Their innovative solution facilitates reuse of NASAs communications platforms and provides reconfiguration capabilities that are critical for responsive space missions. R&D 100 award winners are selected by an independent judging panel and the editors of R&D Magazine. More information about the 2013 R&D 100 awards is available at: http://www.rdmag.com. High resolution photographs of Jeff Anderson and Kevin Moran are available at: http://harris.com/images/misc/Anderson; http://harris.com/images/misc/Moran.jpg . About Harris Corporation

Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 125 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $5 billion of annual revenue and about 14,000 employees including 6,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at harris.com. # # # Contact Information: Sleighton Meyer

Harris Government Communications Systems

sleighton.meyer@harris.com

321-727-6514 Jim Burke

Harris Corporation

jim.burke@harris.com

321-727-9131

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