[SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a $9 million order from the U.S. Army for high-frequency radios for use in the Army's Joint Biological Point Detection System (JPBDS).

Harris will provide Falcon II 400-watt AN/PRC 150(C) HF systems to JPBDS, which is designed and deployed to detect and identify biological warfare agents. The AN/PRC-150(C) automatically communicates alerts to headquarters over HF radio links when the system detects the presence of biological agents. The AN/PRC-150(C) is an NSA Type-1 certified HF radio system. Widely deployed, the AN/PRC-150(C) provides continuous coverage in the 1.6 to 60 MHz frequency range, delivering secure voice and data communications even in the harshest conditions.