[SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has received a significant certification from the U.S. government for its RF-7800W High-Capacity Line-of-Sight Radio — which transmits high-bandwidth data over long-range wireless battlefield communication networks. This certification validates that the RF-7800W meets design and implementation standards for information security as required by the U.S. government.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has certified that the radio meets the requirements of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 Level 2. This designation assures Harris defense and government customers that RF-7800W embedded cryptography and management interfaces meet the government's strict communications security requirements for handling sensitive but unclassified (SBU) data. The RF-7800W provides a set of ground-breaking protocols and techniques that secure the radio's wireless and management interfaces. Collectively known as Traffic Flow Security (TFS), these enhancements utilize industry-standard techniques and algorithms such as Federal Information Processing Standard- (FIPS) 197 certified AES encryption, digital certificates, and dynamic encryption key generation and exchange.

The radio is a multi-use, multi-purpose SDR platform that is rugged and highly reliable in traditional backhaul applications for the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and 20 other nations worldwide. Versatile and highly portable, the RF-7800W also has enabled militaries to explore new ways of achieving broadband communications such as real time airborne, border protection, vehicular convoy on-the-move, and dockside infrastructure for ship to shore transmissions. The RF-7800W's highly flexible, highly secure, and robust waveform enables the radio to break through traditional line of site (LOS) restrictions and better serve users with one common platform.