[SatNews] System management for those in Alaska who are involved in aviation... Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS has been awarded a potential 42-month, $56.7 million follow-on contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to upgrade and manage the system that currently provides real-time weather data and flight-planning capabilities supporting Alaska's general aviation community. The award consists of a one-year base contract, a one-year option, and three six-month options through December 2014.

Under the Operational and Supportability Implementation System (OASIS) program, Harris will provide integrated flight planning and real-time weather briefing capabilities to FAA Flight Service specialists.  OASIS also supports "Notice to Airmen" (NOTAM) messages – which alert pilots to potential hazards, as well as up-to-date radar and satellite imagery. As part of the contract, Harris will upgrade hardware and software for the OASIS flight service automation system, and will provide system test and maintenance support services. The OASIS system, which first went online in 2007, is operational at 18 sites in Alaska and is installed at four support sites in the continental U.S.

Plus, The company has received a $23.6 million contract from Floyd County, Georgia, to deploy a Harris P25IP (Project 25 to the power of Internet Protocol) digital radio system to support public safety first responders across the county's 518 square miles.  The ten-site, 800 MHz, P25IP trunked system will provide reliable, mission-critical communications, enabling interoperable communication with local, state and federal agencies in the area. For enhanced interoperable communication, the Harris solution for Floyd County features the full suite of Harris radio terminals, including the award-winning Unity® XG-100 portable and mobile full-spectrum multiband radios, along with the Harris P7300 and P5400 portable and M7300 and M5300 mobile radios operating on the VHF, UHF, and 700/800 MHz frequency bands.  

The Floyd County system will be P25 Phase 2-ready and can serve as the network core of the Northwest Georgia Interoperability Network (NGIN) in the near-term, reducing the County's total ownership costs.  The County's system will also be supported by the establishment of a local service center operated by Williams Communications, a long time Harris partner and local technical services organization with more than 50 years of Land Mobile Radio (LMR) experience.  The system also meets the Federal Communication Commission's narrowband mandate to eliminate the County's current wideband transmissions by January 1, 2013.