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PHILIPPINES
Falcon
II HF and VHF radios
The USA’s Harris
Corporation has been awarded a US$79.6 million contract to supply the Philippines
Armed Forces with Falcon II High Frequency (HF) and Very High Frequency
(VHF) tactical radios.
Under the
terms of the contract, Harris will provide Falcon II RF-5800H HF manpack and
Falcon II RF-5800V VHF hand-held radios, along with support equipment, spare and
repair parts, as well as training and logistics support. Deliveries will
continue into 2009.
The
RF-5800H is an advanced HF manpack radio that provides reliable tactical
communications through enhanced secure voice and data performance, networking
and extended battery life. The RF-5800V is a lightweight, multi-band hand-held
radio that extends the outstanding performance of the Falcon II tactical radio
family to the squad level. The RF-5800 series radios have integrated GPS and IP
networking capabilities, guaranteeing seamless communications with other
peacekeeping operations using the Harris Falcon II radios. © DAPSS
S.A., 2008, Switzerland