GEOmedia 3 2022

NEWS
in January 2021. In
December 2020, the
Space Development
Agency selected L3Harris
to build and launch four
space vehicles to demonstrate
the capability to
detect and track ballistic
and hypersonic missiles.
L3HARRIS INFRARED SPACE
TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE
BATTLEFIELD IMAGERY AND
MISSILE DEFENCE DETECTION
L3Harris is providing the instrument as part of a
wide-field-of-view satellite that also will help inform
future space-based missile defense missions
and architectures. The satellite will be positioned
22,000 miles from Earth, enabling the infrared system
to see a wide swath and patrol a large area for
potential missile launches.
“The L3Harris instrument can stare continuously
at a theater of interest to provide ongoing information
about the battlespace, which is an improvement
over legacy systems,” said Ed Zoiss,
President, Space & Airborne Systems, L3Harris.
“It also provides better resolution, sensitivity and
target discrimination at a lower cost.”
The instrument was built for Space Systems
Command and is integrated into a Millennium
Space Systems satellite, scheduled to launch from
Cape Canaveral, Florida. The payload, which is
more than six feet tall and weighs more than 365
pounds, was developed in Wilmington, Mass.
L3Harris is prioritizing investments in space-based
missile defense programs and has accelerated
the development of resilient, end-to-end satellite
solutions in spacecraft, payloads and ground software,
and advanced algorithms.
In a related effort, the Missile Defense Agency
awarded L3Harris a missile-tracking study contract
in 2019 and the prototype demonstration
About L3Harris
Technologies
L3Harris Technologies is
an agile global aerospace
and defense technology
innovator, delivering
end-to-end solutions that
meet customers’ missioncritical
needs. The company
provides advanced defense and commercial
technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber
domains. L3Harris has more than $17 billion in
annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers
in more than 100 countries. L3Harris.
com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements
that reflect management's current expectations,
assumptions and estimates of future performance
and economic conditions. Such statements
are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. The company cautions investors that any
forward-looking statements are subject to risks
and uncertainties that may cause actual results
and future trends to differ materially from those
matters expressed in or implied by such forwardlooking
statements. Statements about the value or
expected value of orders, contracts or programs
are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties.
L3Harris disclaims any intention or obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.
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