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Navy buys satellite antennas from Harris Corp.

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130924-N-XZ912-008 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 24, 2013) – Sailors work aloft aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52). Barry, homeported in Norfolk, Va., is currently on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher B. Stoltz)

Harris Corp. has been awarded a $10.3 million Navy contract modification for satellite antennas.

Under the contract option, Harris will provide two Force Level Variant (FLV) dynamic shipboard systems, three FLV dual antenna/dual channel systems and one FLV dynamic shipboard system with radar cross-section reduction, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement.

The work is scheduled to be completed by January 2017. The contract was awarded by Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego.

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