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MELBOURNE, Fla. - L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX), a $57.2 billion market cap defense technology leader currently trading near its 52-week high at $306.02, has secured a $24 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide software-defined data devices for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) transport layer requirements, according to a press release statement.
Under the contract, L3Harris will deliver its new AN/PRC-158C NGC2 Gateway Manpack to the Army’s 4th Infantry Division ahead of their scheduled participation in Project Convergence 2026.
The devices are designed to meet high-data throughput demands to enable the data fabric for NGC2 while providing multiple transport options for resilience and interoperability from NATO to Homeland Security.
Sam Mehta, President of Communication Systems at L3Harris, said the company is "delivering battle-proven, software-defined radio technology that meets the Department of War’s appetite for high-data throughput with the network security, resilience and integrity required."
The contract builds on L3Harris’s 90-year history of supporting major Army initiatives, including the HMS program. The company’s approach combines software-defined architectures with a commercial business model to respond to customer requirements.
L3Harris Technologies specializes in defense industry technology solutions connecting space, air, land, sea and cyber domains for national security applications.
In other recent news, L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a significant contract by the U.S. Navy valued at up to $939.6 million for the development and production of Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) radio systems. This contract encompasses development, production, sustainment, and systems engineering of advanced radio systems. Additionally, L3Harris has secured two defense contracts totaling $57.4 million for military technology systems and support services, including a $36.8 million modification awarded by the U.S. Department of War for flight test instrumentation systems. In another development, L3Harris launched its Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) from Cape Canaveral, marking the first experimental navigation satellite system by the Department of Defense in nearly 50 years. Furthermore, the company received a $53.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense for additional production units and an alternate antenna. These recent developments highlight L3Harris Technologies’ ongoing involvement in significant defense and technology projects.
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