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Ultralife Batteries Awarded Development Contract By Harris Ultralife Batteries has been awarded a contract by Harris Corporation's RF Communications Division for the design and development of a high-capacity rechargeable lithium ion battery pack for use with the Harris Falcon II very high frequency/ultra high frequency (VHF/UHF) multiband handheld radio used by military forces for squad-level communications. Delivery of prototype and pre-production batteries is expected to occur by September 2005. John D. Kavazanjian, Ultralife's president and chief executive officer, said, "We continue to expand our opportunities to grow Ultralife's military business, adding new customers such as Harris, an important supplier in the worldwide military communications marketplace." "In this case, we bring a significant amount of experience in producing high-energy batteries for a wide range of military equipment manufacturers, and a proven track record of evolving development contracts into full production volume orders." "After careful evaluation of Ultralife's design, research and development, and manufacturing capabilities, we selected Ultralife as a source in the development of a rechargeable lithium ion battery pack to extend the operating time for our Falcon II handheld radio," said George Helm, vice president, product operations, Harris Corporation RF Communications Division. The Harris RF-5800M-HH multiband handheld radio brings the 30 to 512 MHz frequency spectrum used in special operations and platoon-level communications to the squad and individual soldier. Ultralife's rugged, high-capacity lithium ion battery pack provides 12-volts and 4.7 ampere-hours of capacity in a lightweight, watertight case. |
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