Harris Corporation is an American company manufacturing telecommunications equipment and electronic products for a wide range of applications, the largest US supplier of equipment for television stations, radio stations and terrestrial satellite communications systems.
The company operates in three segments: communication systems, electronic systems and space and reconnaissance systems. It designs, develops, and manufactures radio communication products and systems, including single-channel ground and airborne radio systems, multi-channel handheld and portable radios, multi-channel handheld and airborne radios, as well as single-channel airborne radios, as well as a broadband group of shooters, ground and high-frequency walkie-talkies. The company was founded in 1895 under the name Harris Automatic Press Company, as a manufacturer of automatic printing presses. After a series of acquisitions and mergers with competitors, in 1957 the company was renamed Harris-Intertype Corporation. After purchasing Radiation, Inc. in 1967 for $ 56 million, Harris-Intertype began producing electronics. After purchasing Datacraft Corporation in 1974, the company changes its name again, this time to Harris Corporation. By this time, the company mainly produces electronic products. In addition, solutions are provided in the field of electronic warfare, control, communications, computers, surveillance and communication systems for civil and military aviation and other consumers. The company actively offers solutions in the areas of reconnaissance, space protection, positioning, navigation and synchronization, as well as environmental solutions using modern sensors, antennas and payloads. In 1981, the corporation's sales reached $ 1 billion, and by 1989 - $ 2 billion. In 2015, Harris buys Exelis for $ 4.7 billion.
