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Harris Corp. Gains $736 Million NOAA Contract To Provide GOES-R Ground Segment Systems

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Monday, June 1st, 2009

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) gave Harris Corp. [HRS] a $736 million, 10-year contract to work on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - Series R Ground Segment (GOES-R GS). GOES-R will provide data including warnings of severe weather. Harris is the prime contractor and systems integrator for the ground segment. Other contractors on the team are Atmospheric and Environmental Research Inc., The Boeing Co. [BA] unit Mission Operations, Carr Astronautics, Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., Wyle Information Systems LLC,…

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