Harris To Expand Radio Manufacturing Capacity At Rochester Plant

Harris Corporation has announced it will be expanding manufacturing capacity and increasing employment at its RF Communications Division in Rochester, New York. The planned expansion will meet an increased demand for the company's advanced military communications solutions.

Harris is a tactical communications supplier to all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and allied nations worldwide.

Harris will add about 200 new jobs between now and the end of calendar year 2006, bringing the company's total employment in Rochester to approximately 2,200 people.

During the first three quarters of fiscal year 2006, revenue in the RF Communications Division was up 52%, compared to the prior-year period, as a result of demand for its Falcon family of tactical radios.