L3Harris to Upgrade Space
Force Counter-Communications Via $125 Million
Contract
November 15, 2021
L3Harris Technologies received
a $125 million multi-year contract to produce space
electronic warfare systems that safeguard U.S.
military operations and warfighters.
Under the Meadowlands
production program, L3Harris will upgrade 16 Block
10.2 versions of Counter-Communications Systems
(CCS) operating in Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.,
Vandenburg Space Force Base, Calif., Cape Canaveral
Space Force Station, Fla., and multiple
international locations.
“Successful space operations
depend on dominating the electromagnetic spectrum,”
said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne
Systems, L3Harris. “Denying our enemies the ability
to use their space assets protects U.S. warfighter
operations.”
The current generation CCS
Block 10.2, also developed by L3Harris, reached
Initial Operating Capability in March 2020, making
it the first offensive weapon system accepted by the
US Space Force. L3Harris began development of the
next-generation Meadowlands upgrade in 2019 under
the Combat Mission Systems Support contract.
CCS Block 10.2 is the Space
Force’s only ground-based space control platform
providing warfighters with modular open-standards
for electronic warfare. L3Harris is at the forefront
of providing tools that enable or deny the
electromagnetic spectrum in the contested
environment. Meadowlands is just one of a number of
capabilities offered by the company that protect
U.S. forces and ensure any potential adversaries are
at a disadvantage in the space domain.