Australian forces receiving Falcon radios MELBOURNE, Fla., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Australia's Department of Defense has ordered Falcon radios from the Harris Corp. of Florida for its armed forces. The order is part of Australia's tactical radio modernization program for its armed forces and will provide service personnel with secure Type-1 voice and data communications. The value of the order is $235 million. "This order expands our ongoing collaboration with the Australian Department of Defense, which is working toward developing a networked Australian brigade in 2013," said Brendan O'Connell, president of Harris RF Communications' International Business unit. Our solutions and proven expertise in tactical communications are making a difference for (Australian forces) by delivering voice, video and data across the battlefield. We're also providing the (Australian military) with world-class field support, highlighted by the recent opening of our regional headquarters in Brisbane. Harris said that under the order it will mainly supply Falcon III AN/PRC-152 (C) multi-band, multi-mode handheld tactical radios featuring line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight communications. The units operate on 30-512 MHz frequency range. It is also supplying the Falcon II AN/PRC-150 (C) manpack, Type-1 certified HF radio, which covers the 1.6-60 MHz frequency range.