Harris assembling radios in Brazil MELBOURNE, Fla., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Several models of Falcon tactical radios ordered from the Harris Corp. by the Brazilian military will be built in that country. Harris, which has headquarters in Florida, said the decision is part of company plans to expand its presence in Brazil, where it has one manufacturing facility as well as development, support and sales offices. "Harris is committed to serving as a trusted partner for mission-critical communication products and systems in Brazil in the broadest possible way," said Brendan O'Connell, president, International Business, Harris RF Communications. Once in place, our local operations will help create new highly skilled jobs within the national defense and public security sectors and provide benefits to our customers, including improved lead time and more direct access to our world-class customer support teams. Harris said the units for final assembly at its plant in Campinas, Brazil, are the Falcon III RF-7800S Secure Personal Radio and Falcon III RF-7800V VHF Combat Net Radio.