Harris Corporation

Harris Corporation
IndustryAerospace and defense
Founded1895; 129 years ago (1895)
FounderAlfred S. Harris
DefunctJune 28, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-06-28)
FateMerged with L3 Technologies
SuccessorL3Harris Technologies
HeadquartersMelbourne, Florida, U.S.
Key people
William M. Brown, Chairman, (president & CEO since November 1, 2011)
ProductsDefense and Communications
RevenueUS$4.936 billion (2019)
US$4.507 billion (2018)
Number of employees
17,000[1] (2017)
DivisionsCommunication Systems, Electronic Systems, Space and Intelligence Systems
Websiteharris.com

Harris Corporation was an American technology company, defense contractor, and information technology services provider that produced wireless equipment, tactical radios, electronic systems, night vision equipment and both terrestrial and spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, emergency service, and commercial sectors. They specialized in surveillance solutions,[2] microwave weaponry,[3] and electronic warfare.[4] In 2019, it merged with L3 Technologies to form L3Harris Technologies.

Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company had approximately $7 billion of annual revenue. It was the largest private-sector employer in Brevard County, Florida (approximately 6,000).[5] From 1988 to 1999, the company was the parent of Intersil, under the name Harris Semiconductor.

In 2016, Harris was named one of the top hundred federal contractors by Defense News.[6] In January 2015, Wired Magazine ranked Harris Corporation—tied with U.S. Marshals Service—as the number two threat to privacy and communications on the Internet.[7]

  1. ^ "Harris". Fortune. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "Surveillance". Harris Corporation. January 17, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "RF and Microwave Development and Systems". Harris Corporation. January 17, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Electronic Warfare". Harris Corporation. January 17, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  5. ^ Brevard County Public Schools Archived November 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, October 10, 2013
  6. ^ "Defense News - Top 100". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  7. ^ "The Most Dangerous People on the Internet Right Now". wired.com. Wired Magazine. January 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.