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L3Harris Unveils Sovereign Software Router for Australia

CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 18, 2025 — L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has launched a new, next-generation software device called NETCASTER™ – the NETwork Control and Service Translation Enhanced Router. The sovereign Australian capability will increase tactical network optimisation and performance of traditional routers through open-standards architectures.

“We developed NETCASTER with a modular and flexible design for both domestic and export use as the latest example of the ongoing and significant investment L3Harris is making in Australia,” said Andrew Rushbrook, General Manager, Australia Tactical Communications, L3Harris. “Our company has a shared commitment with the Commonwealth to develop a resilient and competitive Australian Defence industry in support of priority capabilities.” 

NETCASTER is a sovereign, non-ITAR application developed in the L3Harris facility in Brisbane, Queensland. The next-generation router technology is designed to maximise in-theatre resiliency for deployable joint-domain communications and is Australian Land Data Model-compliant. 

Earlier in 2025, the company officially opened its new Indo-Pacific Regional Support Centre in Pinkenba, following the establishment in 2024 of a Centre of Excellence for Electronic Warfare in Brisbane.

About L3Harris Technologies

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security. Visit L3Harris.com for more information.

Forward-Looking Statements 

This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions. Such statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. L3Harris disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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