Harris Corporation

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Harris Corporation

Industry	Aerospace and defense
Founded	1895; 129 years ago (1895)
Founder	Alfred S. Harris
Defunct	June 28, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-06-28)
Fate	Merged with L3 Technologies
Successor	L3Harris Technologies
Headquarters	Melbourne, Florida, U.S.
Key people	William M. Brown, Chairman, (president & CEO since November 1, 2011)
Products	Defense and Communications
Revenue	US$4.936 billion (2019) US$4.507 billion (2018)
Number of employees	17,000[1] (2017)
Divisions	Communication Systems, Electronic Systems, Space and Intelligence Systems
Website	harris.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]