AN/PRC-117

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AN/PRC-117G manpack radio

The AN/PRC-117 translates to "Army/Navy, Portable, Radio, Communication". It is a man-portable, tactical software-defined combat-net radio, manufactured by Harris Corporation (now L3Harris), in two different versions:

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Both radios have NSA certification for the transmission of voice and data traffic up to the Top Secret level. [5]

The designation AN/PRC signifies "Army Navy / Portable Radio Communications" and is based on the Joint Electronics Type Designation System guidelines. The radios are also provided in a vehicular configuration under the AN/VRC-103 nomenclature.

Users

A PRC-117 radio and SATCOM antenna US Navy 071211-N-1924T-035 Marine Lance Cpl. Christine Salazar, a member of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses a PRC-117 radio and SATCOM antenna to receive communications while aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nass.jpg
A PRC-117 radio and SATCOM antenna

The AN/PRC-117F/G radio is currently in use with the United States Navy Seabee and EOD teams in their MRAP and JERRV vehicles. [2] The radio is also in use by the United States Marine Corps, [6] United States Army, [7] USSOCOM, [8] United States Coast Guard, United States Air Force, [9] Royal Air Force, [10] Dutch Army, Spanish Air Force, British Army, Norwegian Armed Forces, Danish Army, Croatian Army [11] Canadian Armed Forces and German Armed Forces. [12]

The radio is part of an Over-the-horizon Satellite Communications and Improved Dual Command and Control Console system recognized by the US Army as a Top 10 Invention in 2005. [13]

The radio has also been embedded in remote mine hunting systems for the US Navy. [14]

Specifications

AN/PRC-117F AN PRC-117F.jpg
AN/PRC-117F
AN/PRC-117G in the National Cryptologic Museum AN-PRC-117G FALCON III manpack radio - National Cryptologic Museum - DSC07959.JPG
AN/PRC-117G in the National Cryptologic Museum

General

Transmitter

Receiver

Interoperability

Interfaces

Physical Dimensions

Environmental

Key Features

Waveforms

Line of Sight

SATCOM

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AN/PRC-117F(C) MULTIBAND, MULTIMISSION RADIO Data Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-31.
  2. 1 2 "U.S. Navy Awards Harris Corporation $16 Million Contract for Falcon II and Falcon III Radios". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
  3. ↑ "AN/PRC-117G(V)1(C) type-1 WIDEBAND MULTIBAND MULTIMISSION radio WITH INTERNAL SAASM GPS data sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  4. ↑ "L3Harris Fast. Forward".
  5. ↑ Harris Corporation Receives NSA and DAMA Certification for Falcon II Multiband/Multimission Radios
  6. ↑ "Harris Corporation Awarded Potential $205 Million Contract For U.S. Marine Corps MBMMR Radio Standardization Program". 2005-10-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11.
  7. ↑ "Harris Corporation Awarded $46 Million Contract from the U.S. Army for Falcon II AN/PRC-117F(C) Multiband Multimission Radios". 2006-10-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11.
  8. ↑ NDM Article - Joint Tactical Radio Expected To Meet Special-Warfare Needs Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ NDM Article - Air-Strike Coordinators Need Lighter Equipment Archived 2008-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ https://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/portable-radio-communication-prc.cfm Archived 2017-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Portable Radio Communication PRC
  11. ↑ "Home". hrvatski-vojnik.hr.
  12. ↑ DND/CF Backgrounder- Army Equipment for Operation ARCHER Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ "US Army Awards for Top 10 Inventions of 2005". Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
  14. ↑ NDM Article - Navy Mine Hunting System Gets Long-Range Data Link Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ "AN/PRC-117F(C)-HQ GROUND-TO-AIR HAVEQUICK I/II RADIO" (PDF). ZSIS (Croatia's Information Systems Security Bureau). Harris Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "L3HARRIS FALCON III AN/PRC-117G(V)1(C) Multiband Networking Manpack Radio" (PDF). L3Harris. July 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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