AN/PRC-117 explained

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, in two different versions:

Both radios have NSA certification for the transmission of voice and data traffic up to the Top Secret level.[4]

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

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.[5] 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

General

Transmitter

Receiver

Interoperability

Interfaces

RS-232, RS-422

Physical Dimensions

Environmental

Key Features

Waveforms

Line of Sight

SATCOM

See also

References

  1. Web site: AN/PRC-117F(C) MULTIBAND, MULTIMISSION RADIO Data Sheet . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061031010641/http://www.rfcomm.harris.com/products/tactical-radio-communications/an-prc117f.pdf . 2006-10-31.
  2. Web site: AN/PRC-117G(V)1(C) type-1 WIDEBAND MULTIBAND MULTIMISSION radio WITH INTERNAL SAASM GPS data sheet . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220081001/http://www.rfcomm.harris.com/media/AN-PRC-117G(V)1(C)%2012-10_tcm26-9017.pdf . 2011-02-20 . 2023-01-20 .
  3. Web site: L3Harris Fast. Forward..
  4. http://www.harris.com/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&pr_id=508 Harris Corporation Receives NSA and DAMA Certification for Falcon II Multiband/Multimission Radios
  5. Web site: U.S. Navy Awards Harris Corporation $16 Million Contract for Falcon II and Falcon III Radios . 2007-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724183302/http://www.rfcomm.harris.com/news/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&pr_id=2051 . 2011-07-24 . dead .
  6. Web site: 2005-10-16 . Harris Corporation Awarded Potential $205 Million Contract For U.S. Marine Corps MBMMR Radio Standardization Program . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711145444/http://www.rfcomm.harris.com/news/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&pr_id=1693 . 2011-07-11.
  7. Web site: 2006-10-13 . Harris Corporation Awarded $46 Million Contract from the U.S. Army for Falcon II AN/PRC-117F(C) Multiband Multimission Radios . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711145449/http://www.rfcomm.harris.com/news/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&pr_id=1983 . 2011-07-11.
  8. http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/2002/Feb/Joint_Tactical.htm NDM Article - Joint Tactical Radio Expected To Meet Special-Warfare Needs
  9. http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/2003/Feb/Air-Strike.htm NDM Article - Air-Strike Coordinators Need Lighter Equipment
  10. https://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/portable-radio-communication-prc.cfm Portable Radio Communication PRC
  11. Web site: Home . hrvatski-vojnik.hr.
  12. http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/view-news-afficher-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=1833#mmr DND/CF Backgrounder- Army Equipment for Operation ARCHER
  13. Web site: US Army Awards for Top 10 Inventions of 2005 . 2007-06-22 . 2007-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070621160227/http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2006/06/us-army-awards-for-top-10-inventions-of-2005/index.php . dead .
  14. http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/2002/May/Navy_Mine.htm NDM Article - Navy Mine Hunting System Gets Long-Range Data Link
  15. Web site: AN/PRC-117F(C)-HQ GROUND-TO-AIR HAVEQUICK I/II RADIO . ZSIS (Croatia's Information Systems Security Bureau) . Harris Corporation . 6 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220130215544/https://www.zsis.hr/UserDocsImages/Sigurnost/pdfs/AN_PRC117F.pdf . 30 January 2022.
  16. Web site: L3HARRIS FALCON III AN/PRC-117G(V)1(C) Multiband Networking Manpack Radio . L3Harris . 6 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227003811/https://www.l3harris.com/sites/default/files/2020-07/cs_tc_datasheet_an-prc-117g-multiband-networking-manpack-radio.pdf . 27 February 2022 . July 2020.

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