AN/PRC-152

The AN/PRC-152 Multiband Handheld Radio (Harris Falcon III) is a portable, compact, tactical software-defined combat-net radio manufactured by Harris Corporation.[1] It is compliant without waivers to the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Software Communications Architecture (SCA).[2][3] It has received NSA certification for the transmission of Top Secret data.

The designation AN/PRC translates to Army/Navy Portable Radio used for two way Communications, according to Joint Electronics Type Designation System guidelines.

Users

The AN/PRC-152 radio is currently in use with the US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams in their MRAP JERRV vehicles.[4] As of 2005, 1,300 radios have also been fielded in vehicles by the US Army.[5] and more than 8,600 have been fielded by the U.S. Marines.[6] An undetermined number are in use by the US Air Force in Iraq and Afghanistan.[7] More recently the radio was photographed with Prince Harry, then a 23-year-old second Lieutenant in the Household Cavalry of the British Army. He was responsible for providing cover for troops on the frontline as a Forward Air Controller (FAC) employing the AN/PRC-152 Multiband Handheld and other systems.[8]

Specifications

General

Transmitter

Receiver

Interoperability

Interfaces

Physical Dimensions

Environmental

Key Features

Waveforms

See also

References

  1. ↑ Defense Tech: SOCOM's New Radio
  2. ↑ Harris Corporation Introduces the AN/PRC-152 Handheld Radio - First Radio Implementing SCA Is Certified By the NSA
  3. ↑ Harris Corporation's Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C) Radio Receives Milestone Certification from JTRS Joint Program Executive Office
  4. ↑ U.S. Navy Awards Harris Corporation $16 Million Contract for Falcon II and Falcon III Radios
  5. ↑ Harris Corporation Awarded $37.8 Million Contract From the U.S. Army For AN/PRC-152 Multiband Handheld Vehicular Systems
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ Harris Awarded $4.8 Million Contract by U.S. Air Force for Multiband Manpack and Handheld Radios
  8. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/29/nharry2629.xml
  9. ↑ http://www.rfcomm.harris.com/products/tactical-radio-communications/an-prc-152.pdf
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