AN/PRC-152 explained

AN/PRC-152
TypeHandheld tactical radio
Service History
In service2005-
Used byUnited States Army, US Marines,US Navy, US Air Force,Canadian Army,

Armed Forces of Ukraine (export version)

ConflictsIraq War, War in Afghanistan,Operation Inherent Resolve,

Russo-Ukrainian War

Production history
ManufacturerL3Harris
Produced2005-
Number builtOver 100,000 (as of 2012)
Specifications
Frequency range30-520 MHz,762-870 MHz
Transmit powerup to 5 watts
Modesanalog and digital voice, digital data
EncryptionNSA Type 1 algorithms (Top Secret and below)
The AN/PRC-152 Multiband Handheld Radio, 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 signifies Army/Navy Portable Radio used for two way Communications and is based on the Joint Electronics Type Designation System guidelines.

Users

The AN/PRC-152 radio began production in 2005.[4] Since then, over 100,000 have been provided to the US military.[5] The PRC-152 has been notably used by Prince Harry during his service with the British Army, then a 23-year-old second lieutenant in the Household Cavalry. He was responsible for providing cover for troops on the frontline as a Forward Air Controller (FAC) employing the AN/PRC-152 and other systems.[6]

Ukraine, as part of western military aid, began receiving Harris radios during the current Russia-Ukraine conflict. This included the Harris RF-310M-HH, an export version of the PRC-152 without NSA Type 1 encryption.[7]

Specifications

General

Transmitter

Receiver

Interoperability

Interfaces

USB, RS-232

50 Ohm TNC

Physical Dimensions

Environmental

Key Features

Waveforms

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003473.html Defense Tech: SOCOM's New Radio
  2. Web site: Press Releases - Harris. 31 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Press Releases - Harris. 31 July 2016.
  4. Web site: 24 August 2005 . Harris Corporation announces AN/PRC-152 handheld radio – first radio implementing SCA certified by the NSA .
  5. Web site: 2012-10-22 . Harris Corporation Awarded $397 Million Contract to Provide U.S. Department of Defense with Falcon III Handheld Radios . 2024-01-17 . www.businesswire.com . en.
  6. Web site: Prince Harry determined to return to front line. The Telegraph. 29 February 2008. 31 July 2016. (Picture shows Prince Harry with PRC-152 radio)
  7. News: The Ukrainian army has got better at fighting Russian-backed separatists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303073801/https://www.economist.com/europe/the-ukrainian-army-has-got-better-at-fighting-russian-backed-separatists/21806546 . 2022-03-03 . 2024-01-17 . The Economist . 0013-0613.
  8. Web site: July 2020 . HARRIS FALCON III AN/PRC-152A Datasheet . https://web.archive.org/web/20210620172942/https://www.l3harris.com/sites/default/files/2020-07/cs_tc_datasheet_falcon-iii-an-prc-152a-wideband-networking-handheld-radio.pdf . 20 June 2021 . 6 July 2022 . L3Harris Technologies .
  9. Web site: SNC - Sierra Nevada Corporation | Tacticomp 1.5 . www.sncorp.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100716195941/http://www.sncorp.com/prod/c4n/skl.shtml . 16 July 2010 . dead.

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