AN/PRC-152

AN/PRC-152
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Type Handheld tactical radio
Service History
In service 2005-
Used by United States Army, US Marines,

US Navy, US Air Force, Canadian Army,

Armed Forces of Ukraine (export version)

Conflicts Iraq War, War in Afghanistan,

Operation Inherent Resolve,

Russo-Ukrainian War

Production history
Manufacturer L3Harris
Produced 2005-
Number built Over 100,000 (as of 2012)
Specifications
Frequency range 30-520 MHz,

762-870 MHz

Transmit power up to 5 watts
Modes analog and digital voice, digital data
Encryption NSA 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 war in Donbas. This included the Harris RF-310M-HH, an export version of the PRC-152 without NSA Type 1 encryption.[7]

AN/PRC-152

Specifications

General

  • Frequency Range: 30 to 511.99 MHz[8]
  • Presets: 99
  • Transmission Modes: FM, AM, PSK, CPM
  • Tuning Resolution: 10 Hz

Transmitter

  • Output Power: 250 mW to 5 W / VSAT 10 W
  • Harmonic Suppression: –47 dBc
  • Frequency Stability: +/- 2.5 ppm

Receiver

  • FM Sensitivity -116 dBm (12 dB SINAD)
  • Adjacent Channel Greater than 55 dB Rejection

Interoperability

Interfaces

Physical Dimensions

  • 64(68.6 GPS) x 234 x 43 mm 2.5(2.7 GPS) W x 9.2 H x 1.7 D inches (with battery)
  • Weight: 1.22 kg 2.7 lb (with battery and GPS)

Environmental

Key Features

  • SCA v2.2
  • Sierra II Programmable Crypto
  • Built-in Speaker/Mic
  • Full Numeric Keypad
  • NVG Compatible Display
  • Embedded GPS (optional)
  • MELP

Waveforms

See also

References

  1. ^ Defense Tech: SOCOM's New Radio Archived May 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Press Releases - Harris". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Press Releases - Harris". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Harris Corporation announces AN/PRC-152 handheld radio – first radio implementing SCA certified by the NSA". 24 August 2005.
  5. ^ "Harris Corporation Awarded $397 Million Contract to Provide U.S. Department of Defense with Falcon III Handheld Radios". www.businesswire.com. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  6. ^ "Prince Harry determined to return to front line". The Telegraph. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2016. (Picture shows Prince Harry with PRC-152 radio)
  7. ^ "The Ukrainian army has got better at fighting Russian-backed separatists". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  8. ^ a b "HARRIS FALCON III AN/PRC-152A Datasheet" (PDF). L3Harris Technologies. July 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. ^ "SNC - Sierra Nevada Corporation | Tacticomp 1.5". www.sncorp.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.