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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.[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.
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]
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