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Falcon® IV Family of Radios

Key Benefits

Unmatched Capabilities for Multi-Domain Dominance

  • Dual-channel, simultaneous crossbanding; each channel with independent voice, ISR video and data
  • Swiftly connects every echelon for more informed decision making
  • Talk groups prioritize information on a need-to-know basis
  • Second channel for critical redundancy
  • Extended wideband increases Situational Awareness throughput including HD Full Motion Video
  • Self-forming, self-healing tactical MANET networking simplifies communications and enhances edge warfighter agility
  • Broad portfolio of waveforms for Line-Of-Sight and Beyond-Line-Of-Sight connectivity
  • Latest ECCM technologies support clear, reliable communications in contested environments
  • MUOS-ready technologies and legacy SATCOM ensure warfighter connectivity in austere and extreme environments

Converged Architecture

Battlefield Advantage in a Single, Integrated Platform

 

  • Multiple technologies converged into a single radio, eliminating the need to carry numerous devices
  • Flexible handheld and manpack form factors answer unique needs of dismount, vehicular and edge forces

 

  • Software-defined architecture supports in-field updates to emerging capabilities
  • Encryption is also software-defined, providing fast security upgrades and ability to wipe to zero if radio custody is at risk
  • Mission Modules with standard interfaces allow adding new applications without radio platform hardware changes
  • Familiar Falcon® interface reduces training time and speeds deployment
  • Communications are fully interoperable with DoD and Coalition forces
  • Standard hardware interfaces work with existing tactical equipment, reducing costs
  • SWaP-optimized to reduce warfighter burden and provide more flexibility for mounted configurations
  • Multi-channel power management optimizes battery life for every mission

The Falcon Legacy

With more than six decades of tactical expertise and over one million radios deployed, L3Harris is the global technology leader connecting ground, air, sea and space with reliable, secure mission-critical tactical communications.

Falcon® 1990

  • High Frequency (HF)
  • Mounted and dismounted
  • External crypto

Falcon II® 1996

  • Manpack (MP) form factor
  • HF/VHF/Multiband
  • Tactical SATCOM (TacSat) capable

Falcon III® 2007

  • HF/VHF/UHF
  • Multi-mission
  • Handheld (HH) & Manpack (MP)
  • Soldier Personal Radio
  • Tactical Networking - ANW2®C

Falcon® IV 2019

  • Multi-channel
  • Extended/Ultra Wideband
  • Crossbanding
  • Mission Modules
  • Software based encryption
  • Multi-channel power management

Capabilities

AN/PRC-158 Multi-channel Manpack

AN/PRC-158 Multi-channel Manpack

RF-9820S Compact Team Radio

AN/PRC-171 (RF-9820S) NON-TYPE 1 Compact Team Radio

AN/PRC-163 Multichannel Handheld Radio

AN/PRC-163 Multi-channel Handheld Radio

AN/PRC-167 Multi-channel Manpack

AN/PRC-167 Multi-channel Manpack

Accessories

12006-3900-01 VHF/UHF Body-Worn Antenna

12006-3900-01 VHF/UHF Body-Worn Antenna

12006-9001-01 SATCOM X-Wing Antenna

12006-9001-01 SATCOM X-Wing Antenna

12500-2500-0X Smart Battery for Handheld Radios

12500-2500-0X Smart Battery for Handheld Radios