Wednesday, December 03, 2008

AN/ARC-187

IOC: 1987

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
Raytheon

Description: The ARC-187 UHF-radio was developed in 1987 to meet the requirements of the US Navy for a 100 watt SATCOM (Satellite Communications) radio. It provides Have Quick II anti-jam communications, Line-of-Sight Communications, SATCOM or datalink modes (Link 4 and Link 11).

ARC-187 radios are deployed on US Navy and US Air Force aircraft, at US Air Force fixed sites and on US Army ground systems. AC-130, P-3, CH-53, S-3 and Patriot are equipped with ARC-187 radios.

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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