R&S®M3AR Software Defined Radios

VHF/UHF Transceiver Family for Airborne Communications

Applications

Versatile applications in the UHF range

Military airborne radiocommunications (225 MHz to 399.975 MHz, AM and FM)

Military aircraft rely on the UHF radio band for air-to-air as well as air-to-ground communications for exchanging tactical information with various units.

Military operations are increasingly reliant on radio data capability. Aircraft crews also require mission-critical information in digital form in order to significantly improve situational awareness, for instance. The R&S®M3AR transceivers support radio data transmission with up to 16 kbit/s in different waveforms.

NATO uses the HAVE QUICK I/II and SATURN frequency hopping methods in the UHF range, which can be optionally combined with encryption. These NATO methods can be integrated in the R&S®M3AR transceivers upon request to ensure international interoperability.

R&S®SECOS can operate on any number of frequencies in the entire UHF range. Up to 128 participants can exchange information over a TDMA network. R&S®SECOS supports both voice and data, features embedded encryption and can optionally be installed in parallel with HAVE QUICK I/II. Switching between the methods is made possible by simply changing the preset.

The R&S®MR6000A features a Link 11 interface for participating in tactical data links in the UHF range in line with STANAG 5511 and MIL-STD-188-203-1A.

R&S®M3AR Software Defined Radios Applications