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Operational; Krasukha-2
Single sourceOperational; Krasukha-4
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AN/PRC-163 | Krasukha |
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| Power | 250 mW to 5 W , 10 W SATCOM modes, 3.2 W L/S-band[source] | — |
| Type | Handheld dual channel tactical radio[source] | Electronic counter-measure system[source] |
| In service | 2018 - ongoing[source] | 2014–present[source] |
| Used by | US Army , US Marine Corps , US Navy , US Air Force , British Army , Canadian Army[source] | Russian Federation[source] |
Krasukha-2: 250 km Krasukha-4: 300 km[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | L3Harris[source] | KRET corporation, BAZ (for wheeled platform of Krasukha-4)[source] |
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| Production years | 2018 - ongoing[source] | — |
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| Frequency range | VHF, UHF (see specifications)[source] | — |
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| Transmit power | LOS: up to 5 watts SATCOM: up to 10 watts[source] | — |
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| Modes | analog voice, digital voice and data[source] | — |
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| Encryption | NSA Type 1 (up to Secret)[source] | — |
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| R/T 1 | VHF low: 30–88 MHz (10.0–3.4 m), VHF high: 118–174 MHz (2.54–1.72 m) UHF : 225–512 MHz (1.332–0.586 m) SATCOM: Uplink 300–320 MHz (1.00–0.94 m) / Downlink 360–380 MHz (0.83–0.79 m) UHF SATCOM: Uplink 291–318 MHz (1.03–0.94 m) / Downlink 243–270 MHz (1.23–1.11 m)[source] | — |
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| R/T 2 | UHF: 225–450 MHz (1.33–0.67 m) L / S-band : 1.3–2.6 GHz (0.23–0.12 m)[source] | — |
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| Voice | Narrowband analog / PCM AM / FM , CVSD ASK / FSK ciphertext , Wideband 2400 bit/s MELPe , LPC /2400- MELP – SATCOM Integrated Waveform (IW)[source] | — |
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| Data | Narrowband analog/PCM AM/FM, CVSD ASK/FSK ciphertext, Wideband up to 16 Mbit/s[source] | — |
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| Net Presets | 99 (standard); unlimited with multiple mission files[source] | — |
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| GPS | Built-in module— SAASM L1/L2 or Commercial L1[source] | — |
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| Programming | Front Panel Programmable (FPP), Windows PC-based Communications Planning Application (CPA) via USB connection.[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 6, row 4, cell 3; revision 1376109880; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Place of origin | — | Russia[source] |
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| Designer | — | KRET corporation[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | 1L269 Krasukha-2 1RL257 Krasukha-4[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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