Jane's Military Communications 1982

764 Pages·2016·122.84 MB·English

by  Raggett R.J. (Ed.)

MILITARY
COMMUNICATIONS
Third edition
Edited by
R Raggett
J
QUICK REFERENCE INDEX
Contents [23]
Foreword
[25]
Equipment
Radio communications
tactical ground 2
ground-based 121
terrestrial microwave and
tropospheric scatter 188
shipborne 213
airborne 236
satellite 279
Line communications 304
Data transmission and reception, modems
and terminals 340
Message switching 401
Encryption and security 410
Electronic warfare
electronic counter-countermeasures 448
jamming, surveillance and direction finding 455
Facsimile 485
i:042-381544 • Telex: 78702
Audio ancillaries
headsets 491
microphones 493
miscellaneous 494
Antennas and masts 500
Test and measurement 583 ANT.
PROGRAMMABLE DIPLEXER
Laser and optical 605
Miscellaneous 609
Systems
Major systems 628
Addenda 672
Appendices
Acronyms and code names 687
Glossary 689
Summary of hand-portable/manpack radios 692
AN numbered communications equipment 694
Directory 697
Indexes
Manufacturers 703
Alphabetical 715
TO LEAD
BATTERIES
SIEMENS
communication
Reliable links
command
for effective
Military commands can count on Complete systems
up-to-date information, make the forarmy, airforce and navy
correct decisions and be sure that A selection from our program:
their orders are properly received radar systems, identification
only if their communication systems systems (IFF), data processing,
are operational at all times. shortwave and radio relay trans-
This state of readiness must also mission, voice and data encryption,
be maintained in the presence telephony, telegraphy, optronic
of electronic countermeasures. systems, electrical equipment,
Reliable command links can be check-out-systems.
established rapidly with mobile
communication equipment from
Siemens, even frequent changes
in location present no difficulty.
The configuration of large
communication networks can be
changed in the shortest possible
time.
Siemens Defence electronics Further information can be obtained
from:
New Ideas for more security Siemens AG, ZVW144,
P.O. Box 700079,
D-8000 Munich 70
Onlyone DF When"hideandseek"isplayedfor allthesedatafrom a single site, at
keeps,millisecondscount.Faceit,the short aswell as at longer ranges.
system canfind acid test for anemitter-locating sys- The410isnotanengineer'spipe
temis pin-pointing anobscure,10watt, dream.TCI410 systems are field
him in a second. 3 secondburst transmitter. In tactical proven,andareoperatingnow. Reports
situations, the traditional multi-site from usersindicateexcellentaccuracy,
Wullenweber array/goniometer
Ours. reliabilityandmaintainability. Perhaps
approach is useless. Even iftheduty the most surprising, the410 is less
operatorhearshim,he'llbegonebefore expensive than aWullenweber/
there'stimetoget afix and alert the goniometer system.
other sites for triangulation.
Nomatterwhatyourapplication—
TCI'sModel410willhearhimand
DF, monitoring, search and rescue,
pin-pointhislocationinaninstant. —
or tactical the 410 is superior for
Thetotally integrated system uses coverageoftheHFspectrum. For
computertechnology with anelegant
further information, contact us.We'll
new antennadesign toprovideextra- sendyou comprehensivedataon the
ordinary accuracy in real time. It will 410 system.
intercept, analyze and locate any type
of signal on any frequency between
500kHz and 30 MHz in asecondor
less.Moreimportant,the410provides
TCI TechnologyforCommunications TechnologyforCommunications
International International, Ltd.
1625 StierlinRoad KingstonHouse, StephensonWay
MountainView, California94043 Three Bridges, Crawley
U.S.A. West SussexRH10 1TN, England
Telephone: [phone] Telephone: [phone]
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JANE'
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
1982
When
you need
really to "talk"
us about
talk to Collins
HF
communications.
Since 1933. when a Collins HF
radio was used to communicate
with the United States from
Antarctica, the Collins name has
been synonymous with HF:
Collins, first to perfect single-
sideband technology and the
mechanical filter. Collins, first to
introduce "automatic tuning."
Collins, first again with the
application ofmicroprocessor
technology to HF, making
equipment simpler, more reliable AN/ARC-190/728U Airborne
and more economical. Communications Systems
Today, the Collins Telecom- As the latest addition to the 718U Communication Systems
munications Products Division is family ofCollins airborne HF A highly adaptive family
the world's leading supplierof equipment, the all-solid-state featuring commonality ofcom-
HF equipment, much ofit for AN/ARC-190/728U offers 400- ponents and consisting ofa con-
individuals and organizations watt peak and average output. vertible manpack/vehicular/base
just like yours. This means we Built-in microprocessorpro- station system, a vehicular sys-
can bring a wealth ofexperience vides the control flexibility and tem, base station systems plus
to bear on your HF communica- speed needed to operate with airborne systems. General
tions problems. Tactical, — scanning-selective call and re- characteristics include: Fre-
strategic, secure, commercial mote frequency management quency range, 2 to 30 MHz in
we can do the completejob. systems. The companion 490A 100-Hz steps. Fully synthesized.
Ours is a total digitally tuned antenna coupler Automatic tuning. Remotely
HF
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are easy to operate and can be
tuned and ready to use in an
average of4 seconds.
HF-580/581
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Systems
Fully synthesized, 1.6to 30
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make the new HF-580/581 Series
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HF-280 Series Channelized
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Professional, long-range and
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ers offer 125 watts output and
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AN/PRC-515 HF Manpack DC. Choose either6 or20 chan-
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Ideal forcommercial and civil
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government needs.
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Arctic-desert-tropics use.
HF-121/122 Transceivers
280,000discrete channels. Large
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field use,jeep and truck mount- ceivers optimized for tactical
ing, airborne and base station. data applications. Complemen-
100- and 400-watt amplifiers Collins KWM-380 tary radios fill both shipboard/
available. and HF-380Transceivers transportable requirements
The new Collins KWM-380 b(HoFr-n1e2(2H,FA-1N2/1U,RACN-/9A7R)C-a5nd12a)ir-
transceivercontinues the Collins with high reliability and module
heritage forquality amateur commonality. Operating features
equipment. A fully self- include remote control, rugged
contained station, the KWM-380 PA and selective HF receiver
offers built-in AC/DC power front-end filteringfor collocated
supply, speakerand internal split operation. They coverthe 2- to
VFO
frequency function. Fully 30-MHz range in 100-Hz synthe-
synthesized, with microproces- sized steps in all standard voice
sorcontrolled tuninggives fre- and data ISB and SSB modes.
quency stability in fourtuning
rates down to 10 Hz with no For more information,
contact a Collins representative
bandswitch.
HF-80 Communication Systems The new HF-380* general or Collins Telecommunications
Products Division,
Anywhere communications coverage transceiver is for users Rockwell International,
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each capable ofmanual, FSK Rockwell
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Alphabetical list of advertisers
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AEG-Telefunken Napco Industries Inc
Sedanstrasse 10, D-7900 Ulm, Defense Electronics Division, PO Box 570,
Federal Republic of Germany [7] Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440, USA . . . [18]
Plessey Avionics & Communications
Columbia Electronics International Inc
PO Box 9266, 7360 Atoll Avenue, llford, Essex IG1 4AQ, England [8] & [9]
North Hollywood, California 91609, USA :u]
Crypto AG
PO Box A-163, CH-6301 Zug, Racal Acoustics Ltd
Switzerland inside front cover Beresford Avenue, Wembley,
Middlesex HAO 1RU, England [22]
Rediffusion Radio Systems Ltd
Broomhill Road, London SW18 4JQ, England [16]
Datotek Inc
3801 Realty Road, Dallas, Texas 75234, USA [26] Rockwell International
Collins Telecommunications Products Division,
Ducati Elettrotecnica SpA Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52498, USA [2] & [3]
Via M E Lepido 178, 40132 Bologna, Italy [13]
Schmid Telecommunication
Rieterstrasse 6, CH-8002 Zurich, Switzerland [14]
Elektro Spezial (Philips GmbH)
Hans-Bredow-Strasse 20, D-2800 Bremen 44, Siemens AG
Federal Republic of Germany '11 ZVW 144, PO Box 70 00 79, D-8000 Munich 70,
Federal Republic of Germany facing inside front cover
Elmer Sigma Products (Northampton) Ltd
Viale dell'lndustria 4, 00040 Pomezia, Italy [24] 15 Horsley Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton
NN2 6LJ, England [18]
Sintra-Alcatel
FIAR SpA Department TELCI, 74 avenue Gabriel Peri,
Via Montefeltro 8, 20156 Milan, Italy [28] 92230 Gennevilliers, France [11]
Technology for Communications International (TCI)
Gretag Ltd 1625 Stierlin Road, Mountain View,
Althardstrasse 70, CH-8105 Regensdorf, Zurich, California 94043, USA front endpaper iv
Switzerland [18]
&
H
Hagenuk GmbH Technology for Communications International Ltd (TCI)
PO Box 1149, Westring 431, D-2300 Kiel, Kingston House, Stephenson Way, Three Bridges,
Federal Republic of Germany [30] Crawley, West Sussex RH10 1TN,
England front endpaper iv
Hughes Aircraft Company
Thomson-CSF
Culver City, California 90230, USA [5]
23 rue de Courcelles, BP 96.08, 75362 Paris
Cedex 08, France [15]
I
IRET SpA
Via Caboto 16, PO Box 2739, Vrtroselenia
34100 Trieste, Italy inside front cover PO Box 7119, Via Tiburtina 1020,
00156 Rome, Italy ;i9]
SpA
rtattel
Piazzale Zavattari 12, 20149 Milan, Italy [32] W
Winkelmann International
M 96 Reading Road, Yateley, Surrey GU17 7RX,
England [17]
G E McKay Company
111 South College Avenue, PO Box 5000, &
Claremont, California 91711, USA :i4]
Winkelmann International
MILS Elektronik GmbH & Co KG 1055 Empire Drive, Lake Havasu City,
PO Box 26, A-6060 Mils i T, Austria [12] Arizona 86403, USA [17]
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SCIENCE SCOPE
State-of-the-art electronics for improving NATO's air defense posture have been
demonstrated at Hughes. During fly-bys of an AWACS (Airborne Warning and Con-
trol System) aircraft, sophisticated digital communication links were made with
NATO AEGIS processing and display consoles. AEGIS stands for Airborne Early/
Warning Ground Environment Integrated Segment. It is designed to enhance the
NATO Air Defense Ground Environment (NADGE) used for air defense in Europe.
AEGIS allows operators on the ground to view radar data received and seen by
operators in the AWACS aircraft. This AWACS information, merged with the exten-
sive track data base of the NADGE network, permits ground control of interceptor
aircraft. An important component of the system is the Hughes-built JTIDS (Joint
Tactical Information Distribution System) Class 1 terminal, which provides
encrypted, jam-resistant, high-capacity digital and voice communications.
A new software system can translate naval tactical messages into understandable
form. Messages within a command, control, and communications (C-^) system are
typically hard to understand because they are transmitted in telegram form and
often omit subjects, direct objects, articles, prepositions, and punctuation.
If grammatical errors creep in, messages can be rendered unintelligible. While
conventional computer techniques can't make sense of a garbled message, a Hughes
message understanding system called GRACIE can. Using artificial intelligence
techniques, GRACIE understands general descriptions of flights of aircraft over
ships, of attacks, and of encounters with hostile ships. It constructs grammat-
ical sentences based on what it expects messages to be, referring when necessary
to a "rule book" of examples. It can be adapted for other than naval use.
A communications system for U.S. Army troops will be one early demonstrated use
of Very High Speed Integrated Circuits (VHSIC), the "super chips" that will give
military electronics systems a tenfold increase in data processing capability.
As one of six firms involved in the tri-service program, Hughes will put VHSIC
chips into a brassboard demonstration processor for the Army's Battlefield
Information Distribution System (BIDS). This portable, two-way high-data-rate
system is slated for operation in the 1990s. It will allow troops to communi-
cate among themselves and find and report their positions. BIDS data rate will
automatically increase when there is little or no jamming, or decrease to pro-
vide maximum jamming protection for critical messages or communications links.
By providing its operators with an overall tactical picture a versatile display
,
console plays a vital role in more than 100 ships and shore installations of the
United States and its allies, including France, Germany, Japan, Australia,
Italy, and Spain. The AN/UYA-4 console displays data from ship radars and from
acoustic, television, and electronic warfare sensors. It also displays computer
data, including symbols, graphics, and text. The UYA-4 is part of a display
program spanning more than 20 years. It is the standard display in the U.S.
Navy's Naval Tactical Display System, which can assess a potential threat,
assign and control weapons, and automatically perform other combat duties.
Hughes recently delivered its 2000th UYA-4 console.
HUGHES
/
HIUNGHTESEARINRCARATFTICOONMPAANLY
CULVERCITY.CALIFORNIA90230
[phone]EXTENSION5964
Classified list of advertisers
The companies advertising in this publication have informed us that they are involved in the fields of manufacture indicated below:
Airborne ASW detection equipment Connectors Hf/ssb tactical radio set
Thomson-CSF Siemens Rediffusion Radio Systems
Thomson-CSF Siemens
Airborne communications systems Thomson-CSF
Napco Data encryption equipment
Rockwell International Crypto Hftransceivers
Siemens Siemens Hagenuk
Thomson-CSF Thomson-CSF Rediffusion Radio Systems
Rockwell International
Amplifiers Data modems and terminals Siemens
AEG-Telefunken AEG-Telefunken Thomson-CSF
Racal Acoustics Elmer
Rediffusion Radio Systems Siemens Iff systems and equipment
Thomson-CSF Italtel
Ancillaries Siemens
Racal Acoustics Data transmission network Thomson-CSF
Antennas AEG-Telefunken
Indicators
AEG-Telefunken Italtel Thomson-CSF
Siemens
Elektro Spezial
Thomson-CSF
Hagenuk Inductive products
Napco Sigma
Plessey Avionics & Communications DSiigeitmaelnssystems Thomson-CSF
Rockwell International Thomson-CSF
Siemens Infra-red equipment
Thomson-CSF ECM-ESM (2-3 MHz) FIAR
Thomson-CSF
Elmer
Antennas, tactical and fixed-station, 5 to 30 Siemens
MHz Intercommunications
Thomson-CSF
AEG-Telefunken Elektro Spezial
Siemens Electronic countermeasures Elmer
TCI Plessey Avionics & Communications Racal Acoustics
Thomson-CSF Siemens Rediffusion Radio Systems
Thomson-CSF Schmid Telecommunication
Audio-frequency measuring equipment Siemens
Schmid Telecommunication Electronic surveillance countermeasure
Large-scale computers
defence system
Audio-frequency transmission equipment Winkelmann Thomson-CSF
Schmid Telecommunication
Lasers
Encryption and scrambling equipment
Automatic af measuring equipment AEG-Telefunken FIAR
Schmid Telecommunication
Crypto Line communications
Avionics Datotek AEG-Telefunken
FIAR Gretag Elektro Spezial
Italtel Italtel Italtel
Thomson-CSF Mils Elektronik Napco
Rediffusion Radio Systems Racal Acoustics
Avionics, communications control systems Rockwell International Schmid Telecommunication
Italtel Siemens Siemens
Racal Acoustics Thomson-CSF
Thomson-CSF Manpack radios/transceivers
Error correction systems Plessey Avionics & Communications
Batteries Siemens Rediffusion Radio Systems
Napco Thomson-CSF Siemens
Plessey Avionics & Communications Thomson-CSF
Facsimile ciphering equipment
Cable and optical fibres Crypto Message-switching equipment
AEG-Telefunken AEG-Telefunken
Siemens Facsimiles Siemens
Thomson-CSF Italtel Thomson-CSF
Siemens
Cipher circuitry systems Thomson-CSF Microwave landing systems
AEG-Telefunken Thomson-CSF
Datotek Ferrite mf loop antenna
Gretag AEG-Telefunken Military communications systems
Siemens G E McKay AEG-Telefunken
Thomson-CSF Crypto
Field telephone systems
Coding equipment Napco EEllemketrro Spezial
Datotek Racal Acoustics Hagenuk
Gretag Siemens
Thomson-CSF Italtel
Napco
Communications containers
AEG-Telefunken Filters Rediffusion Radio Systems
Hagenuk Siemens Rockwell International
Siemens
Rediffusion Radio Systems
Siemens Fixed rf inductors Sintra-Alcatel
Sigma Products Thomson-CSF
CReodmimfufnusiicoantiRaodnisocSoyntsrtoelmssystems Fm manpack transceiver Vitroselenia
Siemens AEG-Telefunken Mobile automatic telegraph systems
Thomson-CSF Ducati Thomson-CSF
Napco
Communications systems/fixed and mobile Thomson-CSF Modern communications training systems
Thomson-CSF
AEG-Telefunken
Handsets
Ducati Racal Acoustics Multi-channel ciphering systems
Elektro Spezial Siemens Crypto
Hagenuk
Gretag
IRET Helmets Siemens
Napco Racal Acoustics Thomson-CSF
Rediffusion Radio Systems
Siemens Hf manpack transceiver Multiplexers
Thomson-CSF Rediffusion Radio Systems Crypto
Siemens Napco
Computer-assisted communications Thomson-CSF Siemens
systems Thomson-CSF
AEG-Telefunken Hf maritime systems
Rediffusion Radio Systems Rediffusion Radio Systems Navigation aids
Siemens Rockwell International Rediffusion Radio Systems
Thomson-CSF Thomson-CSF Thomson-CSF
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