Since its inception as a signal depot in 1953, Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) has been at the heart of military communications, providing tactical radio support to joint warfighters worldwide. Thanks to an unmatched reputation and enduring expertise, the organization remains a competitive and trusted force in the organic industrial base - even as new demands and technologies transform the battlefield. Today, TYAD is the source of supply for a significant new workload from Product Manager Tactical Radio (PM TR). Depot personnel and PM TR are working together to create radio installation kits for the integrated Tactical Network – today, tomorrow and into the future. Please see our latest article on tactical radio excellence here: https://www.army.mil/article/281785
In 2006, Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) was designated as the Center of Industrial Technical Excellence as the premier repair center of data links and communications systems for the Department of Defense. TYAD has continually evolved tactical radio maintenance operations, from legacy tactical radios to now where TYAD is postured to support all forms of tactical communications suites of equipment specifically focused on the next generation of software-defined tactical radio systems providing total lifecycle sustainment for tactical radio communication. All new radios will meet the new National Security Agency crypto-modernization standards. Radios that TYAD will support include:
- AN/PRC-160 HF Radio.
- AN/PRC-148C(v)6, Two-Channel, Single Channel Ground Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS)
- AN/PRC-163(v)2 and AN/PRC-163(v)3, Two-Channel, SINCGARS, TSM™
- AN/PRC-158, Two-Channel, Type 1 and Type 2, SRW, MUOS, SINCGARS, SATCOM, WREN TSM™
- AN/PRC-162, Two-Channel, Type 1 and Type 2, SRW, MUOS, SINCGARS, SATCOM, WREN TSM™
- Combat Net Radio (CNR) will replace the RT-1523 series legacy radios