Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System/ SINCGARS

Definition

SINCGARS is the workhorse VHF combat-net radio family of the U.S. Army, supporting a frequency-hopping anti-jam mode for resilient voice and limited data. Although being supplanted by software-defined platforms, SINCGARS remains widely fielded and is a baseline interoperability waveform across allied formations.

Reference attributes

Band

VHF (30-87.975 MHz)

AJ mode

FHSS

Related terms

• Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS)
  Spread-spectrum technique that rapidly changes carrier frequency over a wide band.
• Have Quick
  U.S. UHF anti-jam frequency-hopping waveform for air-to-air and air-to-ground voice.