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ACommunications & electronic warfare
portable, tactical VHF / UHF / L-band software-defined voice and data communications combat-net radio
BCommunications & electronic warfare
system which allows ground forces, such as Forward air controllers (FAC), to see what an aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is seeing in real time
Measured figures
Own2004backpackconfiguration only, notIV/V orinstalledaircraft · device
Single source5.4 kg (12 lb) device[source]Own2004backpackconfiguration only, notIV/V orinstalledaircraft
Configuration
| Specification | AN/PRC-117 | ROVER |
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| Manufacturer | Harris Corporation[source] | — |
| Type | portable, tactical VHF / UHF / L-band software-defined voice and data communications combat-net radio[source] | system which allows ground forces, such as Forward air controllers (FAC), to see what an aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is seeing in real time[source] |
| Architecture | software communications architecture (SCA)[source] | — |
| Used by | US military and allied forces[source] | — |
| Encryption | Type-1 and NINE Suite B encryption[source] |
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Power options | AC , DC , and battery[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. L3 Harris AN/PRC-117 | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 16, row 21, cell 3; revision 1375013163; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Display | — | laptop on the ground[source] |
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| Role | — | close air support[source] |
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| Introduced | — | 2002[source]ROVERI introduction only |
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| Compatibility | — | UAVs and aircraft carrying the LITENING targeting pod as well as other targeting systems[source] |
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| Other pod compatibility | — | Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod also uses the ROVER for ground station[source] |
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