AN/PRC-152 vs ROVER: Specs Compared

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ACommunications & electronic warfare

AN/PRC-152

Handheld tactical radio

BCommunications & electronic warfare

ROVER

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

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

2 of 18 rows sourced on both sides

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5.4kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

5.4 kg

Own2004backpackconfiguration only, notIV/V orinstalledaircraft · device

Single source

5.4 kg (12 lb) device^[source]Own2004backpackconfiguration only, notIV/V orinstalledaircraft

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Configuration

Details

AN/PRC-152 and ROVER configuration
Specification	AN/PRC-152	ROVER
Type	Handheld tactical 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]
In service	2005-^[source]	—
Used by	United States Army , US Marines , US Navy , US Air Force , Canadian Army , Armed Forces of Ukraine (export version)^[source]	—
Conflicts	Iraq War , War in Afghanistan , Operation Inherent Resolve , Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]	—
Manufacturer	L3Harris^[source]

Produced	2005-^[source]	—

Number built	Over 100,000 (as of 2012)^[source]	—

Frequency range	30-520 MHz, 762-870 MHz^[source]	—

Transmit power	up to 5 watts^[source]	—

Modes	analog and digital voice, digital data^[source]	—

Encryption	NSA Type 1 algorithms (Top Secret and below)^[source]	—

Country of origin	американская^[source]Design origin explicitly attributed in article text	United States^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 16, row 21, cell 3; revision 1375013163; retrieved 2026-09-30