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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
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Own2004backpackconfiguration only, notIV/V orinstalledaircraft · device
Single source5.4 kg (12 lb) device[source]Own2004backpackconfiguration only, notIV/V orinstalledaircraft
Configuration
| Specification | Kaktus (reconnaissance and jamming system) | ROVER |
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| Type | Jamming station[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] |
| Place of origin | Poland[source] | — |
| Used by | Polish Land Forces[source] | — |
| Produced | 2007–2010[source] | — |
| Role | electronic warfare in the field of electronic reconnaissance (ESM) and electronic countermeasures (ECM) |
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
close air support[source] |
| Architecture | The single Katkus-MO system consists of: Operational Level Electronic Warfare Command Vehicle Analysis Wagon four pieces of HF radio direction finder four pieces of HF interference stations six units of Radio Receiving Equipment[source] | — |
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| Interoperability | The system ensures cooperation with the Automated Command System of the Land Forces and interoperability with similar NATO command systems.[source] | — |
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| Display | — | laptop on the ground[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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| Country of origin | — | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 16, row 21, cell 3; revision 1375013163; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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