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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 | Krasukha | ROVER |
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| Type | Electronic counter-measure system[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 | Russia[source] | — |
| In service | 2014–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Russian Federation[source] | — |
| Designer | KRET corporation[source] |
Operational; Krasukha-2
Single sourceOperational; Krasukha-4
Single sourceKrasukha-2: 250 km Krasukha-4: 300 km[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | KRET corporation, BAZ (for wheeled platform of Krasukha-4)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2010–present[source] | — |
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| Variants | 1L269 Krasukha-2 1RL257 Krasukha-4[source] | — |
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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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| 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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