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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
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Configuration
| Specification | Nulka | ROVER |
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| National origin | Australia[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | AWA Defence Industries[source] | — |
| Type | active missile decoy[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] |
| Role | lure anti-ship missiles away from their targets[source] | close air support[source] |
| Propulsion | rocket-propelled, disposable, offboard, active decoy |
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| Configuration | Nulka consists of the missile itself enclosed in a hermetically sealed canister[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | This canister is then contained in a dedicated launcher module, adjacent to and used in tandem with the Mark 36 launcher (if fitted).[source] | — |
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| Operating principle | it hovers in mid-air while drawing the incoming anti-ship missile[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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