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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
Measured figures
Whole portable transceiver set with nickel-cadmium battery · around using a Nickel–cadmium battery
Single sourcearound 15 kg (using a Nickel–cadmium battery )[source]Whole portable transceiver set with nickel-cadmium battery
Configuration
| Specification | PRC-999K | ROVER |
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| Power | 5, 10, or 20W[source]Alternative transmitter output settings, not combined output | — |
| Manufacturer | LIG Nex1[source] | — |
| Type | portable radio transceiver[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] |
| Used by | Republic of Korea Army[source] | — |
| Frequency | FM /VHF Band[source] | — |
Own2004backpackconfiguration only, notIV/V orinstalledaircraft · device
5.4 kg (12 lb) device[source]Own2004backpackconfiguration only, notIV/V orinstalledaircraft
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Communications | data or voice transmission via settle frequency or CDMA (Hopping)[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | The PRC-999K (RT-314K) variant is loaded with Electronic counter-countermeasure Modules.[source]RT-314K variant | — |
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| Control | the radio can be adjusted remotely by using a controller and cable[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | South Korea[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 5, cell 3; revision 1375247138; retrieved 2026-09-30 | 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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