ACommunications & electronic warfare
R-330Zh Zhitel
mobile truck-mounted electronic warfare jamming communication station
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ACommunications & electronic warfare
mobile truck-mounted electronic warfare jamming communication station
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
Own2004backpackconfiguration only, notIV/V orinstalledaircraft · device
Single source5.4 kg (12 lb) device[source]Own2004backpackconfiguration only, notIV/V orinstalledaircraft
Configuration
| Specification | R-330Zh Zhitel | ROVER |
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| Type | mobile truck-mounted electronic warfare jamming communication 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] |
| Manufacturer | NVP Protek[source] | — |
| Used by | Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (AFRF)[source] | — |
| Platform | Ural-43203 or KamAZ-43114 three-axle truck[source] | — |
| Configuration | One Zhitel system consists of two elements: a wheeled platform with an operator station for the reconnaissance system (0.1–2 GHz frequency range) and a trailer with emitters and antennas of the active jamming system. |
Reconnaissance system · frequency range
Single source0.1–2 GHz frequency range[source]Reconnaissance system
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Country of origin | Russia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 10, row 3, cell 2; revision 1377233410; 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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