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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 source-named station equipment/material set, not single transmitter · about
Single sourceabout 230 kg[source]Whole source-named station equipment/material set, not single transmitter
Own2004backpackconfiguration only, notIV/V orinstalledaircraft · device
Configuration
| Specification | R-905 | ROVER |
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| Type | microwave transmission 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] |
| Military user | Swiss Army[source] | — |
| Components | transmitting and receiving device (SE R-905) - in which the antenna reflector is also integrated - the operator terminal (BT) - a handset with keypad and LCD - and a supply equipment (SA 95/1)[source] | — |
| Power supply | 24V battery[source] | — |
| Link cable | 4 km of optical fiber cable[source] |
5.4 kg (12 lb) device[source]Own2004backpackconfiguration only, notIV/V orinstalledaircraft
Direct radio link maximum range, not relay system total · about
Single sourceabout 55 km[source]Direct radio link maximum range, not relay system total
MinimumTX/RXchannel separation, not main operatingband · at least
Single sourceRadio operating frequency, not TX/RX separation · Frequency
Single source14.64 to 17 GHz[source]Radio operating frequency, not TX/RX separation
at least 150 MHz[source]MinimumTX/RXchannel separation, not main operatingband
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Bitrate | either 2 or 8 Mbit/s[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Switzerland[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 6, cell 3; revision 1376482624; 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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