ACommunications & electronic warfare
Reacher Satellite Ground Terminal
mobile X‐Band Satellite ground terminal (SGT)
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ACommunications & electronic warfare
mobile X‐Band Satellite ground terminal (SGT)
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
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Reacher Satellite Ground Terminal | ROVER |
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| Type | mobile X‐Band Satellite ground terminal (SGT)[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 | British Ministry Of Defence[source] | — |
| Frequency | X‐Band[source] | — |
| In service | Reacher was brought into service in 2007.[source] | — |
| Communications | deliver services through Skynet 5 satellites, and to assist in the transition to TCP/IP network protocol services |
8 Mbit/s[source]Reacher Large only
2 Mbit/s[source]Reacher Medium only
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| Chassis | Mowag Duro III vehicle[source]Reacher Large only | — |
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| Antenna | 4.5 metres (15 ft) antenna[source]Reacher Large antenna, not overall terminal dimensions | — |
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| Mounting | Reacher RM is mounted on two amphibious Bandvagn 206 vehicles[source]Reacher Royal Marine configuration | — |
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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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