U.S. Navy usage ROVER
an f-14d(r) super tomcat rover transmit antenna circled. these upgraded tomcats designated additional r prefix. uss theodore roosevelt (cvn-71) in background.
rover iii capability added f-14d super tomcat during last deployment. first used vf-31 , vf-213 on last cruise f-14 tomcat in 2005 , 2006. within days of modification teams arrival on uss theodore roosevelt (cvn-71) f-14 tomcats had complete rover capability. before rover, ground controllers had rely on visual talk-ons hunt enemy ground forces , use map guide pilots needed go. joint vf-31/vf-213 investigation revealed possible modify f-14d super tomcat off-the-shelf technology 800 dollars per aircraft.
a team of f-14d experts naval air systems command (navair) f-14 program office (pma-241) staff @ naval air station patuxent river presented idea in november 2005 , able research, develop , field technology within six-week window. northrop grumman employees naval air station oceana , members of fleet support team naval air systems command depot @ naval air station jacksonville performed aircraft modification.
f/a-18 hornets , super hornets vfa-25, vfa-113, vfa-22 , vfa-115 modified rover capability first deployment of uss ronald reagan in 2006.
the sniper advanced targeting pod uses rover ground station.
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