It can definitely be removed. It appears to be a portable radio by design.

Climbing through the next level puts her in what seems like the coach-class section of a plane. It's all pretty soaked, and most of the personal belongings seem to have fallen out in whatever tore this thing apart.

It's distinctly more modern-looking than anything in Wayward Pines, but since Aranea's not from any rendition of Earth, it will probably just register as 'different-looking' rather than any sort of era-based assessment.