Tag: Litening
Striking in Seconds!
Coupling RAFAEL’s latest reconnaissance and targeting pods with scene matching EO guided weapons enables air forces to tighten targeting cycles from days and hours to few seconds.
Royal Air Force’s II(AC) Squadron foils insurgent bombers in Afghanistan
The following event demonstrates the force protection role of Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 strike fighters supporting ground forces in Afghanistan. On a recent...
Indian Selection of Future Targeting Pod in 2013
India has floated a tender for the delivery of more than 100 advanced targeting pods for its strike fighters, Two systems are under consideration – the French Damocles pod and the Israeli Litening.
Denmark to upgrade its F-16 aircraft with LITENING G4 Targeting Pods
The Danish Ministry of Defence announced that it has selected Northrop Grumman's LITENING G4 targeting system for its F-16 fighter aircraft. First deliveries are...
Northrop Grumman Delivers Litening G4 Advanced Targeting Pods
The Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed delivery of the first 50 Litening G4 Advanced Targeting Pods under a U.S. Air Force contract. Litening G4 offers enhanced imaging capability, with wider field of view, better target identification at longer ranges than previous versions. The new pod has begun full operations at its first military base with seven additional base deployments planned in the near future.
With Libyan Air Defense Neutralized, Coalition Air Forces Target Libyan Ground...
After a third night of mounting military pressure by coalition forces, units loyal to Muammar Gaddafi were reported to withdraw from Benghazi, shifting their pressure to the west on Tuesday, Gaddafi’s forces attacked two Libyan towns on the eastern border with Tunisia.
Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin Share USAF $2.3 Billion Advanced Targeting Pods...
On Thursday last week (Sept 30) the Pentagon awarded two competitive contracts for the delivery of advanced targeting pods for U.S. Air Force fighters....
IAI/Elta has unveiles TASCAN targeting pod
IAI/Elta has unveiled the TASCAN Electro-Optical targeting pod for fighter aircraft, thereby complementing its EL/M-20600 Radar Targeting Pod (RTP) which uses Synthetic Aperture Radar...
Who’s in Control? Toward Machine Control Led Weapons
Weapons controlled by Machines?
When targets are becoming too illusive for effective human response, networked computers and guided weapons join forces, combining sensors, processing and...
New Avionics for the F-16 Vipers
Part I of a series covering the US Air Force Combat Command plans to Maintain its 'Shooters' Effective for Years to Come The F-16s (Vipers)...
New Radars, Targeting Pods to Enhance Singapore’s Airpower – Singapore Airshow...
The inaugural Singapore Airshow was held from the 19 – 24 February 2008 at a brand new show site at Changi North. The new...
Litening 4 Targeting Pod
Northrop Grumman is planning to offer a fourth generation enhancements to its LITENING AT precision targeting and sensor system, currently deployed with the U.S....
B-52H Stratofortress
The B-52 also has a significant standoff capability but like the B-1B, it is usually operated after total air superiority has been established. B-52...
Precision Attack in Urban Warfare
Start < Page 9 of 9 > The employment of air support in an urban environment was a new requirement which surfaced during OIF. Successful and...
