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Romania, Thailand Target Lockheed Martin Sensor Pod

Monday, May 11th, 2015

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Romania, Thailand Target Lockheed Martin Sensor Pod

An F-16C Fighting Falcon releases an AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) over the Utah Test and Training Range. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

Both the Romanian and Royal Thai air forces have chosen to upgrade their F-16 fleets with Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod, the company said May 11.Sniper is able to detect, identify and track and laser designated small tactical targets at long ranges. The bolt-on pod passes targeting information to both the pilot and to laser- and GPS-guided weapons for both stationary and moving targets.The pod is the most widely used targeting system in the U.S. Air Force inventory of…

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