What does a sniper pod do?

What does a sniper pod do?

The Sniper pod enables aircrews to detect and identify weapon caches and individuals carrying armaments, all outside jet noise ranges. Superior imagery, a video datalink and J-series-weapons-quality coordinates provided by the Sniper pod enable rapid target decisions and keep aircrews out of threat ranges.

How do I pause DCS active?

Find active pause in the list of commands, double click it in the column for your Joystick, rather than Keyboard and then press the button you want to use as Active pause. That should do it.

How much does a sniper pod cost?

The total estimated cost is $115 million. Kuwait has requested the Sniper ATP due to its compatibility with the latest precision-guided weapons and capability of detecting, identifying, and engaging multiple moving and fixed targets in air-to-air and air-to-ground engagements.

Can targeting pods see through clouds?

The pod incorporates a high definition mid-wave FLIR, dual-mode laser, visible-light HDTV, laser spot tracker, laser marker, video data link, and a digital data recorder. The pod’s FLIR allows observation and tracking through smoke and clouds, and in low light / no light conditions.

Does Russia have targeting pods?

Russia will license-produce the Thales Damocles reconnaissance and target designation pod for its air force strike aircraft, following successful tests of the system with Malaysia’s Sukhoi Su-30MKM multirole fighter.

How does a targeting system work?

Guided missiles work by tracking the location of the moving target in space by certain methods (eg. using a radar or following its heat signature), chasing it down and then finally hitting it with accuracy. Guided systems in missiles can be of various types, which serve different operational purposes.

What is the availability rate of Litening advanced targeting pods?

LITENING advanced targeting pods have more than three million operational hours and over one million hours in combat to their credit. For 20 years and counting, the LITENING team has delivered availability rate greater than 95%.

What platforms does the LITENING pod support?

The pod has been integrated on a wide range of platforms, including AV-8B, A-10, B-52, C-12, C-130, F-15, F-16, F/A-18 and MQ-9. LITENING support is available 24 hours a day, worldwide. Whether online, by telephone or in person, Northrop Grumman logistics professionals stand ready to maintain LITENING readiness.

Is the F-16C Viper a fighter jet?

Chuck’s Guides – DCS F-16C Viper | Chuck’s Guides | DCS Guides | The F-16C Fighting Falcon (also nicknamed “Viper” by its pilots) is a supersonic, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF).

Why choose a LITENING pod for ISR?

With LITENING’s Plug-and-Play III data link architecture, the pod can be customized to include advanced data links and recording capabilities for ISR missions. The pod’s digital architecture allows for increased on-board computing to host user-defined networking applications.

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