Northrop Grumman’s LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod Completes Initial US Navy F/A-18 Flight Testing

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A U.S. Navy F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet flies with the LITENING advanced targeting pod mounted on the centerline. (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman)

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s LITENING targeting pod has completed initial flight testing on the U.S. Navy F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet aircraft, a critical step on the path to fleet operations.

The tests put the electro-optical/infrared pod through a set of demanding maneuvers representative of operational scenarios. LITENING’s daylight and infrared sensors provide high-definition video in multiple wavelengths to deliver a decisive advantage in surveillance and targeting missions.

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