At Farnborough Air Show 2014, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems presents LITENING, a combat-proven multi-spectral airborne targeting and navigation pod. Designed for navigation and target illumination, LITENING significantly enhances day and night attack capabilities.
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LITENING is one the world's leading, and most widely-used electro-optic (EO) targeting and navigation pod. Used by combat aircraft, LITENING provides easy to operate, reliable, day and night precision strike capability, in adverse weather conditions.
Mounted externally to the aircraft, LITENING contains advanced forward looking infrared (FLIR) and charge coupled device (CCD) sensors. High-resolution images of the target are presented to the aircrew, with wide field of view search capability and precision acquisition and targeting. Unmatched sensor resolution enables aircrew to reliably detect and identify targets day and night, in all weather conditions.
LITENING features a laser designator for precise delivery of laser-guided munitions, as well as a laser rangefinder and automatic target tracker. Targets can be struck with precision-guided weapons on a single pass, dramatically enhancing combat effectiveness while reducing collateral damage.
LITENING pods have been procured by 26 countries. LITENING pods have compiled, totally, more than two millions flight hours.
With its advanced multi-sensor, multi-mission targeting and navigation technology, LITENING enables fighter air crews to carry out a wide range of precision strikes. LITENING has a broad range of operational capabilities for ground, and naval targets, both fixed and mobile. LITENING enables tracking of multi-ground and aerial targets simultaneously, supporting the Air to Air missions. LITENING's multiple sensor array provides effective detection, recognition, identification and tracking, shortening the sensor-to-shooter cycle. LITENING provides real-time battle damage assessment and CAS (Close Air Support) with ground forces is made possible.
The reliable, easy-to-maintain pods constitute more than 50% of the world targeting pods in use. LITENING pods are currently used in a range of ongoing operations including international peacekeeping forces (International Security Assistance Forces).
LITENING is one the world's leading, and most widely-used electro-optic (EO) targeting and navigation pod. Used by combat aircraft, LITENING provides easy to operate, reliable, day and night precision strike capability, in adverse weather conditions.
Mounted externally to the aircraft, LITENING contains advanced forward looking infrared (FLIR) and charge coupled device (CCD) sensors. High-resolution images of the target are presented to the aircrew, with wide field of view search capability and precision acquisition and targeting. Unmatched sensor resolution enables aircrew to reliably detect and identify targets day and night, in all weather conditions.
LITENING features a laser designator for precise delivery of laser-guided munitions, as well as a laser rangefinder and automatic target tracker. Targets can be struck with precision-guided weapons on a single pass, dramatically enhancing combat effectiveness while reducing collateral damage.
LITENING pods have been procured by 26 countries. LITENING pods have compiled, totally, more than two millions flight hours.
With its advanced multi-sensor, multi-mission targeting and navigation technology, LITENING enables fighter air crews to carry out a wide range of precision strikes. LITENING has a broad range of operational capabilities for ground, and naval targets, both fixed and mobile. LITENING enables tracking of multi-ground and aerial targets simultaneously, supporting the Air to Air missions. LITENING's multiple sensor array provides effective detection, recognition, identification and tracking, shortening the sensor-to-shooter cycle. LITENING provides real-time battle damage assessment and CAS (Close Air Support) with ground forces is made possible.
The reliable, easy-to-maintain pods constitute more than 50% of the world targeting pods in use. LITENING pods are currently used in a range of ongoing operations including international peacekeeping forces (International Security Assistance Forces).