CitarPortugal's Litening targeting pods set for upgradehttp://www.janes.com/article/53610/port ... or-upgrade Victor Barreira, Istanbul, IHS Jane's Defence weekly. The Portuguese Air Force (FAP) will award Northrop Grumman a $22,7 million contact to upgrade its 12 AN/AAQ-28 (V) Litening AT (Advanced Targeting) Block II airborne navigation and targeting pods, IHS Jane's learned on 11 August. The modernisation, to the Litening G4 advanced standard, should be completed by 2022. Litening G4 includes full 1Kx1K charge-coupled device and short wave infrared laser imaging sensors, colour symbology, tracker improvement and enhanced zoom capabilities. Portugal bought the pods in 2008 for use in its Lockheed-Martin F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft.
Portugal's Litening targeting pods set for upgradehttp://www.janes.com/article/53610/port ... or-upgrade Victor Barreira, Istanbul, IHS Jane's Defence weekly. The Portuguese Air Force (FAP) will award Northrop Grumman a $22,7 million contact to upgrade its 12 AN/AAQ-28 (V) Litening AT (Advanced Targeting) Block II airborne navigation and targeting pods, IHS Jane's learned on 11 August. The modernisation, to the Litening G4 advanced standard, should be completed by 2022. Litening G4 includes full 1Kx1K charge-coupled device and short wave infrared laser imaging sensors, colour symbology, tracker improvement and enhanced zoom capabilities. Portugal bought the pods in 2008 for use in its Lockheed-Martin F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft.
Portugal is planning to upgrade the targeting and navigation pods equipping its fleet of F-16s. The Northrop Grumman-manufactured Litening Advanced Targeting pods will be upgraded to the G4 standard, with this $22.7 million contract reportedly scheduled for completion by 2022. Denmark ordered this variant in June 2012, with India also a major operator of the G4 variant.
fica aqui uma info, não confirmada!Pelo que sei há interesse pela parte da FAP em instalar radares AESA nos F16!
