Lead-laser guidance tops Sniper targeting pod upgrade

摘要

A new software load upgrade for the Lockheed Martin Sniper advanced targeting pod has been fielded by the US Air Force's 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina.rnThe company's Sniper version S3.5 includes a lead-laser guidance mode, which is designed to help pilots automatically target and destroy moving objects.rnThe system estimates a target's speed and direction of movement or the ground, and shows its velocity on a cockpit display while automatically computing a lead for targeting purposes. The information can alsornbe used as a back-up to the pay-load's automatic tracking and targeting option.