US Air Force aircraft will receive Northrop Grumman’s Litening G4 targeting and sensor systems and related equipment under a new $153m contract.

The Litening Gen 4 is a self-contained, multisensor laser target-designating, surveillance and navigation system that can also accept a range of data links without further modifications to the pod or aircraft.

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Under the contract, the firm will also provide kits to upgrade existing Litening pods to G4 configuration for the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard.

The pods feature a digital forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensor, a TV sensor, a laser target imaging system for target recognition in a range of conditions in the day or night and a plug-and-play data link to improve communications between airborne and ground forces.

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