DefenceTalkThe Royal Netherlands Air Force selected Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) to equip its F-16 fleet, becoming the 21st international customer to acquire the multi-mission system. The contract was awarded through the Dutch Defence Materiel Organization and includes 29 Sniper ATPs as well as support equipment, training and sustainment. Pod deliveries will begin […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-netherlands-lockheeds-sniper-advanced-targeting-pod-for-f-16-fleet-65570/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin (LMT) received a $90.6 million foreign military sale contract from the U.S. Army to provide Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) systems to the Qatar Emiri Air Force. Qatar marks the 14th international customer for the M-TADS/PNVS system. Fielded in 2005, M-TADS/PNVS provides Apache pilots with long-range, precision engagement and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-receives-contract-for-qatar-apache-targeting-and-pilotage-systems-60757/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force, in partnership with PEO Soldier, along with PEO Soldier’s Project Management Office PM Soldier Sensors and Lasers, conducted a test in the mountains overlooking White Sands Missile Range, in mid-July. This test was to evaluate the capabilities of a developmental Hand Held Precision Targeting Device, or HHPTD, a special […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rapid-equipping-force-peo-soldier-test-targeting-device-60295/

DefenceTalkBAE Systems’ HAMMER precision targeting system successfully completed the U.S. Army’s Critical Design Review for its Joint Effects Targeting System (JETS) Target Location Designation System (TLDS) program. This review of the system’s design and capability is a key milestone as the company works toward providing dismounted soldiers and operators with a lightweight and cost-effective solution. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bae-systems-hammer-solution-passes-design-review-58816/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman has announced an agreement to collaborate with Trex Enterprises Corporation to bring celestial navigation technology to the precision targeting capability provided to the U.S. military and allied forces. Trex Enterprises has developed and matured the core technology for providing a highly accurate celestial navigation subsystem for use in military products and scientific applications. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-and-trex-enterprises-to-introduce-celestial-navigation-to-soldier-precision-targeting-laser-systems-50091/