The F/A-18 Super Hornet, unlike pretty much all other airplanes currently in America’s arsenal, is not that old. First flown back in 1995, it still is in need of upgrades though, given the rapid pace ...

The first test flight of Northrop Grumman’s Litening advanced targeting pod on a US Navy (USN) Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet has been successfully completed, Northrop said on 7 September. As part of the ...

Rafael is extending its Litening family of targeting pods for air forces looking to upgrade existing platforms. Litening 4, the latest variant of the pod, has gone through major enhancements in ...

The Litening pod will replace the ATFLIR targeting pods used on the F/A-18 fleet. The Litening ATP (advanced targeting pod) has completed its first test flights on the U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet, ...

F/A-18 Hornet aircraft is a supersonic, single seat or tandem seat, twin engine, fighter and attack aircraft that can be operated irrespective of weather and can be refueled in flight. The ...

The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornets just completed initial flight testing with the LITENING advanced targeting pod, a targeting system that improves the accuracy of munitions dropped or fired from ...

The German parliament has given the green light to the government’s proposed purchase of 90 Litening 5 targeting pods for its fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, manufacturer Rafael says.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $173,643,542 firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable-no-fee, time and material contract for sustainment of the LITENING Targeting ...

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, is being awarded a $690,090,000 firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive-firm, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-firm, ...

Additional Northrop Grumman Litening targeting pods are to be purchased by the US Air Force under a contract designed to speed the acquisition of systems for a range of aircraft. Almost 250 Litening ...