Rafael’s Next Gen Litening 5 targeting Pod likely to be offered to India for Evaluations.

[NKVD]

Earlier this year Rafael unveiled latest 5th generation Litening 5 reconnaissance and targeting at the Paris Airshow. Rafael claims that Litening 5 which employs a new sensor pack which utilizing an optional assembly and larger aperture tailored specifically for new sensors enabling strike aircraft to employ guided weapons from standoff range without relying on external supports.


While Litening 5 will become fully operational at the end of 2016 it will be offered to Current Air force operators who are currently operating older Litening targeting Pod for evaluations and India is among countries who will get to evaluate new targeting Pod. Rafael Litening 5 targeting pod is currently be integrated on Airbus Defence & Space owned Eurofighter combat aircraft and likely will be offered later to all Operators of Eurofighter fighter jets.

Indian air force has been using Litening 3 Pods on Sukhoi30KI, Mig29, Mirage2000, Jaguar and Indigenous developed LCATejas and last year India placed order for 150 Litening G4 for its frontline fighter aircraft, including the Su30 MKI, MiG29 and others.

Litening 5 maintains same dimensions and form which means new Pod can be integrated into different aircraft types among existing customers with ease and evaluation is part of product demonstration effort to make aware of the new products capabilities said sources close to idrw.org which doesn’t mean immediate orders . Rafael dubs Litening 5 as intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance system which uses two FLIRS a Midwave infrared and Shortwave infrared which comes with color CCD HDTV which vastly improves target recognition and separation of man made objects which are usually harder to spot.


Rafael’s Next Gen Litening 5 targeting Pod likely to be offered to India for Evaluations. | idrw.org

 

[Abingdonboy]

Earlier this year Rafael unveiled latest 5th generation Litening 5 reconnaissance and targeting at the Paris Airshow. Rafael claims that Litening 5 which employs a new sensor pack which utilizing an optional assembly and larger aperture tailored specifically for new sensors enabling strike aircraft to employ guided weapons from standoff range without relying on external supports.


While Litening 5 will become fully operational at the end of 2016 it will be offered to Current Air force operators who are currently operating older Litening targeting Pod for evaluations and India is among countries who will get to evaluate new targeting Pod. Rafael Litening 5 targeting pod is currently be integrated on Airbus Defence & Space owned Eurofighter combat aircraft and likely will be offered later to all Operators of Eurofighter fighter jets.

Indian air force has been using Litening 3 Pods on Sukhoi30KI, Mig29, Mirage2000, Jaguar and Indigenous developed LCATejas and last year India placed order for 150 Litening G4 for its frontline fighter aircraft, including the Su30 MKI, MiG29 and others.

Litening 5 maintains same dimensions and form which means new Pod can be integrated into different aircraft types among existing customers with ease and evaluation is part of product demonstration effort to make aware of the new products capabilities said sources close to idrw.org which doesn’t mean immediate orders . Rafael dubs Litening 5 as intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance system which uses two FLIRS a Midwave infrared and Shortwave infrared which comes with color CCD HDTV which vastly improves target recognition and separation of man made objects which are usually harder to spot.


Rafael’s Next Gen Litening 5 targeting Pod likely to be offered to India for Evaluations. | idrw.org

Will likely be this standard that comes with the IAF's Rafales then....

 

[mad_max]

Will likely be this standard that comes with the IAF's Rafales then....

Learn the difference between Rafael and Rafale both are different one is company and other is a fighter jet.

 

[NKVD]

Will likely be this standard that comes with the IAF's Rafales then....

Maybe, will they allow us to operate other than their Damocles Pods on Rafale's

 

[SpArK]

Good news for all future fighters.

 

[Agent_47]

Will likely be this standard that comes with the IAF's Rafales then....

Do we have any credible source on 150 G4 order?

 

[NKVD]

Do we have any credible source on 150 G4 order?

India chooses Litening G4 for combat aircraft fleet
- SP’s Exculsive

 

[Abingdonboy]

Learn the difference between Rafael and Rafale both are different one is company and other is a fighter jet.

I am aware of the difference and what I said remains accurate.

Do we have any credible source on 150 G4 order?

@NKVD has been kind enough to provide the source. It was confirmed a while back for an entirely separate requirement (for the upgraded mig-29UPGs and MKIs.


Part of the agreement also includes updating the IAF's second and third generation Litening pods to the latest spec.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Maybe, will they allow us to operate other than their Damocles Pods on Rafale's

There is no doubt about it. The LDP was part of the customer nominated equipment as per the MMRCA agreement along with the HMDS, weapons, IFF and data links. Now the IAF has selected the Litening as their current and future LDP (the Damocles went up against the G4 in the IAF's 150 LDP bid with the latter coming out on top) the Litening is certainly going to be on IAF Rafales.