Friday, December 3, 2010

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: First Deployment With Air National Guard Increases Sniper® Pod Presence In Combat Operations....NSI News Source Info # 1309

(NSI News Source Info) ORLANDO, FL, - December 3, 2010: The South Carolina Air National Guard recently returned from a combat deployment utilizing Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Sniper pods on the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
This marks the first time Sniper pods have been used in combat by an Air National Guard unit. While in theater, the 169th Fighter Wing employed the Sniper pod’s non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR) capabilities, relaying high resolution streaming video for rapid coordination with ground troops.

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