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Sniper

USAF B-52 gets new sniper pod

by  Staff Sgt. Jason McCasland
2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs

B-52 gets Sniper Pod

3/22/2013 – BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) — The 2nd Bomb Wing made its first live run with a new addition to the aging bomber.

With constant upgrades bringing… Continue reading

Egypt Becomes 13th International Customer for Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod

Egypt is now the 13th international customer for Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP), which provides precision targeting and non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR) in a single lightweight system.

The Egyptian Air Force (EAF)… Continue reading

Republic of Korea Air Force Receives First Lockheed Martin Sniper® Pods

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) recently received Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Sniper pods for their F-15K aircraft. Delivered to Daegu Air Base, South Korea, these pods will be immediately deployed into full flight operations with the ROKAF F-15K… Continue reading

First Deployment with Air National Guard Increases Sniper® Pod Presence in Combat Operations

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… Continue reading

Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Pod Is Majority Winner for Advanced Targeting Pod-Sensor Enhancement Contract

ORLANDO, FL, October 20th, 2010 — The U.S. Air Force selected Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] as the winner of the 60 percent share of the Advanced Targeting Pod-Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) competition. Lockheed Martin’s AN/AAQ-33 Sniper® pod offering was determined to… Continue reading

Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod s Digital Data Link Capability

ORLANDO, FL, September 13th, 2010 — The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $13 million contract to upgrade the Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod’s (ATP) existing data link with an enhanced digital Compact Multi-band Data Link (CMDL).… Continue reading

Lockheed Martin Awarded $40 Million Contract To Deliver Additional Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods

ORLANDO, FL, May 20th, 2010 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has signed a $40 million foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to the Royal Saudi Air Force. This is the second Sniper ATP purchase in… Continue reading

Lockheed Martin Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod Program Receives William J. Perry Award

Orlando, FL, March 3rd, 2010 — The Precision Strike Association has awarded the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and U.S. Air Force Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) program the 14th annual William J. Perry Award. The award is presented annually to… Continue reading

Lockheed Martin Receives $59 Million For Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received $59 million from the U.S. Air Force for additional Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP). This order represents the second increment on the U.S. Air Force’s Sniper ATP Lot 9 contract, originally awarded in September… Continue reading

Lockheed Martin’s Sniper ATP Continues Successful B-52 Integration Test Program

ORLANDO, FL, December 21st, 2009 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently completed Phase 2 of its Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) B-52 integration program at Barksdale Air Force Base, LA. Sniper pod integration on the B-52 will provide aircrews with… Continue reading

Lockheed Martin’s Sniper ATP Continues Successful B-52 Integration Test Program

ORLANDO, FL, December 21st, 2009 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently completed Phase 2 of its Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) B-52 integration program at Barksdale Air Force Base, LA. Sniper pod integration on the B-52 will provide aircrews with… Continue reading

Lockheed Martin Awarded $30 Million Contract to Provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods to Royal Moroccan Air Force

sniper-pod.jpgORLANDO, FL, September 24th, 2009 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has signed a foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to the Royal Moroccan Air Force. The $30 million contract includes integration support, product spares… Continue reading