America’s F-16 fighter jets took battlefield awareness to the next level with networked targeting powered by Lockheed Martin’s upgraded Sniper Pod.
In a series of breakthrough tests, the Sniper Networked Targeting Pod (NTP) enabled the F-16s to relay identical targeting data to multiple units simultaneously.
The system works by establishing secure links through mobile ad hoc network radios, reducing latency and maintaining signal reliability even when datalinks are disrupted.
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