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Air Force Researching Prototype Display for B-52 Advanced Targeting Pods

Air Force Researching Prototype Display for B-52 Advanced Targeting Pods
A Sniper pod sits under the wing of a B-52H at Barksdale AFB, La. in 2013 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force is conducting research on developing a display for the Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) for the Boeing [BA] B-52H bomber. Over the last decade, the service has moved forward on fielding two ATPs for the B-52H fleet--the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Sniper pod and the Litening pod by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Israel's Rafael. The B-52 Systems Program Office (SPO) at Tinker AFB, Okla. wants feedback on possible sources to build the ATP display prototype by March 31.…

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