Northrop Completes Litening Upgrade: Northrop Grumman has completed integration of new targeting, acquisition, and tracking capabilities into all of the 189 US-fielded Litening targeting pods. The upgrade—Litening Advanced Targeting—is part of a major initiative to equip cutting edge forward-looking infrared radar and image processing capabilities on USAF’s A-10, B-52, F-15E, F-16, and US Navy’s AV-8 and F/A-18.
30 Years After Desert Storm: Feb. 27-28
Feb. 28, 2021
In commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, Air Force Magazine is posting daily recollections from the six-week war, which expelled Iraq from occupied Kuwait.