ANG testing C-130H precision airdrop using LITENING pod

The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center C-130 Hercules Detachment was at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to test the LITENING targeting pod.

A LITENING targeting pod hangs from a C-130 Hercules at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, April 8, 2021. The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center C-130 Hercules Test Detachment from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, worked closely with the 563rd Rescue Group in order to perform operational tests on this high-resolution, multi-sensor targeting system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Gonzales)

The pod is being evaluated in its role to aid precision airdrops.

“The pod helps the C-130 airdrop mission by adding the ability to generate airdrop location coordinates, locate and avoid enemy and sensitive objects, such as people or structures; and track airdropped supplies following the airdrop release,” Lt. Col. Justin Brumley, AATC director of operations said.

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