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USAF orders Litening pods with full-color digital video capability

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Northrop Grumman announced that the U.S. Air Force has placed an initial order for Litening pods with full-color digital video capability and two-color laser spot search and track.

Staff Sgt. Eric Breault and Tech. Sgt. Andrew Newton, 158th Fighter Wing Detachment 1, Vermont Air National Guard avionics specialists, transport a fourth generation Advanced Targeting LITENING Pod to a F-16C, Oct. 23, 2009, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The first operational testing of the pods will occur during Bold Quest 2009, an Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration, which brings together nearly 1,000 professional warfighters and contractors from 11 countries and across the U.S. military in a field environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Rebecca Montez)

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MC-130J carried out FARP hot refueling for F-16s at Misawa, Japan for the first time

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For the first time, the U.S. Air Force’s 1st Special Operations Squadron has carried out a Forward area refueling point (FARP) training at Misawa Air Base, Japan with four F-16s assigned there.

U.S. Airmen from the 18th Logistic Readiness Squadron and 1st Special Operations Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, refuel an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a forward area refueling point training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 25, 2020. When a fighter squadron has FARP support, options are vastly increased, as any accessible airfield or island can be used to replenish fighters and send them back to the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)

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