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.
The Air Force is launching an effort to develop a new stand-off missile with a range of 1,000 nautical miles, or 1,150 miles, that would eventually be used for both air-to-air and air-to-surface missions.