Northrop Successfully Integrates LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod on USMC F/A-18D Aircraft

Source URL: http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=63024
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ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Aug. 27, 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today announced the U.S. Marine Corps has successfully integrated and tested the company's LITENING Advanced Targeting (AT) system on the F/A-18D Hornet aircraft.

The F/A-18D is the eighth U.S. platform with the system.

The Marine Corps fielded the systems following successful integration and flight-testing conducted by a Marine Corps, NAVAIR and Northrop Grumman team at the Naval Air Warfare Center's China Lake, California range. The test culminated with the release of a laser-guided weapon that scored a direct hit on a target. The initial capability was achieved using LITENING ATs borrowed from Marine AV-8Bs. The Marine Corps intends to procure 60 LITENING AT pods to support its fleet of 72 F/A-18Ds.

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