Northrop Grumman’s LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod Completes Initial US Navy F/A-18 Flight Testing

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., October 31. Northrop Grumman Corporation’s LITENING targeting pod has completed initial flight testing on the US Navy F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet aircraft, a critical step on the path to fleet operations. The tests put the electro-optical/infrared pod through a set of demanding maneuvers representative of operational scenarios. LITENING’s daylight and infrared sensors provide high-definition video in multiple wavelengths to deliver a decisive advantage in surveillance and targeting missions.