USAF to integrate Litening Pod onto Reaper

The US Air Force is to integrate the Northrop Grumman AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening targeting and designation pod onto the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to demonstrate the capability, it was disclosed on 12 April.

A pre-solicitation notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website outlines the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Medium Altitude UAS Division’s intention to award a sole-source contract to GA-ASI to carry out the integration work. No further details related to the purpose of the work or project timelines was revealed. Read more

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