B-52

An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale AFB, La., was used for a demonstration of the LITENING pod Oct. 17 at Tyndall Air Force Base. The demonstration showed the LITENING pod's capability to capture digital imagery and upload it to communications networks. U.S. Air Force photo.

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A LITENING pod sits under the wing of a B-52. The 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron's recent demonstration showed the B-52's LITENING pod's capability to capture digital imagery and upload it to communications networks. U.S. Air Force photo.

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49th Test and Evaluation Squadron demos LITENING pod visual feed

Published Nov. 5, 2007
2nd Bomb Wing

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron brought the B-52 here Oct 17 for a demonstration of the LITENING targeting pod.

The test showed how airborne video through the LITENING targeting pod from a B-52 can be uploaded to a communications network. The demonstration was performed over a civil engineering runway here used for damage repair.