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First EL/M-20600 pod shown on IDF/AF F-16D
June 12, 2005 (by
Adi Vaknin) -
The first EL/M-20600 all weather Radar Targeting Pod (RTP) has been developed and manufactured by Israel Aircraft Industries' Elta Systems Group (IAI/Elta). It is designed to support fighter aircraft in air-to-surface missions in all-weather conditions.
Elta's Radar Targeting Pod provides real-time tactical reconnaissance, high precision strike and post raid assessment at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. The EL/M-20600 is an alternative system to the Electro-Optical Targeting Pod enabling all-weather, long-range stand-off operations.
The EL/M-20600 is based on Synthetic Aperture Radar / Ground Moving Target Indication (SAR/GMTI) technology to allow all-weather acquisition of stationary and moving targets. Targets acquired by the RTP are delivered either to the aircraft's onboard weapon systems or transferred to friendly aircraft in the same network via a net-centric "smart" data link.
The EL/M-20600 is based on Synthetic Aperture Radar / Ground Moving Target Indication (SAR/GMTI) technology to allow all-weather acquisition of stationary and moving targets. Targets acquired by the RTP are delivered either to the aircraft's onboard weapon systems or transferred to friendly aircraft in the same network via a net-centric "smart" data link.