Contractor/s Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) Applications
F-16I Soufa
Description:
The EL/M-20600 is an all-weather Radar Targeting Pod (RTP) developed and manufactured by IAI's Elta Systems Group. This pod was designed to support tactical fighter aircraft in air-to-surface attack missions. It was developed as an affordable alternative to proven electro-optical targeting pods for long range, standoff operations.
It provides real-time tactical reconnaissance, high precision strike and post raid assessment at altitudes up to 50,000 feet (15,200 meters). EL/M-20600 incorporates Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) technology. This combination allows all-weather target acquisition of both moving and stationary items. Once a target has been acquired, the data can be used by the carrier aircraft or transferred via a net-centric data-link to other aircraft in the same network.
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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
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