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Sniper Pod from Lockheed Martin makes first deployment in combat operations with Air National Guard
ORLANDO, Fla., 4 Dec. 2010. The South Carolina Air National Guard returned from a combat deployment using Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Sniper pods on the F-16 Fighting Falcon. This marks the first time Sniper pods have been used in combat by an Air National Guard unit. While in theater, the 169th Fighter Wing used the Sniper pod's non-traditional intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (NTISR) capabilities, relaying high-resolution streaming video for rapid coordination with ground troops.