Editing Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (section)

{{Short description|Military aircraft targeting pod}}
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[[Image:Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod.jpg|thumb|right|A Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod hangs from the underbelly of a [[Rockwell B-1 Lancer|B-1B Lancer]]]]
[[Image:ANAAQ-33 Sniper XR センサー.JPG|thumb|A Sniper pod on an F-16s hardpoint]]

The [[Lockheed Martin]] '''Sniper''' is a [[targeting pod]] for [[military aircraft]] that provides positive target identification, autonomous tracking, [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] coordinate generation, and precise weapons guidance from extended standoff ranges.

The system has been designated '''AN/AAQ-33''' in U.S. military service as the ''Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP)''. Further variants are the ''Sniper Extended Range (XR)'', as well as the ''PANTERA'' export derivative of the Sniper XR. The [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II]] is built with the equivalent of the Sniper XR in its onboard sensors called the '''AN/AAQ-40''' ''Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS)''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/26/newest-u-s-stealth-fighter-10-years-behind-older-jets.html|title=Newest U.S. Stealth Fighter '10 Years Behind' Older Jets|newspaper=The Daily Beast|date=26 December 2014|last1=Majumdar|first1=Dave}}</ref> The most modern version is the ''Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod - Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE)''.