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The '''Thomson-CSF ATLIS II''' (Automatic Tracking and Laser Integration System) is a French [[laser]]/[[electro-optics|electro-optical]] targeting pod for [[fighter bomber]] and [[attack aircraft]].

ATLIS was developed starting in [[1976 in aviation|1976]], entering service in [[1980 in aviation|1980]]. It was developed for the French [[Armée de l'Air]], initially carried by [[SEPECAT Jaguar]] and [[Mirage 2000]] aircraft.

ATLIS incorporates a [[laser designator]] [[gun harmonisation|boresight]]ed with a television camera. The pilot or weapon systems officer uses the crosshairs to mark a target, which can then be attacked with [[laser-guided bomb]]s or other guided weapons from the designating aircraft or other, friendly forces. Because it is designed for use by single-seat aircraft, it has a novel automatic lock-on feature, which keeps the laser focused on the target without further operator intervention (using an [[inertial guidance]] system, it can generally keep the laser  on target even if the beam is temporarily interrupted by clouds).

ATLIS II is used by the [[SEPECAT Jaguar]], [[Mirage F1]], [[Mirage 2000]], [[Mirage 2000N]], and some [[F-16 Fighting Falcon operators#Pakistan|Pakistani F-16]]s. It is compatible with various [[Paveway|U.S.]] and [[Bombe Guidée Laser|French]] [[laser-guided bomb]]s, with the French Aerospatiale [[AS-30L]] missile, and even with some Russian bombs and guided weapons.

In 1985, Pakistan Air Force selected ATLIS-II for its F-16 aircraft, making it the first non-European operator of this system. ATLIS-II pod is carried on the 5L intake station on the F-16. Over the years precision targeting using ATLIS has been a distinct phenomenon over-viewed regularly in PAF’ s operational exercises. In the recent PAF operations in Global War on Terrorism, ATLIS-II was extensively used for precision targeting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pafwallpapers.com/blog/2011/12/atlis-on-the-f-16/ |title=ATLIS on the F-16.}}</ref>

The pod is limited in being primarily a daylight/clear-weather system. It was  briefly replaced by the more capable Thomson-CSF '''[[PDLCT]]''' ("Pod de Designation Laser a Camera Thermique" / Laser Designation Pod with Infrared Camera") and then the [[Thales Damocles]], which has a [[FLIR]].

==See also==
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*[[Thomson-CSF]]

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