SHOW DAILY
Published by International Defence Publications & Events
Thursday 28 October 2010
DAY 1
Sniper : ®
The Next Generation Precision Targeting and ISR system for the Hellenic Air Force
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ith more than 13,000 km. of coastline and hundreds of islands to protect, real-time, high fidelity intelligence and imagery is paramount for Greece. Protection of Hellenic Armed Forces on the ground is equally critical. Lockheed Martin has a proud legacy of supporting Greece’s defense forces. Lockheed Martin has been a partner in strengthening Greece’s defense and deterrent force for many years. Lockheed Martin helped launch Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) in 1975, and has long supported the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) through sales of fixed-wing aircraft like the C-130, the P-3 and the F-16. The Low Altitude Night Terrain Infrared Navigation (LANTIRN) system fielded on HAF Peace Xenia F-16s provides a key capability to project airpower where needed and to ensure safe borders on land and at sea. Sniper is the next generation of LANTIRN. Combat-proven, reliable, and affordable, it is
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currently the most widely deployed targeting and ISR system in theater operations for the U.S. Air Force. Sniper provides high resolution, real-time datalinked precision targeting and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) information at longer standoff ranges. Sniper´s configuration ensures exceptional reliability, maintainability, low life-cycle costs, and a seamless integration onto Peace Xenia F-16s. With Sniper, HAF precision guidance weapons can be employed in their full envelope, while protecting the pilot and providing realtime feedback to headquarters. Troops on the ground are actively supported with an imagery datalink for increased situational awareness. Sniper enables the HAF to pinpoint precise target locations, deliver precision weapons, assess their effectiveness and provide ISR information, all while keeping pilots safely from harm’s way. Fully integrated on all F-16 Blocks and used by Air Forces in 13 countries across 7 differ-
ent platforms, Sniper is consistently evaluated as the best value system for targeting and ISR mission requirements. Sniper provides a seamless integration onto HAF Peace Xenia F-16s now. Its exceptional reliability, maintainability, and low life-cycle costs ensure superb targeting and ISR capabilities for the present and the future of the Hellenic Air Force. Sniper is ready to provide the next generation targeting and ISR system for the Hellenic Air Force now. In addition to Sniper, Lockheed Martin has been a partner in strengthening Greece’s defense and deterrent force for many decades. Lockheed Martin equips Hellenic Army Apache and Navy Seahawk helicopter fleets with world-class precision weapon systems that enable them to shape the battlespace and engage the enemy from a safe standoff range. It is Lockheed Martin’s mission to provide superior weapon systems and advance technologies that protect the Warfighter in their defining moments.
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pages 12-13
Interview with General Ioannis Giagkos, Chief of Hellenic National Defence General
A new defence perception regarding the Hellenic defence industry by P. Beglitis Alternate Defence Minister