Talk:Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod

Pantera points here, but I don't see any clarification within the article. 192.91.171.42 (talk) 07:01, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

This article states: "The Sniper ATP is in service with Norway, Oman, Poland, Singapore, Canada, Belgium, Turkey, Saudi Arabia[3] and the UK MoD." Wonder if the Americans use it too? Also, clearly some UK-phile has been editing this - "UK MoD" is listed as a user, why not just United Kingdom like all of the other countries listed? Haven't looked carefully to see if the article has been written in UK English, but that's probably next... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.243.164.201 (talk) 04:29, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

The article states the Sniper ATP is in use on several different aircraft types. But, there are two different system designations mentioned; AN/AAQ-33 or AN/AAQ-40. Does anyone have a source that describes which designation is installed on which aircraft type? That info would make a great table improvement to the article. — TadgStirkland⁴⁰¹ (Tadg^Talk) 20:31, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Never mind... On closer reading, it appears there are (maybe) 4 distinct systems and only two carry the AN/AAQ Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS) nomenclatures. The article mentions:

• Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) - AN/AAQ-33
• Sniper Extended Range (XR) - No designation, or is this just another name for the EOTS system?
• Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) - AN/AAQ-40
• Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod - Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) - No designation

Does anyone have a source that describes the JETDS designation for the XR and ATP-SE versions? My Google searches are not helping... — TadgStirkland⁴⁰¹ (Tadg^Talk) 21:22, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

I just deleted 1 archived press release and 2 bare URLs listed on the External links section. The press release hardly mentions the Sniper pod in passing, and so is not of much use. I tried to access the 2 bare URLs, and when they did not work, I searched https://web.archive.org to no avail. For the Lockheed press release (second link), I tried searching the Lockheed press release site to find the release. In the interest of wanting to improve the article, I'll leave those URLs here for anyone that wants to locate any archived copy.

• https://web.archive.org/web/20151115035632/http://materion.com/Markets/DefenseandScience/OpticsandOpticalSystems/OpticalSystems.aspx
• http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2015/april/mfc-lm-delivers-1000-sniper-atp.html
• http://www.strategicmaterials.dla.mil/iamthekey/Documents/Strategic%20Materials%20-%20One-Pagers%20Document.pdf%5B%5D

Feel free to do more research on these links, and re-add them if found. — TadgStirkland⁴⁰¹ (Tadg^Talk) 22:35, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

Ukraine are flying these on F-16 in Dec 2025 , supplied by Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands. - Rod57 (talk) 10:08, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

There is no indication of the Hellenic Air Force having Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods, and there are no citations in the article either. The F-16 Viper jets that the Hellenic Air Force has can use Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods, but the Hellenic Air Force has none in inventory.