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unusual facts about laser designator



Eurocopter Tiger

The Tiger ARH is a modified and upgraded version of the Tiger HAP with upgraded MTR390 engines as well as a laser designator incorporated in the Strix sight for the firing of Hellfire II air-to-ground missiles.


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Lockheed MQM-105 Aquila

The laser designator was intended for use with the M712 Copperhead artillery ammunition and the AGM-114 Hellfire missile.

Pave Knife

Pave Knife was developed in 1969 to replace the original, essentially improvised Airborne Laser Designator (ALD) and TRIM pod (see A-6 Intruder).