Systems house Rafael produces a wide portfolio of sophisticated products, but here at the Farnborough airshow it is expecting significant interest in its reconnaissance sensors. At the top of the line is the RecceLite system, a derivative of the proven Litening targeting pod. RecceLite uses the same pod and infrastructure as the Litening, but is optimized for a variety of reconnaissance tasks from low, medium and high altitudes.
RecceLite is a self-contained podded system that collects infrared and visual/near IR imagery simultaneously, and offers horizon- to-horizon coverage. An integral datalink provides real-time transmission to ground stations, and there is an optional extended-range link and streaming video capability. The system is in widespread use, including seeing service with four European nations (Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain) and is in regular use over Afghanistan.
