JFZ- Isreali design, but built in the US by Northrup Grumman Corp, guess this satisfies the politicians who would be concerned with such things, IMHO I don't really care, it's a great pod.
Great points by Tboy, I find it interesting that the Harriers are considering Sniper since the Tornados already have Litening. It seems like it would be benificial to have a common pod for all fast jets. The USMC had a similar issue a few years back, with Harriers being heavily investedin Litening and the Hornets using their AT FLIR (crap). Now all airframes in the Corps are using the same pod under a central manager. Simplifies support and allocation greatly.