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Old 30th Apr 2013, 15:53
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ORAC
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'PhilipG', My guess will be that 'Intrepid Tiger III' will be fitted inside a stealthy TERMA pod similar to the stealthy gunpod (made by TERMA).........) is beyond my guesstimation ability.
F-35 MULTI MISSION POD ON DISPLAY

Farnborough International Airshow 2012 – On display at the Terma stand C26 in Hall 2 is the F-35 Multi Mission Pod built using the very latest composite technology for extra strength and light weight. The pod is designed for versions of the F-35 with requirements for external stores.



In 2004, Terma won the contract to design, develop, qualify, and produce F-35 Gun Pods for the F-35B and F-35C in partnership with General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics.

The F-35 Pod is a full monocoque composite structure in carbon fiber. It passed engineering test and qualification and has flown on the F-35 in February 2012 and is currently in the LRIP production phase.

The F-35 Pod Enclosure will provide real estate on the F-35, which can be used to expand the F-35 Special Mission functionality, by allowing the F-35 to fly Next Generation EW and ISR systems, such as Jammers and EO sensors.........

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