F-14 Digital TARPS Captures Target Images

The U.S. Navy is using a prototype digital Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS) on an F-14 fighter to transmit near-real-time images of target damage to a ground receiving station. Flying with a simulated strike package during recent tests at Fallon NAS, Nev., the Tomcat provided timely...

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